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Seth Walsh, a 13-year-old boy from Tehachapi, California, has committed suicide …

Seth Walsh, a 13-year-old boy from Tehachapi, California, has committed suicide …. … Seth Walsh died Tuesday , September 28 after spending nine days on life support after hanging himself from a tree in his yard. Seth Walsh's classmates say the 13-year-old was repeatedly bullied for being gay.  .

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Seth Walsh, a 13-year-old boy from Tehachapi, California, has committed suicide …

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  1. Seth Walsh, a 13-year-old boy from Tehachapi, California, has committed suicide … … Seth Walsh died Tuesday, September 28 after spending nine days on life support after hanging himself from a tree in his yard.Seth Walsh's classmates say the 13-year-old was repeatedly bullied for being gay. 

  2. What is Bullying? • Bullying is the assertion of power through aggression. Its forms change with age: school playground bullying, sexual harassment. Gang attacks, date violence, assault, marital violence child abuse, workplace harassment and elder abuse (Pepler and Craig, 1997)“ • Bullying is not about anger . It is not a conflict to be resolved, it’s about contempt –a powerful feeling of dislike toward someone considered to be worthless, inferior or undeserving of respect. Contempt comes with three apparent psychological advantages that allow kids to harm others without feeling empathy, compassion or shame. These are: a sense of entitlement, that they have the right to hurt or control others, an intolerance towards difference, and a freedom to exclude, bar, isolate and segregate others” (Barbara Coloroso “The Bully, the Bullied and the Bystander)

  3. Like Thieves In The NightBrandon’s Story - “Bullies Who Kill”Brandon Chris Swartwood - 2/21/82 – 12/16/00 “While you are going through the system to fight for your child's rights,your child is the one going into the battlefield…and today could be the day that he or she is fatally wounded.” Brandon's mom, Cathy Swartwood Mitchell

  4. Bullying Myths and Facts • Myth: “Bullying is just, stage, a normal part of life. I went through it my kids will too. ” • Fact: Bullying is not “normal” or socially acceptable behavior. We give bullies power by our acceptance of this behavior. • Myth: “If I tell someone, it will just make it worse.” • Fact: Research shows that bullying will stop when adults in authority and peers get involved .

  5. BEN VODDENFound hanged: The bullied 11-year-old boy who even the bus driver called names When Ben Vodden told his mother he was being bullied on the school bus, she advised him to sit next to the driver. Yet rather than look after him, the driver joined in the taunts and called the 11-year-old names, it has been claimed. Ben finally was found hanged after enduring months of bullying by pupils on the bus, an inquest heard.  The boy – nicknamed Giggles by his family because of his "fun-loving and enthusiastic" nature – was found with shoelaces around his neck and tied to his bunk bed.

  6. Bullying Myths and Facts • Myth: “Just stand up for yourself and hit them back” • Fact: While there are some times when people can be forced to defend themselves, hitting back usually makes the bullying worse and increases the risk for serious physical harm. • Myth: “Bullying is a school problem, the teachers should handle it” • Fact: Bullying is a broader social problem that often happens outside of schools, on the street, at shopping centers, the local pool, summer camp and in the adult workplace.” • Myth: “People are born bullies” • Fact: Bullying is a learned behavior and behaviors can be changed.

  7. Fighting The SystemJared’s Story - "The scars never go away“Jared Benjamin High - 09/23/85 – 09/29/98 Put yourself into the shoes of a victim of bullying.  Every day a child is bullied is an eternity to them.  We worry about terrorists coming into our country and doing us harm.  A victim of bullying walks into their school each day knowing their terrorist could strike any moment and destroy their wounded spirit again, and again. How long can a child play on the freeway dodging cars before the experience finally becomes too much and they go over the edge?  ~Brenda

  8. Bullying Statistics 2010 • According to bullying statistics 2010, there are about 2.7 million students being bullied each year by about 2.1 students taking on the roll of the bully. • One in seven students in grades kindergarten through 12th grade is either a bully or has been a victim of bullying • A reported 61 percent of students said they believe students shoot others at school because they have been victims of physical violence at home or at school. • According to the gay bullying statistics from the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, about one fourth of all students from elementary age through high school are the victims of bullying and harassment while on school property because of their race, ethnicity, gender, disability, religion or sexual orientation. • In a 2005 survey about gay bullying statistics, teens reported that the number two reason they are bullied is because of their actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender expression. The number one reason reported was because of appearance.

