travelgal
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Here's my first attempt at starting a thread. I am open to any and all suggestions, so please feel free to comment.
I have been very disturbed about the young children that have chosen suicide as their way of dealing with bullies at school. In the past weeks, two 11 yr old boys, one in Massachusetts and one in Atlanta decided they couldn't take it anymore. I find this very alarming and I want to know what we can do, if anything, to change this trend.
Why is this happening at an increasing rate? I know that some WS members have posted heartbreaking stories of their own experiences and concerns. Perhaps through this kind of sharing we can put our heads and hearts together and come up with ways to help.
Here are links to the most recent casualties that I am aware of:
http://www.glsen.org/cgi-bin/iowa/al...cord/2400.html
http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/met..._newstab&imw=Y
I have been very disturbed about the young children that have chosen suicide as their way of dealing with bullies at school. In the past weeks, two 11 yr old boys, one in Massachusetts and one in Atlanta decided they couldn't take it anymore. I find this very alarming and I want to know what we can do, if anything, to change this trend.
Why is this happening at an increasing rate? I know that some WS members have posted heartbreaking stories of their own experiences and concerns. Perhaps through this kind of sharing we can put our heads and hearts together and come up with ways to help.
Here are links to the most recent casualties that I am aware of:
http://www.glsen.org/cgi-bin/iowa/al...cord/2400.html
http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/met..._newstab&imw=Y