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Two days after the worst day of her life, when she found her 11-year-old son had committed suicide by hanging himself, Sirdeaner L. Walker said on Wednesday she wants the bullying to stop.

She found Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover hanging by an extension cord on the second floor of their 124 Northampton Ave. home Monday night after he had endured another day of taunting at New Leadership Charter School, where he was a sixth-grader, she said.

“I just want to help some other child. I know there are other kids being picked on, and it’s day in and day out,” said Walker, 43.

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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/iDIVA512_88o0o00o/ iDIVA512_88o0o00o

    omg that just saddens me

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/weasel27/ weasel27

    I AM SO SORRY TO HEAR THAT THIS HAPPENED. MY DEEPEST THOUGHT AND PRAYER IS WITH THE FAMILY.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/soultherapy/ soultherapy

    This really saddens me. This happens a lot. Makes you wonder where kids even get the idea of suicide from?

    God bless him and his family.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Knotty305/ Knotty305

    Parents take time 2 talk about this with your kids cause they don’t know there is no comin bac from death. Plus if it is happen 2 your child, how do you know so we must ask ? after ? we were a kid once b4 so it can feel lik hell 2 them. kids hav 2 learn about fear so don’t let the devil win. Put god first watch over my family

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/WestsideCartelAtl85/ WestsideCartelAtl85

    That’s very sad and disheartening. I was bullied before. But I was taught to fight back and stand your ground. This generation of kids aren’t being raised properly. Also they don’t have nobody to listen either. Because some of these parents are too caught trying to provide for them or just don’t care at all.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Strong_Mind34/ Strong_Mind34

    As a mother, I can not imagine what this mother is going through. My thoughts are with her. To all parents, talk with your kids…
    What a senseless death to such a bright future.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/destined2beluvd/ destined2beluvd

    Yes you can tell ur kids to fight back, but in most school if ur caught fighting u both get supended, even if u were just defending urself. So then wat! this is sad and my heart goes out to the families

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/cmocha3/ cmocha3

    As an elementary school administrator, I have seen my share of bullying and what it does to students. I DO NOT CONDONE IT or ALLOW IT on my campus. Since my arrival to my campus, all of my students, parents and teachers know that “Teasing,” “Roasting,” “Capping” “Highsiding” is an automatic disciplnary sanction. I have had to tap into outside resources to assist in getting the information to hit home for my students through counseling groups, presentations, student assistance teams, etc.

    As many of you have stated, PARENTS MUST TALK TO THEIR CHILDREN DAILY….TOO MANY YOUNG PEOPLE ARE NOT GETTING THE GUIDANCE THEY NEED AT HOME…AND THEY ARE RAISING THEMSELVES OR BEING RAISED BY A GRANDPARENT.

    My heart goes out to this family….words can not express the sadness I feel as a parent and as a campus level administrator.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/STRONGWOMAN08/ STRONGWOMAN08

    My Prayers go out to this FAMILY. I AM SO SADDENED BY THIS, THAT IT SICKENS ME.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Chrystalle23/ Chrystalle23

    THIS ACTUALLY MADE ME CRY, THAT IS JUST SO UNFORTUNATE TO KNOW THAT BECAUSE OF BEING BULLIED SO THAT HE DIDN’T EVEN THINK OF LEAVING HIS MOM OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT OR FOR HIM TO CONSIDER THE ALTERNATED LIKE SWITCHING SCHOOLS OR TAKING A SELF DEFENSE CLASS!! IT HURTS ME SO BECAUSE I HAVE A 3 YEAR OLD WHO IS SO SWEET HE ACTUALLY HUGS CHILDREN ON THE PLAYGROUND JUST TO TALK TO THEM OR PLAY WITH THEM AND ILL HAVE TO EXPLAIN LIKE U AN’T HUG EVERYONE BABE SO I OFTEN WONDER WILL HE BE A TARGET ONCE HE STARTS SCHOOL FOR BEING SO NICE!!! I JUST CAN’T IMAGINE WHAT I WOULD DO IF THIS WOULD HAPPEN, BESIDES RAISE TOTAL HELL!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/raidernation7878/ raidernation7878

    SAVE THE CHILDREN, MUST DO MORE THAN SUSPEND BULLIES, BULLIES DON’T HAVE THE FEAR OF GOD IN THEM AND THATS WHY THEY DO WHAT THEY DO

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Reah08/ Reah08

    Wow! I feel so hurt for that mother, its very sad to hear that news. I swear to god and I know that is wrong but I would go up to that school and cuss anybody that I thought new anything about my son’s sadness or ever gave him any grief or sorrow…..That!!! would be the only way I could come out of my state of mind. Call it therapeutic, I would not care at that point, especially if I just lost my wonderful, darling, sweet little boy. May god be w/you and ur family at such a trying time, also its wonderful that u want to help any other children that may be experiencing this horror in their littlt lives right now. Thank-you, We do care!!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/kris_y2k7/ kris_y2k7

    this is sad and it goes to show us that the schools don’t give a f**k about our kids, there are alot of things that could have been done to prevent this.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/1superblackman/ 1superblackman

    my thoughts and prayers go out the the walker-hoover family i know it’s really hurt to see your child gone to soon

    R.I.P Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover u in a better place now

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Heart_Mender67/ Heart_Mender67

    This is sad, but I have to say it all starts at home, what you teach or don’t teach will carry into the streets. We want to blame the schools, but its not all their fault, the parents are or should be the number one influence in a childs life.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Blackie_Chan_83/ Blackie_Chan_83

    Bringing prayer back into the schools can stop a lot of this mess. I still will never accept that a country supposedly founded on Christian principles would ever allow a separation of church and state. Rev. Wright was correct in his statement of God damning America. We as a nation have done this to ourselves. I’m not saying all madness would stop, but I know the Civil Rights leaders of the past had a greater sense of self. Where do you think that came from? They had strength we seem to have either lost or forgot we have. I was bullied until my 8th grade year. I actually got my screen name for the devastating @ss-whooping I put on the boy who had tormented me for years. Did I get in trouble with the school? Yes. Did my parents come up to the school to get me back in the next day? Check and double check. Another note to my parents on here which has made me wiser. When I finally graduated from high school, my father let me know he was always at the school checking my files and talking to the teachers. We have to do this to protect our children. With that said, God bless.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/d_a_woods/ d_a_woods

    This whole situation brings sorrow to my heart. First, an 11 year old who felt that his “troubles” were so unbareable that he’d resort to taking his own life when it was only beginning. That’s inconceiveable to me, but obviously a reality to some. The second thing that troubles me is how we as human being, both adults and children alike, can be so cruel to one another. I pray that some good will come out of this senseless loss of life. I truly hope that God watches over his family in these toughs and that God will have mercy on Carl’s soul.

    I do have on thought/comment that has been bothering me for some time. What has this world come to when we as African Americans begin taking our own lives?

