My former high school...

The high school I graduated from many years ago is in the spotlight right now. A student passed away from a medical condition he'd had since birth, and now people are starting to find out that he was bullied horribly. They've implemented electronic hall passes so they're able to know where every student is at all times. Sadly, what happened doesn't surprise me; they've looked the other way about bullying for many, many years. I remember well what it was like to go to that school with a disability, although I didn't endure anything close to what this young man suffered through. I knew from other young people who attended the school more recently that the bullying had intensified, become much more severe than name-calling or people trying to trip disabled students.

oh wow - that's crazy. Really sorry to hear that. I wonder how electronic passes work and how that is helping. You see a group of too many boys in a restroom together? I don't know. I think bullying at school is extremely hard to FIND and also to STOP. The adults don't see it and the kids don't report it often enough. So sad.

This is awful. I'm sorry that you went through the bullying that you did. It's also terrible that the bullying has intensified so much.

If he had died a few years after graduating instead of while he was a student, maybe no one would have noticed.

Hey @WildCherry

I am terribly sorry to hear this This really saddens me to no end. You did not deserve to endure how you were treated at that school and neither did that student that has passed away. It's ok to feel upset, angry etc, how you are feeling is a natural response to your experience and to what has happened to this student. There is no right or wrong when it comes to how you feel about this. It's so unfortunate that more awareness and education isn't bringing in enough attention/action to this serious and critical issue. I'm sure this has brought back traumatic, undesirable and unpleasant memories for you.

I'm around if you need to talk or just vent, just get things off your chest. I am so sorry, this has probably shaken you a lot, on SF you're never alone, we're here with you. PM me if you want to talk.

That misfortunate student that died recently, that saddens me so much, he was obviously going through so much with much more than his fateful illness, may he rest in peace and please WildCherry, keep reaching out if you need to talk.

May he have found peace and his family find the peace they need moving forward, you too Wildcherry, so sad.