  9. AUSTIN MURPHY Austin was sweet, generous, kind and intelligent.  He wanted to be himself and just...play.  He was a friend to those who needed one.  He impacted so many lives with his effervescent spirit.  He gave with his heart without expecting anything in return, other than fairness. ...Unfortunately, the kids with the low self esteem slowly grated away Austin's healthy self esteem until he must have thought, if he couldn't be himself, then why be at all.  When did having a healthy self esteem and just wanting to be yourself, become so unpopular?  On March 16, 2007, Austin completed suicide. 

  10. More Bullying Statistics • Over half, about 56 percent, of all students have witnesses a bullying crime take place while at school. • A reported 15 percent of all students who don't show up for school report it to being out of fear of being bullied while at school. • There are about 71 percent of students that report bullying as an on-going problem. • Along that same vein, about one out of every 10 students drops out or changes schools because of repeated bullying. • One out of every 20 students has seen a student with a gun at school. • Some of the top years for bullying include 4th through 8th graders in which 90 percent were reported as victims of some kind of bullying. • Other recent bullying statistics reveal that 54 percent of students reported that witnessing physical abuse at home can lead to violence in school. • Among students of all ages, homicide perpetrators were found to be twice as likely as homicide victims to have been bullied previously by their peers. • There are about 282,000 students that are reportedly attacked in high schools throughout the nation each month.

  11. Girl to Girl BullyingCorinne’s Story - “Just Go Home and Kill Yourself”Corinne Wilson  - 09/30/91 – 10/06/04  Relational Aggression – Girl to Girl Bullying Examined...It started slowly with rumors, secrets and exclusion; it progressed to harassment and violence.  Like most victims of relational aggression, Corinne blamed herself for her bully’s behavior.  She internalized her pain and kept the bullying to herself in an attempt to maintain a relationship with her bullies, as many girls do.  As a result, it damaged her self-esteem and caused severe depression, which ultimately led to Corinne taking her life.    ~Rochelle

  12. Bullying • There are several ways that bullying can take place including • verbal • physical • cyberbullying • indirect bullying

  13. DESIRE' NICOLE DREYERBorn April 3, 1989 / Died January 18, 2006 by Suicide / Depression  My daughter, Desire' Dreyer attended Glen Este High School in Amelia, Ohio.  She was a varsity cheerleader, had a personality that we all only wish we could possess, had a smile that would take your breath away, had a heart of gold and had more friends than any of us will ever have in this lifetime.  But on a cold wintery day, January 18, 2006 she took her own life, the day I died inside.   She was being bullied by a group of girls from her school.

  14. Verbal and Physical • Verbal bullying arises from name calling that may be done because of a person's gender, sexual orientation, minority status, race, religious, etc. • Physically being bullied usually entails some sort of physical assault or attack, or can also include having one's personal property destroyed or stolen.

  15. JULIAN HOUTS ...Julian always had problems in school.  He was often bullied, and we would always address it to the school, but we often heard 'boys will be boys'.  Julian could of been considered a 'loner'.  He always said he had no friends and complained about getting bullied in school. We even put him in a private school at one time to try to make things better for him, but it never was.

  16. Cyber and Indirect • Cyber bullying can also fall into the category of indirect bullying, but includes bullying that is done over any type of electronic medium like text messaging, email, pictures sent via text or email, websites, blogs, message boards, chat-rooms and instant messaging. • Indirect bullying is one of the most common types of bullying is the type of bullying that many people may do without even realizing it. Indirect bullying includes spreading stories and rumors about a person behind his or her back as well as exclusion from social groups.

  17. Hazing – Another Form Of BullyingMatt’s Story - “Rite of Passage"Matthew Alexander Epling – 2/10/88 – 7/16/02 A Personal How-To Guide To Effecting ChangeHazing has a few different components than bullying, but at the core, they are both about “power and control”.  One person has power and control, one person does not.  Bullying, harassment, and hazing - they are all sick twisted cousins. It is sometimes hard to define when hazing is an assault and when repeated hazing became bullying. In order to make a wider base we wanted to incorporate all of the aspects of bullying, harassment and hazing together into a comprehensive anti bullying plan.   ~Tammy & Kevin Epling

  18. School Bullying • In a recent SAFE survey, teens in grades sixth through 10th grade are the most likely to be involved in activities related to bullying. • About thirty percent of students in the United States are involved in bullying on a regular basis either as a victim, bully or both.

