[Soldier Boy]

I think it's of course very likely that her being trans played a part in why she was targetted - I think it's a massive over-simplification to suggest that that's the whole story here but it's what will, I expect, get the most focus. As was touched on earlier in this thread the focus should be on (what I suspect is) the increasing violence amongst teens and in schools, and the fact that most schools seem to have "zero tolerance policies" that are little more than lip service when it comes down to it. Schools will consistently turn a blind eye if they think they can get away with it, and then play dumb later like they didn't know there was an issue.