KAYE: A story out of Florida raises some very important questions about whose responsibility it is to prevent bullying in school. 17- year-old Zachary Gray tried to hang himself after being bullied in school. His mother found him and he survived. But he's suffered severe brain damage and he's now paralyzed. I spoke with Zachary's mother, Lynn Gray and her attorney Robin Allweiss, earlier about what happened.</s>LYNN GRAY, MOTHER OF ZACHARY GRAY: He was being called "fag", "gay", "queer", "man boobs", all kinds of hateful stuff like that every day in the hallways.</s>KAYE: And that teacher required by state law, Robin, should have been aware of this and then told the family, correct?</s>ROBIN ALLWEISS, ATTORNEY FOR ZACHARY GRAY'S FAMILY: Well, absolutely. The law states that once anyone in the school system has any realization that there's bullying, even if they witness it, that they're to report to the principal who therefore then reports to the parents. And apparently there were teachers that were aware of this and what I have learned from the family, that they were aware of it actually a few days after Zachary was in the hospital. A few teachers approached the Gray family and said that they were aware that Zach told them he was being bullied. And by law it's mandated that they notify the parents. If the parents had known, they could have intervened and done something about it.</s>KAYE: Lynn, I'm sure the last thing you want to do here is point fingers but I'm curious as to who you hold accountable here.</s>GRAY: I just want answers for my son. I want the school to stop doing this and take accountable and stop this stuff. It's ridiculous. They're not taking any blame for anything. And they knew about it. I want these kids protected. We couldn't protect ours, but maybe we can protect somebody else's child.</s>KAYE: The school released a statement saying no report was made to school officials about that alleged bullying. The quest to eat healthier, try going vegan. I'll explore the benefits with you.
Bullied Florida Teen Attempts Suicide