''They were always saying, 'you're gay, you must be gay, you act like a girl.''

Sirdeaner Walker, mother of Carl J. Walker-Hoover, an 11-year-old 6th-grader who is reported to have hung himself with an electrical cord after enduring a barrage of bullying. His mother says she contacted his Charter School officials but did not receive an effective response. (WCVB)