A 12-year-old Georgia student, Jada West, has died days after a fight with another child near a school bus stop in Douglas County, prompting a police investigation.
Jada West was a student at Mason Creek Middle School and was hospitalized with a severe brain injury following the altercation last week.
According to her family, Jada had been the victim of persistent bullying and a group of children followed her off the school bus before the altercation turned violent.
The Douglas County School System confirmed the student's death in a statement expressing condolences to the family.
The Villa Rica Police Department is currently investigating the incident and whether or not charges will be brought.