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Dripin_lik_watah/ Dripin_lik_watah

    Damn thas krazi ppl doin all types of shyt nowindays….dis white boy commited suicide in front of ma dorm on monday….shot himself in the chest….damn. ppl need to find ova ways to solve dey problems.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/toofly9/ toofly9

    THIS MADE ME CRY I REMEMBER WHEN THE GIRLS WOULD CALL ME TIWGGY AT SCHOOL AND I GOT IN A FIGHT TO DUE TO JEALOUSY OF ME BEING ME I FEEL SO SORRY FOR THE MOTHER OF THIS CHILD..VERY SAD STORY INDEED.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Grad_Studnt/ Grad_Studnt

    D@m! they didn’t see any signs?

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/LordJ94/ LordJ94

    Another young life snuffed out thanks to bullying,I myself was bullied as a child so I can relate to this story. I despise bullies!I am really sorry for that poor mother no parent should ever bury their child this really makes my blood boil I hope that school starts cracking down on that type of thing cause it is getting worse!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/DSPENCE86/ DSPENCE86

    DAMN WHERE IS HIS FATHER?
    SEE LACK OF MALE ROLE MODEL WILL CAUSE LIL BOYZ TO ACT LIKE THAT. WHEN 11 YEAR OLD NEVER THOUGHT OF SUICIDE I WAS THINKING BOUT SEGA GENISIS AND CHASING GIRL LMAO.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/KAINEmanson1/ KAINEmanson1

    AND THESE ARE THE REASONS OUR CHILDREN BRING GUNS AND S**T 2 SCHOOL! U CAN’T BLAME THE SCHOOLS…I MEAN SURE FACULTY KNOWS IT’S BULLYING GOING ON INSIDE THE BUILDING…BUT THE TEACHERS JUST LIKE THE PARENTS , WE CAN’T BE AROUND OUR CHILDREN 24HRS A DAY…AND WE CAN’T DO ANYTHING IF OUR CHILDREN DON’T TELL US WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON…SO…IT STARTS WITH THE PARENTS…HAVING GOOD COMMUNICATION SKILLS WITH OUR KIDS…AND BEING A PART OF OUR CHILDS EVERYDAY ACTIVITES…CONSTANTLY BEING IN THE KNOW…NO MATTER HOW BAD IT PISSES UR KID OFF…BOTTOM LINE HAVING A HOME WITH STRUCTURE AND DICIPLINE 1ST.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/datTxGur/ datTxGur

    it’s really sad for people to go around and pick on other people who are just like them on the inside but not out tha outside should never mean anything you could loose a real good thing out of life by judgeing why must we suffer from people who have they on problems within

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/JAISU_/ JAISU_

    SHould have pulled a columbine…..I got picked on as a kid I often thought about mass murdering those i hate wish he would have had my mental

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/theStormRyder/ theStormRyder

    In some form or another we’ve all been at a breaking point and if you haven’t then trust me the day will come. Like most on here would probably say and I could say the same that my childhood was 31 different flavors of f^cked up and to this very day we all go through something. This post didn’t mention anything about the boy’s father. Although I have no children of my own, there’s nothing that the children of my family can’t come and talk to me about and I let it be known. Sometimes all it takes is a simple “How are you doing?”.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/tnesia/ tnesia

    god please bless the family

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/ImSxyUwntMe/ ImSxyUwntMe

    This is Awful, We need to save our kids. for a child to resort to suicide, we have major problems in our society. Kids will always be kids, and from the beginning to the end of time there will always be ridicule from someone. We need to take responsibility as parents and teach our kids that the mean things people can say don’t matter, and to surround them with a loving and positive environment at home so this type of thing never happens.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/cntrylovin/ cntrylovin

    There is a problem with your comment about the guns and weapons theory. If your theory was true, then the 11-year old would have found a weapon and would have tried to kill his bully’s. The weapon theory is false do to that aspect. But now, you are right about something. It starts with the parents and that is what they dont realize these days. A child isnt just going to come to you when you’re the parent and openly talk to you. Reason being is because at that age, they have a natural-born fear to speak to anyone, let alone their parents. And especially about something as dire as this situation. They think they are going to get into trouble if they say something about it. As the parent, you need to confront your children on a daily basis. After all, that is your job as a parent. Is to take care of the child at any and all cost. Failure to do some commonly leads to suicide because you were too busy with other s**t in your life to even care about what the hell was going wrong in your child’s life. Oh btw, in a case like this, really, I’d put homicide on the parents, because I guarantee you this, she wasnt involved in his life as much as she says she was, because she clearly said, she didnt see any signs of this coming, it just happened. So she failed to prevent him from killing himself and because she wasnt as involved as she needed to be in the situation, the kid probably felt like his own mother didnt give a rats ass if he was dead or alive. Just extra fuel to the fire.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/djazz58/ djazz58

    i was bullied as a kid and i know what it feels like.i still have issues because of it
    i feel for his family..but we all know that kids are cruel to each other…very cruel

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/--KATIE--ANN/ –KATIE–ANN

    SO SAD I CANT BELIEVE THIS CRAP.. I WAS BULLIED IN SCHOOL…I KNOW HOW TO THIS KID FEELS…. LIFE IS TOO PRECIOUS…HE PLAYS FOOTBALL HE COULD AN CAREER COLLEGE BALL OR PROS….BULLYING HAVE TO STOP…..START WITH THE PARENTS….I DONT CARE WHAT BACKGROUND YOU COMES…PARENTS NEED TO HAVE TIME FOR THEIR KIDS….WHY THE SCHOOL HAVENT DONE ANYTHING ABOUT THIS OR THE BULLYING PARENTS….THATS MESSED UP …I DONT KNOW KIDS ARE SO FREAKIN VIOLENT…..

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/TriniCutie_o1/ TriniCutie_o1

    oh my goodness…My prayers go out to the mother..I couldnt imagine the pain she is going through right now….god have mercy please

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Hellokitty111/ Hellokitty111

    Looking at that this handsome boy made me want to cry. Its sad to see such a good boy do this to himself. Its sad to see how kids are these days to each other, i have a 11 year old boy and i tell him everyday about being nice to other kids. I agree alot of it starts at home, but there are times when parents do what they supposed to do and the kids still do want they want to do regardless. I hope these bullies get a wake up call and the school district. I’m glad that she was persistant with the school by calling alot but its sad that they weren’t responsive. They added more problems to the situation. My hearts go out to the families and i think there needs to be more bullying programs at the school districts.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/MissLilPeach/ MissLilPeach

    omg i really feel like crying… how can a child so young die so early??? where was the parents and teachers… im mad at them.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/K_SHAWNTA/ K_SHAWNTA

    oh my God…what is going on with this world. Everytime i log onto the computer some one’s child is dead. this has got to stop.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/sexyjai37/ sexyjai37

    This is an AWFUL AWFUL outcome of our school systems yet again letting US(parents)down. My prayers go out to the family of this young man it just brings tears to my eyes to know that our children are SUFFERING in such a manner.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/HaitianGurlLive/ HaitianGurlLive

    my heart is breaking… im crying right now.. becasue i don;t understand why it had to come to this.. i don;t understand

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/gambler94/ gambler94

    so sad

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/GenuineDRAFT713/ GenuineDRAFT713

    point those bullies out to me ill handle up on they ass real talk i hate to see young kids get bullied and he was to young to die man

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/daillestchica08/ daillestchica08

    My heart goes out to the family. Its very sad that something like that would happen.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Only_numba_1_QT/ Only_numba_1_QT

    This is so sad, its happening more and more everyday. Prayers and thoughts go out to his family; and maybe one day people will start taking this situation SERIOUSLY! Even though it should have been taken seriously a LONG time ago!

