OWASSO, Okla. — A lawsuit was filed against Owasso Public Schools in federal court on Thursday by the estate of Nex Benedict, a 16-year-old student who died the day after being involved in a fight on ...

The Department of Education is opening an investigation into whether the Oklahoma school district where now-deceased 16-year-old transgender student Nex Benedict attended high school failed to ...

The family of Nex Benedict has filed a wrongful death and negligence lawsuit against Owasso Public Schools. The 16-year-old, who identified as non-binary, died by suicide last year. The teen’s death ...

Sue Benedict, the mother of Nex Benedict, has filed a federal lawsuit against Owasso Public Schools. Benedict died by suicide in 2024, the day after getting into a fight in the school bathroom. Sue ...