  19. Ryan Patrick Halligan 1989 - 2003 October 7, 2003 will always be the day that divides my life. Before that day my son Ryan was alive. A sweet, gentle and lanky thirteen year old fumbling his way through early adolescence and trying to establish his place in the often confusing and difficult social world of middle school. After that day my son would be gone forever, a death by suicide. Some would call it bullycide or even cyber bullycide. I just call it a huge hole in my heart that will never heal.

  20. School Bullying Statistics • When it comes to verbal bullying, this type of bullying is the most common type with about 77 percent of all students being bullied verbally in some way or another including mental bullying or even verbal abuse. These types of bullying can also include spreading rumors, yelling obscenities or other derogatory terms based on an individual's race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, etc. • Out of the 77 percent of those bullied, 14 percent have a severe or bad reaction to the abuse, according to recent school bullying statistics. These numbers make up the students that experience poor self-esteem, depression, anxiety about going to school and even suicidal thoughts (bullycide) as a result of being bullied by their peers.

  21. Jessica Haffer October 2, 1989-November 23, 2003

  22. School Bullying Statistics • Also as part of this study, about one in five students admitted they are responsible for bullying their peers. • Almost half of all students fear harassment or bullying in the bathroom at school, according to these school bullying statistics. • School bullying statistics also reveal that teens ages 12-17 believe they have seen violence increase at their schools. • In fact, these numbers also show that most violent altercations between students are more likely to occur on school grounds than on the way to school for many teens.

  23. Seung-HuiCho (January 18, 1984 – April 16, 2007) … was a senior-level undergraduate student at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University who killed 32 people and wounded 17 others on April 16, 2007, in the shooting rampage which came to be known as the "Virginia Tech massacre.“ ho later committed suicide after law enforcement officers breached the doors of the building where the majority of the shooting had taken place.

  24. What's the risk of being bullied at school? • Bullying begins in elementary school, peaks in middle school, and falls off in high school. It does not, however, disappear altogether. (The Facts About Bullying, 1997) • 61.6% of students who are bullied are picked on because of their looks or speech. (U.S. News & World Report, May 7, 2001) • Of the students who are bullied, 55.6% report being hit, slapped, or pushed. (U.S. News & World Report, May 7, 2001) • In a 1994 survey, it was reported that 22% of all teenaged students had been in a fight in the past year. 34% of those fighting were boys while only 11% were girls. (Harvard School of Public Health)

  25. Jamey Rodemeyer (March 21, 1997 – September 18, 2011) … was an openly gay teenager, known for his activism against homophobia and his videos on YouTube to help victims of bullying. He took his own life as a result of the constant bullying he faced

  26. How do students react to bullying? • Up to 7% of eighth grade students stay home at least once a month because of bullies. • In a 1993 survey of students grades 6-12, 50% knew someone who switched schools to feel safer. (National School Safety Center) • More than 43 percent of middle school and high school students avoid using school bathrooms for fear of being harassed or assaulted. (Mothering, May/June 2001) • One in fifteen students said they avoided certain places at school because they feared being attacked. (Harvard School of Public Health) • Only 25% of students report that teachers intervene in bullying situations, while 71% of teachers believe they always intervene. • When asked, students uniformly expressed the desire that teachers intervene rather than ignore teasing and bullying. (Maine Project Against Bullying) • By age 24, 60% of identified bullies have a criminal conviction.

  27. Jessie Logan Jessica Logan (18) hanged herself after her boyfriend circulated a nude photo of her.

  28. How widespread is violence in our schools? • The U.S. Department of Education estimates that each year, three million thefts and violent crimes occur in or near schools. That's an average of 16,000 such incidents per school day. (Harvard School of Public Health) • In a 1994 survey of 700 communities, 80% of respondents said that violence was a serious problem in classrooms, hallways, and playgrounds. (National School Safety Center) • In a 1993 survey of 720 school districts nationwide, 82% reported an increase in violence in their school over the past five years. (Harvard School of Public Health) • In a 1993 survey of students grades 6-12, 79% said that violence was caused by "stupid things like bumping into someone." Other causes of violence included: boyfriend-girlfriend disputes, outsiders, racism, and gangs. (National School Safety Center)

