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Student Services Falling Short
Student Services Fall Short Part II
The following is proof that bullying 1) goes on all over the world daily and 2) that most of the time it is unrecognized, ignored, or dismissed by school administration and family alike. There are times when the parents do whatever they can, which includes reporting it, moving to another city or state, counseling etc., but without the proper care and intervention, the child remains at risk.
Parents who ignore the signs, refuse to ask the hard questions or deny “knowing”, playing innocent bystander and the “What could I do?” helpless, secondary victim, deserve no pity. Their punishment will be the memory of a child lost to indifference. For society at large, it could mean the possible loss of the next Einstein, president, or humanitarian that could save the world.
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Principals who ignore, deny and even lie about whether or not they have a bullying problem, which we all know can’t possibly be true, do not deserve to hold the title of principal. They should be charged with manslaughter, if it is discovered that they knew and did nothing.
To date, principals have been treated like the proverbial golden child and have received a mere slap on the wrist or, in some cases, given a promotion to get them out of sight for a while.
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The proof is in the countless articles on incidents reported daily all over the world addressing bullycide. The articles below are but and handful of the type of proof shared on the local, national and international news, youtube, thedailybeast.com, facebook and CDC reports. You can go on google.com and sign up for “alerts” on bullying and teen suicide for daily information on both.
1. “Japanese parliament adopts anti-bullying law Tags: Legislation, Japan 17:35 21/06/2013
TOKYO, June 21 (RAPSI) - The Upper House of the Japanese parliament Friday adopted a law aimed at preventing bullying in schools, according to RIA Novosti. The law was drafted after a junior high student in western Japan killed himself in 2011 after having been severely bullied. The school's management refused to admit that bullying was the reason for the 13-year-old boy's suicide.
2. Airdrie, Calgary, Canada moves toward anti-bullying bylaw
The initiative was inspired by the bullying endured by Airdrie teenager Mackenzie Murphy. The 13-year-old was nearly driven to suicide after years of harassment and anonymous taunts on social media.
3. Grieving father stops in Ogden on walk across U.S. to stop homophobia, bullying, suicide
“Our school and administration do not know how to deal with the bullying problem,” Joe said. In Joe’s view, the school did little to address the issue, even after meeting with staff. On Jan. 19, at age 15, Jadin attempted to take his own life. For six months. Jadin slowly improved, but the harassment and bullying at school continued. Discovered by first responders, he was taken across the state to Doernbecher Children’s Hospital in Portland, where he stayed for just more than two weeks. Jadin died Feb.
4. Michael Jackson’s daughter- bullying is an equal opportunity destroyer.
The sources say that Paris regularly reads comments made about her and her family on the Internet and that the negativity "really gets to her." She reportedly even punched a classmate at her prestigious Los Angeles private school for saying defamatory things about MJ. Report on Michael Jackson's 15-year-old daughter reportedly revealed recently that's she's been the target of bullies at school, and that the teenager has been feeling "like an outsider" as she struggled to fit in.
5. Rehtaeh Parsons suicide says her absence from school was missed red flag by J. Taber and C. Alphonso HALIFAX and TORONTO — The Globe and Mail
The 17-year-old from Cole Harbour, N.S., died in April, several days after a suicide attempt. Her family alleges that she was sexually assaulted by four boys at a party in November, 2011, when she was 15. A cellphone picture of the alleged assault was circulated around her school and community. She was also harassed online and, despite changing schools and seeking help, could not escape her tormentors.
With the exception for one vice-principal who tried to help, the teen did not receive much support. School officials did not share much information about the alleged incident during those transfers.
6. Bullied Teen Jumps in Front of Moving Train JUNE 13, 2013
Earlier this week, a 15-year-old New York teen named Felicia Garcia committed suicide by leaping in front of a moving train. The Staten Island freshman made her tragic jump while her classmates watched, allegedly because she "dwelled on rumors" from bullies, The Huffington Post reports. Shortly before her suicide, she wrote on Twitter: "I can't, I'm done, I give up."
7. New York Post May 2013: Teen Discusses Bullying and Suicidal Thoughts
After her friend committed suicide at the age of 12, Gabby Molina says she enrolled in a different school to escape the bullying she endured. It didn`t work. After months of verbal harassment and bullying Gabby started having suicidal thoughts and even took action to end her pain. Now her parents want to know why the school didn`t help.
George Molina said that the school failed to address the incident quickly enough and the footage was not immediately removed from the internet.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2330283/Gabrielle-Molina-Girl-12-hanged-bedroom-called-slut-told-looked-like-Downs-Syndrome.html#ixzz2WyT3ZwZ5
8. Bullied Teen Attempts Suicide with Sharpened Pencils: http://naturallymoi.com/2013/06/news/bullied-teen-attempts-suicide-with-sharpened-pencils/ 12 year old Adrian Rodriguez from Queens attempted suicide following that of Gabby Molina who was found hanging from a ceiling fan. Rodriguez’s mother said that they tried to get help but nothing was ever done. The Department of Education for Adrian’s school stated that they had no bullying complaints on record, but the other two incidents had been handled.
9. Wyoming teen recounts three suicide attempts since he was 8, hopeful his story can help others Wyoming Ohio 06/2013
Rather than addressing the problem, administrators and his mother decided to transfer him to a new school for a fresh start.
Perhaps it’s time for the DOE to relinquish limited power to individual school boards who can form their own committees for review and adoption of new bullying and suicide prevention programs. The programs found worthy could be placed for BETA testing in needy schools without NREPP approval. The criteria could be lowered for the purpose of speedy implementation and data gathering which in turn would lead to NREPP submission for national approval and implementation. Our children are dying mentally and physically. We need something now. If you agree, please pass this on. Thank you.
Bullying is an equal opportunity destroyer
