Kids These Days...

Kids these days make me sick.
On Wednesday (3.24.10) a 15 year old freshman from the high school I graduated from in 2005 (it's a such a small school that 2 towns came together and made the school) took his own life. This kid was bullied for years on end by 2 boys, when these students came over to the high school the middle school principle called and told the high school principle that these 2 boys were trouble and that they should be watched. From what I have heard, on Monday these 2 boys and a girl were tourmenting Gordon, pushing him into lockers and what not, then on Tuesday apparantly Gordon was late on an assignement and his teacher said that he needed to finish it in class that day and turn it in on Wednesday or he wouldn't get credit for it. He told her that she didn't need to worry about it because he wasnt going to be there tomorrow (Wednesday) anyway. Then he was telling some friends on Tuesday at lunch that he was going to kill himself and they didn't believe him.
On Tuesday afternoon around 5.30pm I was at the high school picking up my boss' exchange student from track practice and at the front of the school by the office entrance, there was a county cop car and the bus garage manager along with what appeared to be a set of parents with a kid who looked like he was in middle school and a little toddler kid and another set of adults. Granted I was in the car and didn't know what was going on, it looked from my point of view that there was a spat on the school bus and the cops were involved...
Turns out...
On Monday night Gordon had gotten into a fight with his stepdad, then after everything on Tuesday that happened in school, Gordon skipped out early on track practice and went home because he knew that no one would be home and he got one of his stepdad's guns. On Wednesday morning when all the bus' were getting into the school the bus garage manager was getting on them before the students got off and asked if any of them had seen Gordon/knew where he was, and he asked if they had or knew where he was to please let someone know.
Wednesday after lunch around 12.30 or 1.00ish my boss' kid (he's in middle school) was outside playing football with some kids and a teacher and they heard a gun shot, the teacher rished them all inside, and around 2.00 the cops and EMTS were at the school because Gordon had been out on the rails to trails that run behind that school property and he had taken his own life.
Absolutely sickening.
This poor boy had been bullied beyond belief for years on end, he was on antidepressents, had been told by his stepfather to man up, so he took his own life. Just thinking about the whole thing makes me sick. To think that he felt like he couldn't talk to anyone, that no one cared..to kill himself. From what I've been told 2 of the kids said they felt terrible, never thought that it would come to this, that he would never do this, then the last kid said that he feels no remorse whatsoever. WHAT?! A kid that you have picked on for years and years just took his own life because of the hell you have put him through and you feel NOTHING?!
To think what could have happened. There could have been another Columbine. I am a psychology major, I've done research, watched shows, know the stats. Kids who are bullied who bring a gun to school don't normally kill themselves, they will go after the kids who have tormented them and then take their own lives.
After Gordon was found, the superintendent sent a letter home saying that one of the students had passed away and funeral arrangements were pending..I do understand sending the letter home, and out of respect for the family not including the details, BUT in the larger picture there are SO many things wrong with this story...and no one knows about it. The local newspaper said nothing about it, the news stations knew nothing about it. So I emailed them asking to look into this. Within 10 minutes of emailing 3 news stations, 2 of them had called me. I don't want to hurt anyone or anything like this, but something needs to be done about the bullying in schools. This is just sickening. To think that these kids came with a WARNING. And nothing was done about them. The school where my brother graduated from just last year has a no tolerance policy. If you go to this school and you get into a fight with someone or you make a threat to anyone yo are suspended. No questions asked. NOW after this whole ordeal my alma mater is going to enstate a No Tolerance Policy. To little to late? Yea, I think so.
I just can not believe kids these days. When I was in school (I feel old saying that) if you had a problem with someone you called them out on it, if you were bullied by someone yes, you probably were pushed into a locker, BUT it stopped there. If you were going to do something about it kids faught in the hallway, in the cafeteria, or you met eachother out in the parking lot after school and settled it.
My heart is broken for Gordon. For his family. They not only lost their son, but their daughter in law, their grandkids, his life. I only hope that his parents sue all 3 kids for wrongful death. Granted they didn't kill him, but they did destroy this kids life.
With all this said and done, I just ask that you pray to whatever God you believe in for Gordon and his family.
In the next few days I will finish my entry about my life. :)