  29. What It Feels LikeApril’s Story - “8 Months to Bullycide”.. April Himes -  4/27/86 – 2/14/00 The Pain of Depression - What It Feels LikeA person that takes his/her life by suicide is not thinking of themselves or anyone else. A depressed and suicidal person is not thinking - the brain is not functioning well enough to have any real thoughts. There are only feelings. It's all about emotions. You feel sad, upset, unloved, disparity, hopeless, helpless, alone, gloomy, weighted down and rejection. ~Summer

  30. Cyberbullying Cyberbullying can take many forms: •Sending mean messages or threats to a person's email account or cell phone •Spreading rumors online or through texts •Posting hurtful or threatening messages on social networking sites or web pages •Stealing a person's account information to break into their account and send damaging messages •Pretending to be someone else online to hurt another person •Taking unflattering pictures of a person and spreading them through cell phones or the Internet •Sexting, or circulating sexually suggestive pictures or messages about a person

  31. Jamie Hubley, Gay 15-Year-Old Ottawa, Canada Teen Commits Suicide, Cites Depression, School Troubles Im a casualty of love. Well, Im tired of life really. Its so hard, Im sorry, I cant take it anymore. First Id like to mention my friends Nancy, Abby, Colleen, jemma, and Kasia Being sad is sad : /. I’v been like this for way to long. I cant stand school, I cant stand earth, I cant stand society, I cant stand the scars on my arms, I cant f***ing stand any f***ing thing. I dont want my parents to think this is their fault either… I love my mom and dad : ) Its just too hard. I dont want to wait 3 more years, this hurts too much. How do you even know It will get better? Its not. I hit rock f***ing bottom, fell through a crack, now im stuck. My favorite singers were lady gaga , Adele , Katy perry, and Jessie james, Christina aguilara and most of all I think KASIA!!! I LOVED Singing, and she helped me a lot : ) Im not that good at it though :”/, Im going to miss you guys(well You know who you are, But to the people who didnt like me (many) A big f*** you, Go ride a unicorn. But w/e I love you anyway.) Remember me as a Unicorn :3 x) MAybe in my next life Il be a flying squirreel :D Il fly away.

  32. Cyberbullying Statistics • About 80 percent of all high school students have encountered being bullied in some fashion online. • These growing numbers are being attributed to youth violence including both homicide and suicide. • About 35 percent of teens have been actually threatened online. • About half of all teens admit they have said something mean or hurtful to another teen online. • Most have done it more than once. • While school shootings across the country are becoming more and more common, most teens that say they have considered becoming violent toward their peers, wish to do so because they want to get back at those who have bullied them online.

  33. Phoebe Prince November 24, 1994 January 14, 2010 (aged 15) On January 14, 2010, after a day of harassment and taunting, followed by a final incident in which a student threw a can at her from a passing car as she walked home from school, Prince committed suicide by hanging herself in the stairwell leading to the second floor of the family apartment. Her body was discovered by her 12-year-old sister. After her death, many crude comments about her were posted on her Facebook memorial page, most of which were removed

  34. Cyberbullying Statistics • Around half of teens have been the victims of cyber bullying •More than 1 in 3 young people have experienced cyberthreats online. •Over 25 percent of adolescents and teens have been bullied repeatedly through their cell phones or the Internet. •About half of young people have experienced some form of cyberbullying, and 10 to 20 percent experience it regularly •Mean, hurtful comments and spreading rumors are the most common type of cyber bullying •Cyber bullying affects all races • Cyber bullying victims are more likely to have low self esteem and to consider suicide •Only 1 in 10 teens tells a parent if they have been a cyber bully victim •Fewer than 1 in 5 cyber bullying incidents are reported to law enforcement •1 in 10 adolescents or teens have had embarrassing or damaging pictures taken of themselves without their permission, often using cell phone cameras •About 1 in 5 teens have posted or sent sexually suggestive or nude pictures of themselves to others •Girls are somewhat more likely than boys to be involved in cyber bullying

  35. Death by ComputerJeffrey’s Story - "Sixth out of Seven, Number-One Son,Right-hand Man"Jeffrey Scott Johnston - 12/21/89 – 6/29/05 “A bully doesn’t have to be eye to eye to bully someone.  Sometimes he or she gets into cyberspace, and then there’s no place to hide from their torment.” Debbie Johnston

  36. Gay Bullying Statistics • According to recent gay bullying statistics, gay and lesbian teens are two to three times as more likely to commit teen suicide than other youths. • About 30 percent of all completed suicides have been related to sexual identity crisis. • Students who also fall into the gay, bisexual, lesbian or transgendered identity groups report being five times as more likely to miss school because they feel unsafe after being bullied due to their sexual orientation. • About 28 percent out of those groups feel forced to drop out of school altogether.

