Bullying Post

22 year old Martha "Missy" Combs, a Ladue Horton Watkins High School graduate, recently posted about her experiences being bullied in her junior year of high school. At Ladue a tradition started by senior boys ten years ago. In 2007, when she was junior, she was put on this list and she was devastated. Combs didn't bother to go to school for the next day or two after the administration did nothing to stop "The List" from being made each year. Recently, she found out the list is still being made and decided to post about her experience with this list in order to get the school staff to realize that ignoring bullying isn't the answer.



William Lucas is another good example of how bullying causes tragedy. Lucas was a 15 year old boy from an Indiana high school and he killed himself September 9th, 2010. He was harassed and bullied every day by people for his presumed sexual orientation. The principal of the school was quoted saying hurtful things to Lucas as well. "If someone beat you up, I wouldn't know whether to give him an award or suspend him" -Rodney King, principal.

Lucas' parents have recently hired an attorney and are suing the school with a Wrongful Death Lawsuit because nothing was done to prevent the bullying that causes Lucas to kill himself.



On September 20th, 2011 Jamey Rodemeyer, a 14 year old openly bisexual kid from Buffalo, NY, committed suicide from gay bullying in his high school. Jamey had made several YouTube videos encouraging other people suffering from gay bullying to not let it ruin their lives. One of these videos is It Gets Better, I Promise! which he made in May 2011. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Pb1CaGMdWk

Jamey's parents are currently continuing to spread his message of stopping gay bullying, and bullying of any kind. Jamey was a big fan of Lady Gaga; he had a collage of pictures of himself at different concerts with her in the background. When Gaga found out about this tragedy she was horrified. She began a campaign to have all bullying made illegal and to have bullying set as a hate crime. On the weekend that he killed himself, Jamey posted the lyrics to a Lady Gaga song on his Facebook wall. "Don't forget me when I come crying to heaven's door."




Lakota G said: "Golden rule, nuff said."
Hannah S said: "Bullying should be watched, stopped, and prevented."
Sheila H said: "When people hurt over and over, think of them like sand paper. They may scratch and hurt you a bit, but in the end, you end up polished and they end up useless."