It is heart breaking to know that the same individuals who teach our children not to bully & not to treat anyone any different than anyone else-are the same people that pushed this young girl to suicide, I am not saying there were not clearly othetlr issues at play because there clearly were, but the educational system did nothing to try and help her understand their reasoning, nor did their reasoning have much relevance!
So many kids acting out to get the attention they desire and so many adults looking the other way, we have had 2 recent shoitings this past week one in Italy, Texas- close to where we live & the other in kentucky resulting in many families lives changed forever, I am almost certain these kids show warning signs of needing help or attention, but so often we sweep things under the rug assuming they will forget about it or grow out of it.
My son is in 7th grade and he has showed some serious changes this year mostly positive but also he has seen how hateful and hurtful other teens can be as well as teachers & staff, I am no one to sit idly by and not react, however I have found myself im situations this year where my son begged me not to do anything, saying it would only make matters worse for him..
because no one likes a tattle tale- so I thought about how I could help him without causing more harm...I reached out twice to the school and explained my predicament & they did show understanding amd wanted to help...they did in ways that would not come back to haunt my son..in one instant they had 2 coaches watching a group of boys that were trying to fight my son and his friends everyday- without the boys even knowing they were closely being watched and it was found out that they were doing it to many other kids as well...so when they were approached my son was the furthest thing from their mind because they had already done so many other things ..but still as a mom it is hard not to want to lash back at people for causing my children pain...I try to do in the best way I see fit, but it is hard and I am sure many parents habe the same issue I do...watching all the videos about the suicide & shootings is scary...I can only hope I never have to go through that- I wish that on no one....so sad..
