Bullying

As we have talked about bullying in pretty great depth these past few weeks, I found it interesting because this story about a teen just a few minutes down the highway that recently committed suicide had just surfaced. Although in this article they say bullying claims were false, other news and media is claiming otherwise and that's a problem and fault I think our school systems have with bullying: denial. I think that there is little to no reason a beautiful, kind, smart athlete would take her life at such a young age unless some kind of bullying was involved, adult, at school, in a relationship or otherwise. There is all kinds of bullying and just because someone doesn't spit on you at recess and call you names in the hallways doesn't mean it isn't happening. I think school's need to stop covering their own reputations and start doing more bully prevention. Every school has a guidance counselor speak with students about why we shouldn't bully and the cause and effects of it, but no kids realize the extremity of it until a tragedy such as this occurs. We need to stop bullying before more innocent, great lives are taken and the schools need to help.

http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/gahanna/news/2013/11/25/kelsey-thompson-school-community-mourn-loss-of-outstanding-student.html