'He's traumatized' Charles County parents speak out after 7-year-old was 'hanged' in an elementary school bathroom [View all]

A Charles County family is speaking out Saturday after their 7-year-old son ended up in the hospital after an incident at his elementary school.

The boy's mom posted about her son's experience online and it has since gone viral, with over 215,000 likes on Instagram as of Saturday night.

"My child who is a second grader was hung in the boys' bathroom by a fourth grader," the mother's social media post said Saturday. "I received the most traumatizing phone call from the school stating that my child was being rushed to children's hospital in NW ... I'm feeling anger and seeing red, but my son is here by the grace of GOD, and I will forever be thankful!"

The parents are angry and confused but also thankful that their son is still alive.

“If you look at my son, he has marks under his eyes, like blood vessels, he still has bruises on his neck from being choked,” the boy's parents said, both fighting tears.

https://www.wbir.com/article/news/education/charles-county-waldorf-instagram-maryland-hung-hanging-instagram-post/65-99add2e2-60b1-4be1-ab3f-4fcb8c13b50d

District is claiming "Horseplay" but from the rest of the story it sounds like bullying to me.