“When I walk by they’ll start singing ‘Friday’ in a really nasally voice,” the teen told ABC News. “Or, you know, they’ll be like, ‘Oh hey, Rebecca, guess what day it is?’ ”

Her mother, Georgina Marquez, said the move to homeschooling also permits Black to focus on her career. “She certainly did not need that kind of pressure,” said Marquez about the teasing on campus.