The father of a 14-year-old New Jersey high school student who was ridiculed and committed suicide after a video of her being beaten by a group of girls went viral has refuted claims that the incident was racially motivated, calling the allegation “trash.”
Adriana Kuch, the sad youngster, was found dead at home on February 3, two days after the horrifying assault that was caught on camera in a corridor at Central Regional High School in Berkeley Township. Adriana Kuch’s father, Michael Kuch, denounced the rumours that have been swirling around her murder.
“Adriana was beautiful and she loved everyone, she did not care about race, the world would be a better place if everyone was as colorblind as she was,” Kuch wrote on Facebook Thursday, responding to speculation that race played a role in the beatdown.
Kuch shared a screenshot of what looks to be a protest march from an Instagram Story.
Over the image, an Instagram user wrote, “They are protesting about that white girl.”
“Nah, cuz wtf why does black people do that to the white girl,” the user continued, claiming that “black people know that white [people] hate them still.”
White was Kuch’s daughter, but it wasn’t apparent what race the attackers were in the terrible video.
“People are bringing me garbage like this, I am not here to make it about race,” he commented in response to the Instagram Story.
Bullying was a factor in his daughter’s murder, according to Kuch, who has stated this repeatedly.
A petition on Change.org with the headline “Stop the Violence at Central Regional High School” has received more than 6,500 signatures from the local community.
Racheal O’Dea started the petition after her daughter was “jumped and physically abused by MULTIPLE females” at the school in January 2022, according to her.
“She had reported threats and their previous stalking to the school weeks before it happened and NOTHING was done! The attack was recorded and sent across social media,” O’Dea wrote.
She said the family has filed a lawsuit against the district “due to their negligence and involvement.”
“Now here we are almost a year later, and we have now lost a beautiful 14-year-old soul who was brutally attacked at Central Regional HS just days before taking her own life. A life stolen way too soon. Parents our kids are not safe!” O’Dea wrote in the petition.
“This school is too busy trying to save their own asses than do their job! The bottom line is the violence at Central Regional needs to STOP! There needs to be a change in administration, there needs to be more security, the school should not be able to solely label these incidents,” she continued.
O’Dea claimed the district describes incidents of violence as “hallway disturbances” to avoid calling police.
“Students do better … stop hurting each other and if you see someone being hurt call 911! It is not a fight, it is not an altercation, its not a hallway disturbance ….. ITS CALLED ASSAULT,” she wrote.