New Jersey teen kills herself days after she was seen attacked in high school by bullies

A New Jersey teenager has taken her own life just days after an alarming video of the 14-year-old being punched and kicked in a high school hallway circulated online.

Adriana Kuch, who was relentlessly bullied at Central Regional High School in Berkeley Township, was found dead at her home two days after the shocking video surfaced on Feb 1, police said.

The 20-second clip shows several students attacking the teen and hitting her with a water bottle as she walked with her boyfriend.

Bystanders are also seen laughing at Kuch after she was punched, kicked and had her hair pulled, while she lay in the fetal position on the floor of the school hallway.

According to her father, Michael, 14-year-old Kuch was ‘smashed in the face three times with a water bottle’ and ‘blacked out.’ He then had to take his blood covered daughter to the police station to file a report because the school refused to do so. 

New Jersey teenager Adriana Kuch, 14, has taken her own life after she was relentlessly bullied and just days after a video showing her being punched and kicked at school circulated online

Adriana Kuch, attended Central Regional High School in Berkeley Township, and was found dead at her home two days after the shocking video surfaced on Feb 1, said police 

The 14-year-old’s father told ABC 7 he was horrified to see the way his daughter had been treated and did not withhold his disgust when speaking to the outlet.

‘Getting hit with a water bottle didn’t hurt Adriana, what hurt her was the embarrassment and humiliation, they just kept coming at her,’ he said.

‘My daughter actually blacks out and they don’t call an ambulance, they take her to the nurse’s office,’ Kuch said. 

He added that Adriana had ‘never been in a fight before, she’s 98 pounds, 5-2 and she loves everybody.’

Three girls have been slapped with third-degree assault charges and a fourth has been charged with disorderly conduct, according to News 12 New Jersey.

The schools Superintendent Triantafillos Parlapanides told the outlet that police were not called after the attack.

‘I don’t believe a police report was done. We normally just suspend. If a parent wants to press charges, they can with the police,’ he said. 

‘We’re not going to double-whammy a kid where they are suspended and then police charges as well.’

According to her father Kuch was ‘smashed in the face three times with a water bottle’ and ‘blacked out.’ He then had to take his blood covered daughter to the police station to file a report because the school refused to do so

Outraged by the school’s lack-luster response, Michael, Kuch’s father, (pictured speaking to ABC 7)  seethed following the incident. He slammed the institution that his daughter attended before she died and wrote about the attack on Facebook

Outraged by the school’s lack-luster response Michael seethed to NBC New York – slamming the institution that his daughter attended before she died.

‘A kid is assaulted with a weapon and their policy is not to call the police or file a report,’ he said to the broadcaster.

He then wrote about the vicious attack on his Facebook calling the attack ‘planned’

‘These 4 girls planned and executed an attack. If you watch the videos I have, they are laughing while talking about what they are going to do at the start of the video,’ he wrote.

The grieving father said that he ‘called everyone,’ after he received the video – which showed his teenage daughter being beaten up – and ‘no action was taken.’

He said he also received a second video of the incident from someone who reached out to him online. 

Michael said he wasn’t told that his daughter had been ‘smashed in the face with a bottle three times’ adding that he had also not been told his ‘daughter blacked out.’

‘All they did was take her to the school nurse, the school did not even file a police report. They told me that was not their policy,’ he wrote.

‘I had to take my daughter covered in blood to the local police station.’

Michael then took a swipe at the school saying more could have been done to discover and take down the videos.

The 14-year-old’s father Michael said he was horrified to see the way his daughter had been treated and believes ’embarrassment and humiliation’ led to her suicide

Adriana Kuch attended Central Regional High School in Berkeley Township

‘If the school contacted the police and filed a report and conducted an investigation, these videos could have been discovered immediately,’ he wrote.

‘I want the entire world to know what these animals did to my daughter. I will not sleep until their family has to watch them stand in front of a judge and plead guilty.’

Michael demanded that the Ocean County school district be held accountable for the harassment and bullying his daughter suffered ‘over a long period of time.’

More than 200 students have protested outside Central Regional High walking out of class and demanding action over bullying which they believe is systemic across the school district.

‘Adriana took her own life because nobody at the school was able to help or care or step in,’ sophomore Roman Valez told ABC 7.

‘I would actually like to teach the people who bully what they’re actually doing and how it affects.’

The district made a statement about the 14-year-old’s death and cited crisis counsellors for those who needed them, but students claim they were not made aware of this in person.

‘Nobody was supposed to know Adriana killed herself,’ student Lance Jones told the outlet.

Michael took a swipe at the school saying more could have been done to discover and take down the videos that he believes led to the unnecessary death

More than 200 students have protested outside Central Regional High walking out of class and demanding action over bullying which they believe is systemic across the school district

Others at the protest shared similar tales of worrying and disturbing bullying behavior claiming that the district did nothing about it

The school community claim that Kuch was not the only victim of bullying and said last April another student had been attacked in the school cafeteria.

They suffered an injury which left them unable to fight back, according to Patch.

Others at the protest shared similar tales of worrying and disturbing bullying behavior claiming that the district did nothing about it.

A letter to parents from Superintendent Parlapanides stated: ‘We fully understand that students, staff and the community are hurting for the loss of such a young lady with a bright future.’

‘To ensure the health, safety and well-being for all students, there will not be any rallies in the future without prior administration approval otherwise action will be taken in accordance with policy.

‘It is time to start the healing process and we want to send our thoughts and prayers to the family.’

An online obituary for Kuch said: ‘Adriana was a freshman at Central Regional High School. She adored all animals, she helped children with special needs, she loved jogging with her brothers and was a true nature lover. 

It went on to say: ‘Adriana also enjoyed her walks in the woods, skateboarding, riding dune buggies and dirt bikes.’

A wake was set for Friday at the Mastapeter Memorial Home in Bayville where a private funeral will take place.

DailyMail.com have contacted Michael and Parlapanides for comment.