I came across this article that was so disturbing to me. It seems that more and more children are becoming cruel at such an early age. I just don't understand why the school districts are not putting a stop to this. The Bullying is happening on their school grounds and they should be held responsible for every incident that occurs.
Eleven-Year-Old Who Killed Himself Bullied, Called Gay
Two days after the worst day of her life, when she found her 11-year-old son had committed suicide by hanging himself, Sirdeaner L. Walker said on Wednesday she wants the bullying to stop. She found Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover hanging by an extension cord on the second floor of their 124 Northampton Ave. home Monday night after he had endured another day of taunting at New Leadership Charter School, where he was a sixth-grader, she said. “I just want to help some other child. I know there are other kids being picked on, and it’s day in and day out,” said Walker, 43. …
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I think the school needs to hold those children’s parents responsible for their bulling. Kids learn from their parents and they are the ones that should be held liable for that kid’s suicide. That would stop a lot of bulling in schools if the parents would be accountable for their kids bulling.
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