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In reply to the discussion: Twelve-Year-Old Nevada School Shooter Left Suicide Note – Bullies Called Him Gay [View all]chervilant
(8,267 posts)27. "Ain't you tired, Bully, ain't you tired?"
(Forgive the borrowing and tailoring of that great quote...)
From the article:
It doesnt really matter if Jose was gay or just if he was just called gay because the bullies think it is the charge that cuts deepest. When being gay is no longer thought of as an insult, bullies lose it as a weapon.
There is an important lesson to be learned from Jose Reyes and what he did at Sparks Junior High. The idea that schools should adopt some religious excuse for students who make life miserable for gay students is not only a mistake, it is a policy that puts lives at risk. Schools with policies that protect gays will never be as safe as schools with policies that welcome gays
Emphasis mine -- we all know where our younglings get this untenable bigotry.
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Twelve-Year-Old Nevada School Shooter Left Suicide Note – Bullies Called Him Gay [View all]
theHandpuppet
May 2014
OP
In our society bullies are called Reverend and Holy Father and lauded as heroes
Bluenorthwest
May 2014
#5
Our society accepts bullies, even promotes them. In my experience many bosses get promoted because
rhett o rick
May 2014
#32
When I was a teenager I sat down one day and thought about did I want to try to be
RKP5637
May 2014
#28
Had to to be the hours at the restaurant, not the continuing bullying. How did the school ....
marble falls
May 2014
#8
The issue here is not sleep deprivation. The issue here physical, verbal and psychological abuse....
marble falls
May 2014
#19
fyi... I was really angry and bitter about the years I was forced to work at my parents' business
ecstatic
May 2014
#43
Both of my kids started regularly working our small family business when the were 12
riderinthestorm
May 2014
#13
I don't see anything in the article that would indicate that the boy had sleep problems
Starry Messenger
May 2014
#33
The only reason I think he could have become sick is because he was a victim of bullying.
Neoma
May 2014
#36
He'd recently seen a psychiatrist and was prescribed Prozac just a few days before.
Blue Diadem
May 2014
#55
My 12 year old, is dealing with the bulling in school, and the school doesn't help
Heather MC
May 2014
#10
The "Zero Tolerance" policy is an excuse so that school adminstrators do not have to stop bullying.
greatlaurel
May 2014
#18
When our city went to a 4-grade high school after having been 3 grades forever,
tblue37
May 2014
#53
I think kids now have a script in their head, due to so many school shootings. This seed is planted
Pisces
May 2014
#30