    God Bless

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/romance305/ romance305

    The children respobnsible for bullying this child should really think about their actions and what it has caused. My heart goes out to the family, my thoughts and prayers are with them.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/BugzDaBeast/ BugzDaBeast

    hats Unfortunate

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/BugzDaBeast/ BugzDaBeast

    Thats Unfortunate

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/sexycouple00/ sexycouple00

    omg….what a sad story. how did this 11yr old child even know how to hang himself? what could have stopped this? were there really anmore steps the mother couldve taken? i have so many questions for such a tragedy!!!! parents we need to get more involved in are kids lives in and out of school, because you almost never know the torment they could be encountering….GOD bless that family.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/TheTypeToWife/ TheTypeToWife

    Thats so sad & that lil boy is adorable too. It’s a hard thing to stop considering….it’s a part of growing up kids are going to pick with each other but its a matter of how to get a good handle on it

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Angelic_777/ Angelic_777

    so sad..why are kids so damn cruel? We as adults need to reach out to the children who, not only are being picked on, but the one’s committing the bullying as well. It is just absolutely insane that bullying can get to be so much that a child takes his/her own life..The cycle of bullying needs to end NOW…I will keep this family in my prayer..may God be with you in your time of sorrow..

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/sweet-love-3/ sweet-love-3

    THAT IS AWFULL. MY SYMPOTHY IS WITH HIS FAMILY. THIS BULLYING REALLY NEEDS TO STOP BECAUSE THINGS LIKE THIS WILL HAPPEN WHEN IT SHOULDN’T.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/ebonyray7/ ebonyray7

    My heart goes out to you and your family. I do understand that the words that we say to you can’t heal your pain so will send a prayer instead. Sorry for your loss . Most of the time things happen and we will never understand why but never question God . Trust me your baby knows you and your family LOVE him… As long as you know you did your part as a mother from me to you God says a job well Done… May God Bless You and Keep You Safe…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Ms_EnJoi50/ Ms_EnJoi50

    My prayers go out to the family. Bullying is terrible but we must not teach our kids to fight but rather teach them ways to have tougher skin. I don’t baby my daughter but she whins when a little kids take her toys but she is tough, she can pick her self up and move on I am a victim of bullying but as we all know that bullying doesn’t stop. until you reach 65 and retired to the point where you don’t care. People talk and that’s gonna happen but we can’t use violence as a way out but we definately can stop being enablers of our children so they won’t allow this and have tougher skin. Mammas need to love their sons but don’t love to the point where they are punks and can’t take up for themselves.Single mothers tend to do this a lot even mothers that are overbearing, We gotta get Kanye West attitude that ain’t nobody better than me and rise to our level of excellency. We are humans and are free we can do better as teachers, and parents.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/AJyAnt1/ AJyAnt1

    THIS IS WHY as parents we gotta stop chasing money and life and pay close attention to your children..DEBRIEF them when they come home, see what on their minds….Because the KILLING FIELDS we call American schools has failed our children. OH YEAH!!!!!TEACH YOUR CHILDREN HOW TO FIGHT AND FIGHT TO THE DEATH!!!!I teach my children to not worry about the school, but defend yourself.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/luvnk/ luvnk

    My son had been bully a lot in the pass and he use to keep to himself on how it is bothering him. I talk to him about all the time and he is starting open up. I put him in a self defense class and wouldn’t you know he had to use and laid that bully out on his a$$. I was very proud of him and now this kid is trying to be my son’s friend now.
    I feel for this mom and if you don’t step in and try to help something this terrible will happen.
    My heart, thoughts and prayers go out to this mom.
    And to the parents who know their kids are bullies SHAME ON YOU FOR LETTING THEM BE THE PUNKS THEY ARE.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/AJyAnt1/ AJyAnt1

    MOST BULLYS ARE PUNKS….
    I used to get bullied by the neighborhood bully. He had the whole complex in fear. Til oneday I fought him back, and the whole hood came out to watch me SMASH him…..He didnt bully anymore after that…Infact he’s a preacher now.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/1BadPrincess/ 1BadPrincess

    My heart goes out to the family, I used to be a victim of bullying so I know how it feels, at the same time overtime my parents taught me how to overcome that! I just wish someone would have helped this young man, God be with him. I agree that the bullying has to stop!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/M0M0_S0_PURDI/ M0M0_S0_PURDI

    Lord have mercy and bless this family for their loss.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/why_me4/ why_me4

    This is beyond terrible. I’m wiping away tears because the child’s school didn’t care enough to do something. I’m not a parent, but a loving auntie. and any chance i get i ask my nephew(6) what’s on his mind, what is he thinking. My prayers not only go out to this young boy’s soul and family, but also to the children that partake in this bullying. Sticks and stones do break bones, but there is much power in tongue.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/BlackTomCruise2/ BlackTomCruise2

    man I never woulda thought that suicide could even cross the mind of a 11yr old…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Poeticsistah617/ Poeticsistah617

    My heart and energy go out to this family for their loss. This bullying and taunting indeed needs to end. People dont realize how bad words can hurt. I was bullied too and to this day I can remember it.My heart is truly with this family. many blessings.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/FocusedIn07/ FocusedIn07

    That is so tragic…my prayers go out to Carl’s family. I can’t imagine how cruel someone could be to drive an 11-year-old to do such a thing.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/kaikai7/ kaikai7

    Very sad and tragic that this happened. I wish that schools ,parents and children would take this issue more seriously and address it.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/chocolaht/ chocolaht

    My heart is so sad right now, because as an adult, i have considered suicide.. no job, overweight, single, black female….wow… In the world we live in NOONE, especially a baby, should feel so hopeless.
    MY prayers goes out to this family, his friends AND to ALL the other souls who feel like this little brother felt… wow…. im speechless…
    Adults need to take a stand and talk to children and encourage them to love…not ridicule and hate…
    What has this world come to???

