My heart hurts every time I read something like this. Some are not able to endure the bullying. The person being bullied is tormented and made to question their own self-worth. I wished the little bullies could understand the pain and suffering they are administering.
I was bullied, my wife was bullied, my daughter was bullied. Didn't really effect me but has my wife and my daughter.
This is the story of Ty Smalley: On a Thursday afternoon in May 2010, shortly after his mother dropped him off at home from school, Ty Field-Smalley, who was 11 years old, took his own life. He was only a week away from completing sixth grade. "We buried Ty May 17, 2010," says Kirk Smalley of his son, who had been relentlessly bullied by the same boy at school for two years.
Ty's bully ended up serving only one day of his three-day suspension, the first and only time he was punished by the school for harassing Ty.
The following Monday, after Ty had committed suicide, the bully "went up to a little girl and said that Ty died because of her," Smalley says. "Then she tried to go home and kill herself. The first day of school, after Ty died, the same little boy walked up to my son's best friend and said, 'I took care of one of you. Now let me see what I can do about you.'"
Ty's father is counting every day since he lost his son and he has devoted himself to working for
Stand for the Silent , a non-profit anti-bullying organization created by students in honor of Ty.
My wife organized for Kirk Smalley to make his Stand for the Silent presentation at our daughter's school. Some got it - some didn't. We saw some changes.
Kirk Smalley is a great man devoted to the mission of ending bulling. I am in awe of Kirk's passion and devotion to his cause.
Stand for the Silent
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