Twelve-Year-Old Nevada School Shooter Left Suicide Note – Bullies Called Him Gay

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17. dont put words in my mouth, please.

i realize i tend to see these stories from a different angle from most here, and some insist it is some sort of denial of them/their experience.
that is not the point.
there is bullying and there is the impact of bullying. it is not a one for one thing. some kids laugh it off. others bring a gun.

usually the difference between those ends of the question is the mental resilience of the kid in question.
i'm not saying there was anything bad about his working situation, except that, well, they didnt seem to know what was going on, AND the boy killed himself. usually an indicator of failure on multiple levels.

BESIDES working against bullying, we also need to take mental health and emotional development more seriously, especially for adolescents.

and sleep is a MAJOR issue for kids today. major. if he had to drive back and forth to the place with the folks, he was likely there some long hours. missing his chance to catch up from the week. not saying did, saying if.
sleep depravation is THE most treatable cause of depression, and is important for overall health and development also. ask anyone on here who got a cpap and was finally able to sleep how much of a difference it makes on your mental health.

sleep deprivation is rampant with kids. if we were more aware of it, perhaps actually linking the end result with the cause from time to time, maybe we could fix this.
change the start time for the school day. stroke of a pen, some readjustments for the grown ups, and schools could be more in sync with the well research biorhythms of the children they are supposed to be serving. boom. healthier, happier, more readier to learn, more emotionally stable. schools that have tried it have had amazing results.

i know about this from some hard fought shit.
guess that's how you end up on a mission to raise awareness.