  37. Recipe for a DisasterKristina’s Story - “Nice Girls Finish Last Too”Kristina Arielle Calco - 12/26/89 – 12/4/05 Recipe for a Disaster: Bullying to Depression, Depression to SuicideTake one part shy & sensitive, impressionable, naïve young girl and add a lack of self-esteem. Slowly stir in puberty.  Add typical teenage pressures including friends, grades, sports, extracurricular activities and being perpetually on Instant Chat.  Add a daily dose of teasing, ridicule and torment by a group of boys and then garnish with what turns out to be a sexually charged and romantic online relationship with a boy from another high school.  Add to this a seeming inability for intervention in any way, shape or form. Shake well and then let sit.  ~Michelle

  38. Statistics on Bullying and Suicide • Bullycide is a term used to describe suicide as the result of bullying. • Suicide is the third leading cause of death among young people, resulting in about 4,400 deaths per year, according to the CDC. • For every suicide among young people, there are at least 100 suicide attempts. • Over 14 percent of high school students have considered suicide, and almost 7 percent have attempted it.

  39. Billy Lucas He was a teenager who didn't quite fit in. His classmates said Billy Lucas was bullied for being different.The 15-year-old never told anyone he was gay but students at Greensburg High School thought he was and so they picked on him.

  40. Bullycide Statistics • Bully victims are between 2 to 9 times more likely to consider suicide than non-victims, according to studies by Yale University • A study in Britain found that at least half of suicides among young people are related to bullying • 10 to 14 year old girls may be at even higher risk for suicide, according to the study above • Suicide rates are continuing to grow among adolescents, and have grown more than 50 percent in the past 30 years.

  41. 13-year-old commits suicide after repeated bullying for being WelshSIAN YATES A top pupil was found hanging at her home after classmates had teased her for being Welsh.  The only Welsh girl at her school in Leicester, the teenager - described by her former head teacher as "an amazing and popular student" - had been bullied by a jealous classmate, the inquiry into her death has heard. 

  42. Works Cited • http://rileyforkids.org/safetysmart/parents/bullying/index.html • Nemours, KidsHealth, "Helping Kids Deal with Bullies" [online] • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Suicide Prevention, "Youth Suicide" [online] • Yale University, Office of Public Affairs, "Bullying-Suicide Link Explored in New Study by Researchers at Yale" [online] • Matt Dickinson, The Independent, "Research finds bullying link to child suicides" [online] • Michael Inbar, MSNBC Today, "‘Sexting’ bullying cited in teen’s suicide" [online] • Susan Donaldson James, ABC News, Health, "Teen Commits Suicide Due to Bullying: Parents Sue School for Son's Death" [online] • Erik Eckholm and Katie Zezima, The New York Times, "6 Teenagers Are Charged After Classmate’s Suicide" [online] • Richard Webster, Harford County Examiner, "From cyber bullying to sexting: What on your kids' cell?" [online] • i-SAFE Inc., "Cyber Bullying: Statistics and Tips" [online] • Cyberbullying Research Center, "Summary of our cyberbullying research from 2004-2010" [online]  • National Crime Prevention Council, "Cyberbullying" [online] • naaas.org • makebeatsnotbeatdowns.org • zimbio.com • olweus.org • www.bullying.org • http://www.bullycide.org/

  43. Megan Taylor Meier (November 6, 1992 – October 17, 2006), was an American teenager from Dardenne Prairie, Missouri, who committed suicide by hanging three weeks before her fourteenth birthday. A year later, Meier's parents prompted an investigation into the matter and her suicide was attributed to cyber-bullying through the social networking website MySpace. The mother of a friend of Meier, Lori Drew, was later indicted on the matter in 2008, but in 2009, Drew was acquitted.

  44. WORKS CITED • http://www.nowpublic.com/world/seth-walsh-13-yr-old-commits-suicide-after-bullying-video-2685728.htm • http://www.glsen.org/cgi-bin/iowa/all/news/record/2400.html

  45. Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover An 11-year-old Massachusetts boy, Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover, hanged himself Monday after enduring bullying at school, including daily taunts of being gay, despite his mother's weekly pleas to the school to address the problem. This is at least the fourth suicide of a middle-school aged child linked to bullying this year.

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