Federal investigation announced into bullying claims in death of Nex Benedict

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The education department said it will launch an inquiry after the non-binary teen died after a fight at an Oklahoma public school

Federal authorities have announced an investigation into allegations of bullying involving Nex Benedict, the non-binary teen who died last month after a fight with classmates in a women’s bathroom at their high school in Oklahoma.

The US Department of Education said in a letter on Friday that it was investigating whether Owasso public schools, outside Tulsa, had “failed to appropriately respond to alleged harassment of students” – a violation of federal law.

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