they were little terrorists. they flicked his ear, pushed him into lockers, called him gay. the bully said, eric, why don t you go home and shoot yourself? it s not like anyone would care. reporter: hours later? hours later eric went home and shot himself. reporter: both families have filed lawsuits against the well-respected mentor school district, saying administrators ignores bullying calling it gross negligence and there s a frightening pattern here. bullied. deceased. bullied, deceased. reporter: four kids, one school. the first was jennifer in 2006. her family says bullies at mentor high harassed jennifer but her learning disabilities. 2007, eric s suicide. weeks later, after telling her friend she s was gay, meredith took her own life. then came the suicide a year later. in a statement to nbc news the school superintendent said they ve had anti-bullying policies in place for years.