A Class 4 student jumped off a school building in Jaipur, a 16-year-old jumped in front of a metro in Delhi, a Class 11 student died by suicide at her home in Madhya Pradesh, and a 14-year-old was found hanging from a tree in a Rajasthan village. In all four cases, one thing was common: each child had alleged bullying or mental harassment and received no help from teachers despite asking for it. The suicide notes recovered from them point to a bullying epidemic that is spreading rapidly, yet remains largely unaddressed.

These students were not only bullied or physically punished, but their cries for help went unheard and no support was provided. In several instances, the alleged perpetrators were the very adults meant to protect them: their teachers. Together, these four cases highl

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