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Sylvester GA, 13 yr old, Dustin Hammonds was taken off life support at Eggleston Children's Hospital in Atlanta. He was pronounced dead at 2:44PM.
He'd been hospitalized since last Tuesday when he shot himself at his home in rural Worth County. Dustin's family is now making arrangements for his organs to be donated.
Friends of the family say Dustin was the victim of bullying and they've launched a campaign to raise awareness to the problem. A Justice for Dustin candlelight vigil will be held Tuesday night in Sylvester.
There will be a celebration of his life on Wednesday.
http://www.walb.com/story/24235060/worth-co-students-death-raises-awareness-about-bullying
http://www.walb.com/story/24233997/...r&utm_content=buffer66f55&utm_medium=facebook
http://www.mysouthwestga.com/news/story.aspx?id=983999#.UrB9QPRDuAg
http://www.mysouthwestga.com/news/story.aspx?id=983200#.UrB9ifRDuAg:
According to those close to the family, Dustin Hammonds is an eighth grader in Worth County who was being bullied for some time.
The family claims they contacted the school system about the problem with no results.
The Worth County School System issued the following statement Friday afternoon:
The Worth County School System is aware of a recent incident involving a middle school student and of accusations in the community that bullying has played a role in an unfortunate tragedy. The Worth County School System takes such accusations seriously, and immediately began investigating the veracity of those accusations. We share the concerns of our community, and have invited the Sylvester Police Department to assist with the investigation. Because this is an ongoing investigation, we cannot comment on specifics at this time. Our foremost concern is with the health and safety of our students, teachers, and staff.
I think I found Dustin on social media. He loved Leggos, computer games & the Georgia Bulldogs.
He'd been hospitalized since last Tuesday when he shot himself at his home in rural Worth County. Dustin's family is now making arrangements for his organs to be donated.
Friends of the family say Dustin was the victim of bullying and they've launched a campaign to raise awareness to the problem. A Justice for Dustin candlelight vigil will be held Tuesday night in Sylvester.
There will be a celebration of his life on Wednesday.
http://www.walb.com/story/24235060/worth-co-students-death-raises-awareness-about-bullying
http://www.walb.com/story/24233997/...r&utm_content=buffer66f55&utm_medium=facebook
http://www.mysouthwestga.com/news/story.aspx?id=983999#.UrB9QPRDuAg
http://www.mysouthwestga.com/news/story.aspx?id=983200#.UrB9ifRDuAg:
According to those close to the family, Dustin Hammonds is an eighth grader in Worth County who was being bullied for some time.
The family claims they contacted the school system about the problem with no results.
The Worth County School System issued the following statement Friday afternoon:
The Worth County School System is aware of a recent incident involving a middle school student and of accusations in the community that bullying has played a role in an unfortunate tragedy. The Worth County School System takes such accusations seriously, and immediately began investigating the veracity of those accusations. We share the concerns of our community, and have invited the Sylvester Police Department to assist with the investigation. Because this is an ongoing investigation, we cannot comment on specifics at this time. Our foremost concern is with the health and safety of our students, teachers, and staff.
I think I found Dustin on social media. He loved Leggos, computer games & the Georgia Bulldogs.