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/mentalstimulation75/ mentalstimulation75

    i think whats sad and tragic is that parents are not teaching these kids manners and respect…the parents are just as much to blame as these terrorizing kids are. My prayers go out to this family and all the kids who suffer from these kids who have NO HOME TRAINING. The behavior of todays society is so barbaric and down right inhumane. its pathetic…..and we wonder why todays world is the way it is…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/lorica182003/ lorica182003

    Bullying for kids now a days are worse. If a kid tells the teacher they bully gets angrier and does something even worse, to a point where the kid my react out of anger, or in this case death. They need to do something more about bullying before it takes another life either on the victim’s end or the bully’s end.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/ChocolateDelight01/ ChocolateDelight01

    omg… what is happening too our children??? my heart goes out to the family u sincerely have my condolences…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/andrewells134/ andrewells134

    Huh? give me a break, we live in a police state. We all know that dissaplin is none existan in public schools, we all know that ours teachers who once had real power, are nothing more underpaid baby sitters. The kids dont get dissplin at home, or at school. School is a damn mad house not a place of learning. Its all by design, they want our kids to fail, they dont want our kids to live long enough to reach success. Give the teachers the power to spank some butts, and all of you mothers who think your kids dont do dirt, and wont allow anyone to spank your bad azz kids, They should make you pay $50 a hr, for every time they are sent do detention, or to the office for behaving badly. I am 49 yrs old i have never, when we were in school any teacher could put you in check if you were out of pocket, anywhere on school property, then you got another beat down if they teacher sent home a note. Today your own kids will call the police on you if you spank them, what a joke. If the teachers had the power i feel this kid would be alive today.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/SuzyQ38/ SuzyQ38

    My prayers go out to this little boy’s family and also to the families of the children responsible for bullying him. I can’t imagine how those mothers are feeling right now, knowing their child is indirectly responsible for another childs death. As parents, it is OUR responsibility to ensure our children understand how to treat people. Of course, they aren’t going to get along with every other kid they meet, but they have to be taught that bullying is never a solution. The whole situation is just so incredibly sad, my heart hurts………

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/rockwilder1911/ rockwilder1911

    Just because your life sucks u cannot compare yourself to this child! you are a adult so u have control over your destiny a child doesnt no better. He probaly didnt have a father figure but if are over weight stop eating so much,you dont have a job mcdonalds always needs somebody what does being black got to do with u being fat and lazy you had your chance this child will never get his! get a life i have no sympathy for u! what the hell you doing on here anyway if your fat,single and not employed! directed towards comment at 4:23pm

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/GrownNSexy818/ GrownNSexy818

    This is such a sad story…and he was such a beautiful little boy. My condolences to his family.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/KiSsEsDoNtLiE627/ KiSsEsDoNtLiE627

    Why is the mother so calm?????

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/NoPaperGangstas/ NoPaperGangstas

    I have studies the suicides rates of black americans. To be honest one of the main reason that black commit suicide in america is because they don’t feel like they fit in their peer groups or into white society. Bullying does make it worst, espcially if you attend a majorily white school and you are picked on because you don’t fit in because you are black. There is no details about what kind of school the student or who picked on him. The only facts being reported is that he committed suicide because he was picked on in general. I would like to know where he got the ideal to committe suicide, he must of learned it somewhere. I don’t place the blame on nobody (not even the kids who bullied him). When you start to place the blame on someone, fingers get pointed back right at the person who is blaming. No one did nothing about the bullying so everyone should point the finger at themselves.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/kenyattaa79/ kenyattaa79

    Another child gone due to violence!!! WTF is going on with our children these days. Parents and or guardians pleace sit with your kids, friends, nieces, nephews, grandchildren or whom ever and talk to them and so what if you think your child is innocent. Kids act different when the adult is around. We are already going thru a depression worrying about our finances now gotta worry about the safety of our kids

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/tonytouch28/ tonytouch28

    Most children who are bullies have one of two things goin on at home. They are either being ignored or they are being treated like they are so much better than everyone else. This again is the parents fault PERIOD. Teaching you children to be respectful and respected starts at home not when they get on the bus. My condolences to this woman and her family.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/TIFFBOZERZ/ TIFFBOZERZ

    aww…po0or baby….

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/shawdii_Lo/ shawdii_Lo

    damnnnnnnn. family dont look sad though da hell iz up wit dat?

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/LeroyG1/ LeroyG1

    kids now a days aint built like they used to. To much consuling in school. A bully picks on you you learn to fight. Thats how it was but now people are p***y. A 11 yr old kills his self. Just think how many bullies are now your friends as you get older. this makes no sence. he hasn’t even had his little heart broken yet come on people toughen your kids up. Black kids used to be called n****r and beat by white kids an still didn’t kill them selfs. You people should be ashamed

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/BigDiva40/ BigDiva40

    I have four wonderful, but not perfect children.At an early age I taught them that bullying was wrong and to treat your fellow man with respect. But I also taught them to defend themselves and to come to me if they ever had problems. Most parents know what type of behaviors their children exhibit, some are aware that they are bullies and do nothing. If this was the reason for his suicide then we have to have heart to heart talks with our children. This isn’t a race issue, this could have been any child. I hope we all remember to keep an open-mind when you leave comments on this subject.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/treasurecat03isme/ treasurecat03isme

    yeah thats good and all leroyg1 but that never solves anything. its other kids parents that dont teach their children manners at home or they may even gettin their ass beat at home all the time and thats all they know how to do. i mean if ur child aint the kind of child that would even want to fight, you just gon make them fight? hell no. honestly it would’ve been a situation between me and that kid’s parent(s).

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/bigkat25/ bigkat25

    This is something that happens on a daily bases all around the world. I was a victim of being bullyed. I was the fat kid that everybody picked on. I was a light skinned african american female and everybody picked on me. It was hard to go to school and run home crying everyday. My mother finally said baby who are you more scared of me or them calling you fat? Yes it was tough love but I was strong enough to go to school the next day and say thanks for the compliment when they call me fat. Now all of thoses same people respect me for being strong and like to hang around me. All I can say is to be strong. Some situations are worse off then mine but a little help goes a long way.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/csmooth0809/ csmooth0809

    The dummy who wrote the article didn’t even say what town did this happen in. 124 northampton ave yea that’s telling us.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/kashia00/ kashia00

    I know alot of kids that are bullies at school and at home they appear to be perfect angels. Parents need to ask teachers more questions and actually attend conferences. This story is unbearable to hear and my heart goes out to the family. As a young child i was suicidal also, as a matter of fact i attempted on two separate occasions. Counselors at school dont listen good enough.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/downsouthplaygu/ downsouthplaygu

    It is very sad that this little boy went through that…i know that he felt the only way out was death…im sadden by this…bullyin needs to stop! my thoughts and prays goes out to his family…may GOD be with yall.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/GORE32/ GORE32

    I AM SORRY WHAT HAPPEN,,

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/mizz_hennyc/ mizz_hennyc

    This a really horrible thing that anybody should have 2 go thru…my heart goes out 2 the mother n family

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/chriswife20/ chriswife20

    this is so sad i feel real bad for his family

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/black_chic2/ black_chic2

    Omg he is such a handsome little boy God bless the family that very sad.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Rene2009/ Rene2009

    very sorry to see a good looking young kid did this to himself.

    this is sad

    makes me sad

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/FilipinaMaMii101/ FilipinaMaMii101

    Awww thats sooo sad. The kids who were bullying him should be charged or something and need to stop that for real.I feel bad for his family.God bless his family

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/brieman2002/ brieman2002

    God bless this little man and his family, especislly his mother who i know is in soo much pain.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/THEBUSINESSDRAC/ THEBUSINESSDRAC

    Unfortunate, yes. However, what didn’t his family instill in him that would make him consider that option? Who’s to say that it wasn’t a mixture of school incidents and how life that pushed the youngster over the edge? I don’t know what was going through the young boy’s mind, yet as a parent it is difficult for me to believe that the family did everything possible to protect the boy against what he may have been going through. As I watch the video I can’t help but notice that there aren’t any men with the family. People believe it or not a strong male role model is very inportant and ladies, if you don’t have one in you life, that doesn’t mean your child can’t have one in theirs.

