Delaney Escher age 16
Jim Harold Jr. age 12
Elise Groth age 12
These are the years that these three students were bullied or when the bullying actually started.
Hateful texts, voicemails end after visit to school psychologist
"He said, 'If you're going to therapy, and you've never been in therapy before and this situation is putting you in therapy, then there's something wrong,'" said Delaney. Only then did Delaney Escher get enough confidence to stand up and start reporting the bulling even though it didn’t stop right away at first. She admits that even though it’s been two years she still get “death glares” from some of the same students.
It wasn't fear that kept bullied teen from talking
“Their new school counselor suggested that they take their son to get a few mental health tests. It was a suggestion that they'd never been given by their son's doctor or his old school district. "And within less than five minutes of the conversation, when (the mental health professional) sat there with me and Jimmy, he said, 'Do you realize your son has Asperger's?'" said Jim Harold Sr., 49. "We were like 'What?'" Since Jim Harold Jr. was diagnosed the bullying has stopped and has found a new social circle. Jim accounts that his younger years and bully years are a blur and fuzzy when it comes to the bullying acts.
Bullying leaves tormented students, helpless parents
"I kept on telling her, 'Don't let me ride the bus. I don't want to get on the bus. Please, don't make me get on the bus,'" This is 12 year old Elise Groth’s account on what her “normal” day at school was like.
Jamey Rodemeyer, you might not know the name, but he too was a victim of bullying. He went to a high school in Buffalo New York. His body was found on September 18, 2011 after he committed suicide. Jamey’s been bullied since the fifth grade. He was tormented on his sexuality. A couple of days before the suicide he hinted that he was going to see a recently deceased family member. If that wasn’t a cry for help, what is? This unnecessary death could have been prevented. One of Jamey’s idols was Lady Gaga. His finally tweet was to Lady Gaga thanking her for everything she has done for him. She in turn is fighting for the law that makes bullying illegal. Even in his death the bullies are still saying that he’s better off dead, which is so not true. Police are looking into criminal charges for those bullies.
Jamey makes You Tube videos about everything. One of them was entitled It Gets Better, I Promise. And it does get better. The band Rise Against has a song called Make It Stop (September’s Children) is about all the kids that are bullied and have taken their own life
***Warning depicts thoughts of suicide***
People have a lot to say about bullying and suicide. I personally think that bullies are just too insecure to deal with their own issues so they take it out on other people. Hannah A. says “There should be a law against bullying.” Ryan M. states “Bullying is bad and mean.” Linzey Z. says “Bullying is bad, because everyone gets hurt, and we should all care for each other, not hurt one another.” Mr. Miller, the dean at BK says that “Bullying is mean, don’t do it.”
