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Family of Raniya Wright has announced service arrangements for Raniya, coming a week after the 10-year-old's death. 

The Wright family says it will have a "celebration of life" for Raniya at noon Wednesday. The location will be Saints Center Ministries on Colson Street in Walterboro.

"(Raniya's mother) and her family wish to thank everyone for the many thoughts, prayers, and expressions of kindness that have been extended to them during this difficult time," attorneys with the Pizzaro Law Firm said upon announcing the service Monday morning. "They ask for your continued prayers of comfort."

Wright's attorneys say the family has been provided no new details from authorities related to the fight at Forest Hills Elementary School March 25. Raniya and another child were reportedly involved in a classroom fight.

"Parents are required to send their children to school," Wright family attorneys said. "Ashley Wright (Raniya's mother) ... trusted the school to keep Raniya safe from harm. She trusted the school to protect Raniya."

Authorities say Wright was rendered unconscious after the fight, leading to a 2-day hospitalization before her death on Wednesday, March 27. Officials still have not released a cause of death or results of an autopsy performed Friday, March 29.

Colleton County Sheriff Andy Strickland said Friday the ongoing investigation into Wright's death may take weeks to complete. 

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MY OPINION

Like many other people including the family, we want answers.  A suspension is not good enough and in this case charges should be filed. Raniya Wright will never see another Christmas again, Have Children, Get Married, etc. It needs to be severe consequences for this since an innocent child died or should I say the correct term if being honest, she was murdered.  We have a big problem in the Black Community and if it's not Gun Violence due to Gang Violence, it's Bullying. I have seen many stories on the news of Black children killing themselves because they were being bullied and had enough and the sad part? The bullies are usually our own people. When I was growing up everyone who bullied me were 99.9% Black. I also saw a lot of Colorism which is terrible in our community. It starts with us and I urge parents to sit down with their children and talk to them about bullying. I send my sincere Condolences to Raniya close family and friends.