"No child should have to go through what my son went through," Fitzpatrick said.
The school and the Archdiocese of New York didn't immediately return requests for comment.
The New York Daily News reports Fitzpatrick planned to go to school elsewhere this fall.
The family says it plans to donate some of the raised money on their GoFundMe page to efforts to fight bullying and encourage suicide awareness.
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