according to Alabama.com. “School administrators did not alert Nigel’s parents of his struggles in school so that he could receive help from a licensed mental health professional.
On April 18, 2019, Nigel Shelby died by suicide. Following his death, school administrators alerted Nigel’s mother to look for a suicide note in his backpack, revealing that they were aware of his plans to take his own life.”Related: Olympian Gus Kenworthy reveals he considered suicide before coming outHuntsville City Schools released a statement of their own last month, apparently anticipating the lawsuit.