Federal investigation announced into bullying claims in death of Nex Benedict

The education department said it will launch an inquiry after the non-binary teen died after a fight at an Oklahoma public school

Federal authorities have announced an investigation into allegations of bullying involving Nex Benedict, the non-binary teen who died last month after a fight with classmates in a women's bathroom at their high school in Oklahoma.

The US Department of Education said in a letter on Friday that it was investigating whether Owasso public schools, outside Tulsa, had failed to appropriately respond to alleged harassment of students" - a violation of federal law.