15 year old girl commits suicide over being bullied in school

United States
December 13, 2011 9:58am CST
Bullies drove this poor girl to take her own life. Why were the kids that tormented her allowed to get away with such behavior? Unfortunately this is not unheard of. Schools allow this behavior to go on because I think they feel that it's beyond their control to put a stop it, so instead they turn a blind eye to it. I was bullied very badly back when I was still in school, so I started cutting classes just to avoid going to school altogether. It got so bad that I finally had enough & quit when I was 16 years old. Ever since then I've had to deal with anxiety & depression. As we can see this is still going on today, only the bulling in schools has gotten much worse. Parents can no longer feel safe in sending their kids to school anymore so most of them have taken their children out of school & have decided to home school their children. Is there any way to put an end to the behavior of bullies in our schools? What do you think is the solution to this universal problem? Link on news report for 15 yr. old girl http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2enaoFrEE9s
2 responses
• Thailand
23 Mar 12
It is very sad and I feel kids in present time don't have EQ to fighting in real world.It is the bad situations and you can see in every countries in the world ever.
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• United States
15 Apr 12
Bullying has become such a huge problem here in the United States(in the world over really) that more & more kids are either dropping out of school or they try to take their own lives. I think that both the parents & the teachers need to be more strict with these bullies & teach them all some manners!!
@kay2aT (73)
18 Dec 11
There was a time that schools and parents spanked their children for misbehaving. Parents started early in a child's life correcting them, punishing them and guiding them as to what is right and wrong. They taught their children to respect their elders and others and the belongings of others as well. This has gone by the wayside, sad to say. Now the children control the parents and teachers because they know they can threaten them with child abuse, etc. So now there are more bullies than there ever use to be, and it has gotten out of control! It's gone too far! These bullies need a swift kick in the butt and put in Juvenal detention! They do it because they know they can get away with it. They do it because they really don't like or even respect themselves, so they want to attract attention or a following a crowd after themselves to justify their actions. They think if others follow along with what they do, then that makes them stronger, but it doesn't, it only shows how weak they are. They want to hurt others and the feelings of others so badly, because that is actually how they feel on the inside... they are hurting inside, they are sad inside, and they don't know how to get out of the trap they have put themselves inside of. The trap of hurting and of hurting others. There is so much lack of love in the family home, these kids need a loving family atmosphere so they can develop into a loving person themselves. Sadly there are not many families out there that really show love among their children. These children need it! But if anyone out there is reading this right now and this "bully" description is actually describing you... if you don't have that loving family, you can still do something about it. You can stop being the bully, give into your deeper self, looking deeper into your heart, find a quiet moment where you can really think by yourself, not the thinking of your friends that are around you, but what you inside have the ability to think, feel and love. Grab that feeling, it may be small at first, but grab onto it and don't let it go. Do something with it! I know you can! and you really do know you can too! You can take the first steps to putting a stop to this cycle of bulling. Now that is POWER! Being able to do that for yourself and in turn down the road for others too. Use that POWER! The Power of kindness and love! You will love it! That is what I would like to say to those who may read this that want to change. Thank you. :)
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• United States
18 Dec 11
Very well said. I hope that if there are any bullies out there that they read this & read take to heart your words. These kids are losing out on an education which they might not think they want or need right now, but someday when they look back on their lives they will realize that they should have gotten an education instead of wasting their time trying to be popular by being a bully to other students. As for the students that were forced to leave school on account of these bullies, my heart goes out to you.