By Editor,Germania Rodriguez Poleo

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A 13-year-old boy with Tourette’s syndrome killed himself over brutal bullying after he accidentally shared a nude video with his classmates, according to his family.

Gabriel Palacios died by suicide in April after he was relentlessly bullied at Coronado Middle School in southern California over his Tourette’s, ADHD and OCD, his parents claimed in a legal claim against the district.

The bullying reached its peak after Gabriel accidentally sent a video he had taken of his private parts to his Snapchat contacts, and one of his classmates began sharing it, his family said.

Gabriel’s parents said they contacted the school, which said they had approached the student, who denied knowing anything about the incident.

John Gomez, a lawyer for Gabriel’s family, said the school district ‘did not take any further action against stopping the video, investigating the allegations or stop the bullying from continuing.’

According to the legal claim, ‘everyone at school seemed to know about and wanted to discuss the Snapchat incident.’

‘Not only did [Coronado Middle School] leaders break the law by failing to protect the report of bullying, they broke Gabriel’s spirit by ignoring him, unjustly disciplining and taking away his hope and happiness,’ said Gomez.

Gabriel, a seventh-grader, killed himself on April 6, while his parent were out of town. He was found by his sister and a family friend who was watching the children, per the complaint.

‘I watched my son die,’ the boy’s mother Orsolya Mezei said. ‘Gabriel did not deserve this. No one deserves this, and it needs to be stopped.’

Gabriel’s family and their lawyers held a press conference on Thursday where they claimed that the boy was also unfairly punished by the school, as reported by NBC San Diego.

According to Gomez, Gabriel was expelled from a school dance and suspended for two days after he was found with a wine opener he used to open glass sodas and accused of carrying a weapon on campus.

The lawyer suggested the boy had been wrongly accused of misconduct at least two other times.

Gabriel, according to the complaint, ‘stated that Vice Principal [Brooke] Barto was “out to get him,” when he voiced concerns CMS leadership did not believe him, and he was still being aggressively bullied.’

The president of the school’s Parent Teacher Organization was also at the Palacio’s press conference.

‘The uncomfortable truth we must take responsibility for is that we failed Gabriel,’ Mercedes Smith said. ‘We failed his family. I say this acknowledging even what myself or my child could have done.’

In a statement the school district said: ‘The Coronado Unified School District is aware of the legal matter currently pending. However, as a matter of policy, the district does not comment on ongoing or pending litigation. We remain committed to transparency and will provide updates as appropriate once the legal process has concluded.’

Gabriel’s family said they will file a lawsuit if the legal claim is denied by the school district.

If you or someone you know needs help, call or text the national suicide and crisis lifeline at 9-8-8 to speak with counselors. There is also an online chat available at 988lifeline.org.