black originally attended private school from kindergarten to 6th grade. she moved to a public school due to bullying. she joined the school's musical theater program, which she felt being involved in was "meant to be," and that she became part of another family. in april 2011, she dropped out in favor of homeschooling because she needed to focus on her career and she wanted to avoid insults from her former classmates. she was also failing english class because of her busy schedule.