    TheBusinessdrac

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/bosslady637/ bosslady637

    first i am soo sorry for the mother’s lost. i feel like it’s up to us as parents to teach our kids that bulling is unacceptable it can affect people lives. some people pay more attention to other thing then there kids and that need to stop we as parents need to stand up and take control of our kids. and not let mtv or bet or hollywood raise our kids. we need to take the timeout and spend time with our kids and show them morals and responsibility. God Bless that Woman and Family i Pray that god Heals her heart.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/jovonne_taylor/ jovonne_taylor

    I feel real bad for the family. He seemed like a bright little kid. I’m sorry for your lost. God be with you all and i’ll keep your family in my prayers.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/almstpoetic/ almstpoetic

    this breaks my heart. An 11yr old child commits suicide because he is being bullied…wow, he didn’t even start really living. Just sad…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/BrickyardQue/ BrickyardQue

    Wow I was so sad after reading this article and seeing the news brief. Tears began to roll down my face..I was bullyed when i was younger and I know how this kid must of felt. I grew up and got quite big and strong played football @ a major University but I never forgot the things i went through as a child being terriorized by a couple of other boys. I see them now and the roles are completely reversed. This is one of the reasons that we as strong black men that have overcome alot of lifes hurdles have to reach back and give something back to help our young black boys. We have a responsibility!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/PrettyBrown61/ PrettyBrown61

    As much as this saddens me to read this..(full of tears) Im really sorry for your lost. I will keep you and your family in my prayers..

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Stan_Vinyl/ Stan_Vinyl

    R.I.P little man, I wish I were your dad, you would definitely still be here because I would protect you!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/BamaBeauty85/ BamaBeauty85

    It pains me to read that this intelligent young child’s life ended all because some children have insecurities about themselves and resort to inflicting their emotional issues on other children. I think that it’s total BS that the school seemingly refuse to do anything to resolve the situation including ignoring the mother’s repeated phone calls. I think that children who insist on bullying others should be shipped off to a prison and see what it’s like to feel the way that they make other innocent children feel. I know that he was really hurt by the situation. Going to school everyday just to get his feelings hurt and then to see that the school officials refused to do anything about it. My heart and prayers go out to the mother and family of Carl. I can’t tell you I know how you feel because I’ve never lost a child but just know that you have people put here praying for you and your family to make it through this. God bless you all.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/creamidelite/ creamidelite

    This is such a sad story. A child taking their life is something horrible. What are the parents teaching there kids that it is okay to bully other people. That is not right. We should be teaching these children how to build eachother up and not tear eachother down. This has truly sadden me my heart and prayers go out for the mother. I think that the children who bully others should know that there are consequences for their actions and that it will not be tolerated. Put them where they belong and I say a dentenion home. This is not right and it is incredibly sad. This just makes you feel so sad, my heart goes out.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/jsmith81/ jsmith81

    R.I.P little man my prayers are with you all keep your head up and know that God will take care of you.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Sincerely36/ Sincerely36

    It saddens my heart to hear when a child is lost but especially when suicide becomes the last alternative for a child to consider when he/she can’t take being bullied or just feeling they are not worthy to live in this society. My prayers are for you and your family. GOD heals all. A beautiful son, friend, classmate and soul will be missed…God Bless

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/honeybeekita/ honeybeekita

    OMG!!!! I can’t beleive that this happened to this young man and his family. I think that the kids that do the bullying should have to pay the price and should have to deal with some kind of punishment. The schools are not doing their job to protect these kids in todays society. I will keep u and ur family in my prayers.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/WisdomnKnwledge/ WisdomnKnwledge

    Sue the school! Period.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Laidie_Kisses/ Laidie_Kisses

    My prayers are with his family… I pray the peace of God upon them.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/MMMMGOOD2EAT/ MMMMGOOD2EAT

    my prayers are wit u and ur family. God will heal all your wounds. This is an eye opener fro me. My daughter is being bullied at school by some other girls. I have to leave work pretty much everyday to try to go and deal with the problems. like one member said on here the schools are supposed to protect our kids when we arent there to do it. then something like this happens. whats next? T o the family, keep yourheads up and our prayers are with you

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/AIRFORCEMOMMY/ AIRFORCEMOMMY

    wow…this is just sad! wonder if the bullies feel like big shots now that they have caused this young man to kill himself!!!!! oh god…the pain this child was in! this has to STOP!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/IamDale/ IamDale

    I know this school, my 2 girls are enrolled, this happened because the Adminstration is a racist white b***h! We’ve had words and she has me banned from the grounds. The worst part, the man who created this school is the leader of Spfld’s Urban league, who refuse to deal with the school… HENRY THOMAS! This might just be the first of more bad things to come. The worst part is I know this child and his mother… GOD REST HIM AND MUCH RESPECT TO THE FAMILY!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/mrs_northside/ mrs_northside

    KEEP YOUR HEAD UP! REMEMBER U R MORE THAN A CONQUEROR THRU CHRIST AND THIS BATTLE IS NOT YOURS IT’S THE LORDS! I KNOW IT MAY SEEM EASIER SAID THAN DONE BUT I PRAY FOR U AND UR FAMILY!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/tan32tan/ tan32tan

    You know, kids these days deal with issues you and I have grown up with and ten times more. The bullied and the bullies all have issues that need to be addressed consistently. I agree with those who lay the blame on the school because in this situation the bully seemed to have been identified by the parent and child on a regular basis… What did the school do in order stop this behavior, why did it persist? But I wonder if the parent was talking to her child, the victim, consistently. My child was bullied in elementary school, and when I found out, I addressed my child first. I then addressed the school and the guidance counselor called a meeting with myself and the bully’s parents and thenm I addressed them. But out of all the addressing that I did, I believe that the most important person I spoke with was my daughter! Where the bully was tearing down her self esteem, I built it up higher than it had been before. I made her realize her worth, instilled it in her! We have to make our best effort everywhere in situations like these, starting in the home. Create an environment where your child feels comfortable with talking to you, create an environment in your child’s school to where they know you, and address these issues of self-esteem early and often so that no matter what anyone says about your child, the basis of the priceless worth can’t be penetrated…no matter what. I am so sorry for this family’s loss. May his young spirit rest in peace…finally.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/shuntashay/ shuntashay

    Jehovah in the name of Jesus Christ bless this child to a resurrection when Jesus comes. The stresses of this life have caused this beautiful young man to take his own life before it even started. Carl Walker didn’t know what he was doing Lord when he did this act. I know Jehovah you will take care of him now. I pray to you Jehovah to give this young man another opportunity to live and to serve you. I say this prayer in the name of your son Jesus. Amen.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/MsRain_/ MsRain_

    my comment is to you dale you said your girls go to this school and the “Administration is a racist” why continue to allow your kids to go through these things it’s sad the lil’boy took his life but you as a parent if your child is coming to you with a problem at school and you’ve gone to the school more then once to resolve the problem and it never seems to fade maybe you should try seeking help from someone higher up or simply enroll your kid into another school it may be risky or take you out your regular routine but it’s well worth your kids life and respect

