Ten-year-old Sammy Teusch was a kind, joyful boy who endured two years of relentless bullying at Greenfield Intermediate School in Indiana. Mocked for his glasses and teeth, the abuse escalated physically. Despite multiple pleas for help from Sammy and his parents, the school failed to act.

One day after identifying a bully at his brother’s soccer game, Sammy asked for pancakes—and took his own life before breakfast. There was no note, no warning—just silence and heartbreak.

Sammy had just picked out new glasses, hoping they might change how others treated him. They arrived two days too late.

Now, his devastated family is seeking justice through a wrongful death lawsuit against the school district, demanding accountability and change. The bullies remain in school. The officials remain silent.

Sammy’s parents don’t want revenge—they want to prevent this from happening to another child. They hope sharing his story will spark change.