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A Florida teenager who leaped from a school bus window to escape relentless bullying later attempted to take her own life, leaving behind a heartbreaking note saying she was ‘tired.’

Estrella Ventura Meras, a 14-year-old seventh grader at Okeechobee Achievement Academy, about 100 miles south of Orlando, was left in intensive care earlier this month after surviving a suicide attempt, according to WPTV News.

Her family said she had been targeted by other girls since the beginning of the school year, with the bullying becoming so intense that her mother said her daughter’s mental state had ‘degraded.’

In a now-viral video, Estrella was seen climbing through the window of a moving school bus before dropping to the ground and running off, as other students laughed and filmed her.

‘She just feared for her life,’ family member Vanessa Sanchez told the outlet.

‘She didn’t trust the bus driver to do anything,’ she added. ‘She didn’t trust going out the front or back door, so she jumped out the bus window.’

Once home, Estrella took a handful of medication before leaving a gut-wrenching note that read: ‘I’m tired of this.’

Her family found her in time to get her life-saving medical care. Now, they are demanding accountability, alleging that she repeatedly reported the bullying to school officials who failed to intervene.

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