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/bigdaddy000006/ bigdaddy000006

    Its a sad day when our youth see no other way out than too take their own lives. Where was school staff. if the bullying was to that extent then, the school officials should have picked up on it. My heart goes out to the family of the youth. I am a therapist at a residential treatment facility and have witnessed bullying and the effects that it has on our youths. EVERYONE, MUST take a stand against bullying. Now if a kid takes the matter into his own hands then he/she is considered a delinquent or his sotry makes the front page. How funny that our newspapers and news stations are quick to bring out the negative of what victimes do to protect themselves.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Miiz_CoUrTn3Y99/ Miiz_CoUrTn3Y99

    wow this is sad..i kno i was bullied in school and it is a terrible thing and i still think schools dont take it serious enough..they just brush it off their shoulders. but it is a serious situation that need to be delt with. God bless that fine young man and his family. RIP

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/chicashelley/ chicashelley

    this i horrible..my son was a victim of a bully .. he had to have 5 stitches in his head and a broken leg bone i went to the school and rectified the problem with the other parents and the principle.. i wish we could stop it from happening .. we can it starts at home and should never end spanking never hurt anyone

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/stasia2008/ stasia2008

    it’s heart breaking to hear that and my heart gos out to the child and family. KISSES

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/TAY_BABII_1234/ TAY_BABII_1234

    THiiSz iiSz REAL SAD MY PRAYSz GO OUT THiiSz FAMiiLY

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/True2Me-79/ True2Me-79

    I can not tell u how my heart is bleeding for the carl”s family, every day we see this and when someone losses a child our eyes open more, we need to take a minute as parents and help stop this so we do not have to read about another child. My blessing our there for his family.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/1nina2-u/ 1nina2-u

    Many humans are becoming humanoids, human in appearance but lacking emotion or spirit. Why another human being would think that it is okay to bully someone is something that no one can truely answer. My heart bleeds for this man child that felt his only option was to take his on life.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/TRINI-ARAB/ TRINI-ARAB

    IF THE SCHOOL AND ADMINISTRATION DOESN’T HELP THE STUDENTS AT ALL CLOSE THE SCHOOL DOWN TAKE THE ADMINISTRATION TO COURT OR MARCH KEEP YOUR CHILDREN OUT SO THEY LOSE FUNDS.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/binky123/ binky123

    The school administration is not to blame. They did not bear or raise those bullies. I live for the time when people stop just having kids and RAISE them. Your children are a reflection of you and your home. If they are poorly behaved… IT IS YOUR FAULT AS THE PARENT!!! The hands of school employees are so tied that these sorts of things are inevitable. Most schools and districts have policies that are the results of parent’s complaints and constant threats of litigation. Students are not held responsible for their behaviors at home because of poor parenting. They are NOT ALLOWED to be punished at school, you cannot take away recess, field trips,or class activities as consequence for bad behaviors. Teachers are not allowed to spank, yell, demand sentences or extra work as punishment. So what gets done NOT A THING. A student at a school that I worked at lived in the neighborhood and on a weekend broke into the school grounds trashed several classrooms including her own,smearing paint and feces all over the walls, breaking windows etc. Her consequence was a 5 day suspension and she was moved to another classroom within the same school. What sort of message does that send? To her, To the rest of the students in the school. Sue the school, Sue the school Who in the heck sues people for being BAD PARENTS!!!!!!I am sick when I think of how much money I spent on my education to become a teacher, the love that I have for the profession and my students and how hateful and irresponsible people are with their children and the results. Please understand If people do not start realizing that it is YOUR responsibility to RAISE your children and the school’s job to EDUCATE your children, people who REALLY want to give back and help out by teaching will get tired of you spitting in their faces and find something else to do and what you will have left to pick from will be crazies and pedophiles because decent people will not want this job.
    “binky has now left the soapbox”

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/AimlessMindset/ AimlessMindset

    How dare anyone say his mother isto blame for her sons actions? she did what a parent is supposed to do…she was involved in her sons schooling and did the best she could to protect him. At some point schools have to protect children. I went through this as a child and my parents fought for me and luckily the white admin was scared of my mom (lol) and they stepped up to the plate.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/binky123/ binky123

    I am so very sad that such a beautiful little boy is dead , it makes me sick God bless his Mom and Dad in this awful time

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/binky123/ binky123

    Not HIS MOM!!The mother(s) of those doing the bullying
    Sorry if that wasn’t clear.

    I’m glad that your parents stood up for you, but I also hope that them “bullying” the white principal did not have adverse consequences for those who followed you….that’s usually what happens

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/mzkibou/ mzkibou

    Amen to what binky123 said. People need to pay more attention on raising kids and start teaching them wrong from right and everyone is equal. It’s sad that only people pay attention to things they should already know when things get bad. His Family is in my prayers.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/missfLysociety87/ missfLysociety87

    This is very sad. :(

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Ykuisha21/ Ykuisha21

    My heart goes out to not only the family but also to the child, whos life was cut short!! Do to bulling, people may think that it isn’t serious but it really is..

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/nununu10/ nununu10

    i am very sorry for your lost.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/LadyJoka23/ LadyJoka23

    this hurts me. im 18, just out of high school and i have witness these things, not first hand, but to others. i was also a part of a teen ran program in worcester massachusetts called HOPE that would address the city council on what OUR needs were as teenagers and children. one thing brought up was free mental health care. this, this right here is a prime example of why there should be free health care, especially in massachusetts. God bless that family and never give up on making right. we can help these children get through and help others stop the bullying

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/princessmia01/ princessmia01

    thats so sad..poor baby!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/isiah_b/ isiah_b

    Thats crazy man i feel for them

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/original24/ original24

    I was once bullied in elementary school and it pains me every time I wake up in the morning knowing that am getting ready to face the same problems but by the Grace of God I got through this and became the man I am today… I seek help from the elderly but no one took me seriously because I was young. I can see exactly what this young man was going through and I pray that God will accept him with open arms… And mothers need to teach their children to accept others the way they are because we all have faults and not everyone is perfect so instead of bullying them you can actually defend them… How sad…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/BiggBoipimpin/ BiggBoipimpin

    may God hold u close and take ya child away from the life of pain and fear

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/QuteNThickMa702/ QuteNThickMa702

    I agree with Mzkibou. People really do need to start teaching their kids right from wrong. Thas whats wrong with the world today. Most of the kids that pick on others are the main kids that arent taught how to love themselves. Somewhere they are hurting inside so they pick on others to feel better. Im really upset that this happended. I do understand how it feels to be bullied cuz I was a victim of it and still am…..it just in a different way cuz Im grown now. My brother was about to kill himself because people made fun of him cuz he was fat and had “man breast” or whateva you call em. They would laugh at him and ask him if he a boy or a girl and call him gay. Thats enough to make anybody go crazy. I’m going to keep this family in my prayers. I know this is hard for them and I’m sorry that their son lost his life over other peoples ignorance. May God bless this family. We are all here for you.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/babybluebb22026/ babybluebb22026

    My paryers go out to them i know how it feels and i have have thought about killing myself as well but thats a little boy it never should have went that far

