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Chantel Smith
Coverage of Chantel Smith in the Nexus archive.
- Parents say Brainerd teen was bullied before suicide; district reviewing response
A 13-year-old Brainerd teen, Alexis, died by suicide after allegedly being bullied at Forestview Middle School, with parents claiming the school failed to address racially motivated harassment. The Brainerd Public Schools district is reviewing its response, and the incident follows another student's suicide at the same school three weeks prior.