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/mzdetroit723/ mzdetroit723

    my prayers goes out to the family…..parents need to take bullying serious and teach their children that its wrong to hurt people mentally or physically.it hurts a child to endure this situation daily but we as parent have to teach our kids that words are just words. and its important to teach our kids that they can talk to us about anything.parents also need to adjust the problem as it occurs.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/LadyZeta/ LadyZeta

    I had the same problem with bullying with my sons. I called the teachers, school, and the school headquarters, Finally, I just called the police. Your child has a right to go to school without being a target. It was to a point where my son couldn’t go to the bathroom without being jumped by 2 or more kids. The school had a duty to protect that boy, and the family has a multi-million dollar lawsuit that she would easily win. God Bless that family.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/adoozie/ adoozie

    it’s not just parents that need to teach there children. the TEACHERS need to learn to step up instead of over looking actions in school. we live in a world where its no longer as simple as “they’re just kids”

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/SensualElluzion/ SensualElluzion

    Crazy the saying kids are cruel is so true. And this goes on everywhere my poor lil use to get picked on because she’s a Giant for her age she’s 6’2 and just turned 13yrs old.

    Damn shame I had to tell her next time she got picked on to hit whoever was the ring leader of the joke fest.

    Well she did as big brother told her hit the girl and ran home didn’t stay to see she knocked the lil girl out who was half her size. Upon which she was suspend from school and my mother called me up and cussed me out when she told her I told her to do it. But like I told my mother I bet that lil girl or nobody ever bothers her again I was right!

    Wasn’t exactly good older sibling advice 101 but it got the job done…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/blacksuga09/ blacksuga09

    MAY GOD BE WITH YOUR FAMILY. ITS HAD TO UNDERSTAND A PERSON KILLING THEMSELVES, BUT A CHILD. GOD BLESS YOU BABY. MAY GOD BE WITH THIS FAMILY. ITS HARD TO UNDERSTAND A DEATH BUT GOD WILL COMFORT YOU. MY HEART IS ACHING BECAUSE I HAVE A 10 AND 12 YEAR OLD, I TEACH THEM NOT TO BULLY OR PICK AT PEOPLE. GOD BLESS YOU FAMILY.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/missluv24/ missluv24

    I THINK THAT THERE SHOULD BE A MANDATORY PROGRAM FOR PARENTS WHO DONT TEACH THEIR CHILDREN RIGHT FROM WRONG.CHILDREN ARE VESSELS..AND THE WILL SOAK UP WHATEVER IS TAUGHT IN THE HOME BEFORE ANYTHING.EVEN IF THEY GO A STRAY,THEY WILL ALWAYS RESORT BACK TO THE HEART AND THE HEART IS WHERE HOME IS.PPL DONT TAKE THE TIME TO SHOW THEIR CHILDREN MENTAL NECESSITIES;HOW TO ACT,SPEAK,HOW TO BE POLITE,HOW TO TREAT A BOY OR A GIRL,HOW SCHOOL IS IMPORTANT,WHAT TO SAY,WHAT NOT TO SAY,HOW MAKING SOMEONE FEEL BAD ABOUT THEMSELVES IS COSTLY..AND THEN THEY WANT TO SEND THEM OUT INTO SOCIETY WITH THE SAME EMPTY VESSEL THEY CAME INTO THE WORLD WITH,LEAVING THE STREETS AS THEIR ONLY SOURCE OF KNOWLEDGE.AN IDLE MIND IS THE DEVIL’S PLAYGROUND..THATS SO SAD.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Gbaby216/ Gbaby216

    THAT SOUND CRAZY, HOW WOULD A 11 YEAR OLD KNOW HOW TO HANG HIMSELF THATS WEIRD I DON’T EVEN KNOW HOW TO HANG MYSELF.
    GOD BLESS THE FAMILY!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/DaintyJen/ DaintyJen

    this is so sad…….how many kids gotta kill themselves or shoot up public places for people to actually take this serious?

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/LET-GO-LET-GOD/ LET-GO-LET-GOD

    IT SO SAD THAT HE HAD TO TAKE HIS ON LIVE BECAUSE OF OTHER STUDENT DONT KNOW HOW TO ACT AND DONT HAVE NO RESPECT FOR OTHER MOST OF THESE KIDS WHO ARE BEING BULLYING SOMETIMES ARE SCARED TO TELL MY HEART GOES OUT TO HIS MOTHRE BECAUSE I NEVER LOST A CHILD BUT I DONT KNOW WHAT I WILL DO WITH OUT THEM AND THEM KIDS THAT WAS BULLYING HE NEED SOME KIND OF TROUBLE BECAUSE I FEEL THAT IF YAL LEFT HIM ONLY HIS MOTHER WOULD OF STILL HAD HER CHILD MAY GOD BLESS YOU MS.WALKER GOD WANT PUT TO MUCH ON YOU THAT YOU CANT BEAR

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/tri_d/ tri_d

    May God Bless You And Keep You

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Eyesix/ Eyesix

    That’s very hard to hear. God Bless the Kid, and him family. I hope something will change how bullying is dealt with.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/lady_dt/ lady_dt

    its so sad that kids have to resort to killing themselves or killing other kids because of bullying. and the sad part is even if the kids go to a teacher or their parents, most adults dont take it serious enough to stop it. god bless ur family, u all r in my prayers

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Dreamgirl81/ Dreamgirl81

    my parys go out to the family of the boy that felt like had to kill himslef let that teach everyone that bullying is a real problem and it will not go away in till we do something about it

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Kandyeyez18/ Kandyeyez18

    My heart goes out to the family..I feel so sad..I dnt have any kids but I dnt want to them to ever feel like they have to kill themselves..I have nieces n nephew that go to skool..I try to talk to them about bullying and being bullied..ITs wrong..The skools need to do something about this kind of situation..To have a child kill himself is serious..:( AGAIN MY HEART GOES OUT TO THE FAMILY..

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/CaliFemme23/ CaliFemme23

    Awww, I dont even know what to say…I have an 11 year old myself and I couldnt take it if she had to take her life, I would take it as her mother, that I had failed to make her feel safe and secure.Her son didnt feel ‘protected’…and if the kids were calling him gay, the mother should have pulled him out of that school immediately…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Eric-2-sexy/ Eric-2-sexy

    am i the only that thinks this is a bit suspicous that the mom seems to have no emotions the way she tells the story. i think he was murdered, thats just me. feel free to disagree or criticize my opinion.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Tinkerbell281/ Tinkerbell281

    I am lifting this family in myprayers. I too endured bullying while in middle school. Its very hard to cope with I just hope children out there realize that thisis very serious and can hurt people. The saying “sticks and stones my break my bones, but words will never hurt me” are not true because words do hurt. Parents let’s talk to these kids its our duty. Prayers and blessings to the family

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Shar_Shar/ Shar_Shar

    I cant even click off this page without leaving a comment. This story is so sad and also very touching. My condolences go out to this family. No one and I MEAN no one should have to go through this. Just like they said on the clip, that adults also go through bullying on the job. It cost me my job working at the school last year. I was the one being made shame in front of other co-workers. But you know what? That wasnt meant for me. That taught me a valuable lesson to stand up for myself.

    I pray this boy’s mother and the rest of his family gets through this. Where I am from its the same way. Kids get bullied and no one says anything about it. Everyone is family and they know each other because I am from a small town. Imagine being from a small town where at school bullying goes on, its worse. I have seen parents come to school behind their children being teased and something is done but its not effective. Those kids stay getting teased. I used to get teased all through school. But those same people who did are not doing too good now.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Karianne/ Karianne

    May you be smiling and happy in Heaven. No one will taunt or threaten you again.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/FABOLOUS_QUEEN276/ FABOLOUS_QUEEN276

    my heat goes out the family i don’t that kids should ever have to face bullying and there are a lot of kids out there that bullying other kids. and its wrong i have a 10 year old and if my kids come to me and say momma someone is bullying me that it i make it my duty to confront the school the board of education and everyone because i don’t want to wake up one morning and learned my kid took his cause bullying i think that is the hardest things parents have to face. we parents need to take a stand against bullying.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/african_queen_2011/ african_queen_2011

    R.I.P baby boy carl
    my condolence and prayers goes
    out to the family may god rest his soul in peace amen…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/MZ_AR1/ MZ_AR1

    OKAY IM HAVING A FEW ISSUES WITH THIS…ONE THE MOTHER HAS NO EMOTIONS OVER HER SONS DEATH AND IF SHE KNEW HER SON WAS BEING BULLIED FOR AWHILE, WHY NOT TRANSFER HIM TO ANOTHER SON! IM SORRY BUT IF MY DAUGHTER COMES TO ME AND SAY MOMMY IM BEING BULLIED SOME ACTIONS WILL BE TAKING UNTIL THINGS GET RESOLVED! I AM GOING TO PRAY FOR THIS FAMILY FOR THEIR LOST BUT THINGS JUST DONT MAKE SENSE!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Lil_Flirt732/ Lil_Flirt732

    What part of the newsclip gave anyone ANY indication that this child was murdered? An 11 year old CHILD hanged himself! Isnt that bad enough without you accusing the child’s mother of murder based on ABSOLUTELY NOTHING????

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/divadarkness2/ divadarkness2

    IM LIKE YOU, MY ASS WOULD BE IN THAT SCHOOL EVERYDAY EVEN IF I HAD TO GET SOMEONE TO WATCH MY CHILDREN YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT, IT WOULD BE DONE, NOW I KNOW WE CANT ALWAYS TAKE OFF FROM WORK, BUT THERE ARE METHODS THAT WE CAN TAKE, I WOULD HAVE TO THE SCHOOL ON NOTICE FOR THIS, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF SHE HAD A PAPER TRAIL OF LETTERS THAT SHE HAD WRITTEN TO THE SCHOOL, AND DID SHE EVER MEET WITH THE PARENTS THAT WERE BULLY HER SON? I AM SORRY TO HEAR THIS CAUSE BLACK KIDS ARE NOT KNOWN FOR THIS, AND DID SHE TAKE HIM FOR ANY HELP WHETHER SHE SAW OR NOT, SOMETHING IS JUST NOT RIGHT, BUT WE CANT BRING HER SON BACK, JUST LET HIM REST IN PEACE, BUT HE DIDNT HAVE TO GO OUT LIKE THAT, SOMEONE SHOULD HAVE TAUGHT HIM HOW TO KNOCK THE S**T OUT OF THAT BULLY

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Txsjigsaw/ Txsjigsaw

    Man I don’t know what to say except that i will pray for that lil soldiers family somthin or someone could have prevented this and its just so sad that a young life was wasted.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/yolanda1022/ yolanda1022

    It’s a shame kids can’t even go to school, I feel for that little boy suicide is not the answer….. where in the hell was the mother and why didn’t she know that her son was being bullied, eyebrow raise on that, these damn kids is out of control they have no respect what so ever.. My prayers goes out to the mother, we as parents need to do something there so much going, and there is no excuse on why a kid is being bullied.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Cryss48/ Cryss48

    just because she isn’t showing emotions doesn’t mean that something fishy is/was happening. the mother is in SHOCK!! we all process shock ad grief in very different ways. right now,she is showing immeasurable strength, just to be able to talk about it. i wonder how well any of us would hold up on finding a loved one in that situation. for anyone to think that she took her son’s life is totally beyond comprehension. judge ye not, lest ye be judged…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/kyndra89/ kyndra89

    how bout..this s**t is ridiculous..this lil boi is gone because of some kid f**king jerks..aaint no kids will be kids..and if i was his mother my child would have ben removed from that school hellas ago or i damn sure would have made it clear to every lil muthaf**k that f**ked with my baby that it aaint gon continue….

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/koffee_brown21/ koffee_brown21

    Everyone has their own way of grieving, but the mother was a little too composed for my liking.. If my child killed themselves over being bullied I would be raising HELL!

    If my baby came to me and told me they were being bullied and they felt helpless, you best believe my child would be home schooled or something, because this is ridicoulus..

    I don’t know why children are so mean, but things have got to change if baby’s are taking their own lives because of this..

    My prayers go out to Carl and his family..

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/APRILKG428/ APRILKG428

    It just has to stop, the effects of bullying are not as simple as they used to be, children are too smart, they know too much, and they know how to end their life when it gets to be too much for them, the reactions and repercussions of bullying are just way out of hand, and there are too many young lives being taken from us. It has to stop and there really needs to be reinforcement on the issue, we can say it needs to stop but what is actually going to be done about it?!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/dat-1stl_gurl/ dat-1stl_gurl

    the momis not even crying and hurt to the eye no one is that strong she may have something to do with it

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Daysha80_Betrayed/ Daysha80_Betrayed

    As a single mother myself, you want your child to be in the in crowd and popular so you do what you can to make them shine, you dont want your child to a gangsta wanna be but you certainly dont want them to be bullied, like it or a not woman cant teach a boy how to be a man, she can say it, but you have to lead by example, and we are not men, a man needs to step up and show these boys how to handle the day to day crap, my son has his dad in his life for that simple reason, that lil boy felt like he couldnt fight back so he killed himself, or he prob would have ended up taking a few others with him too. There should be 0 tolerance for this kind of thing in school, but too many ppl just think oh he will get over it, kids will be kids, but some wounds cant and will never heal.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/curt896/ curt896

    Im Sorry!To Read The Story!Im 35yrs Old,When I Acted Out In School,My Teacher Dealt With My Ass!When I Got Home My Big Sister Dealt With Me,I Ask Her To This Day,How She Knew?We Attended Different Schools.lol But School System Is A Mess,Because The COURT’S System Have A Say Now!You Cant Pray,You Cant Hit A Child In School!!But Have You Been To A Elementry School Lately?Teacher’s Are Jailer’s Now!Im Sorry!GOD,Our “FATHER” Please Help These Kid’s And The Teacher’s,Protect Them! AMEN!!!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Divas_Inc_Management/ Divas_Inc_Management

    That’s what happens when teacher and school administrators don’t take bullying seriously. Nobody exepect all of the children to like each other, but the need to learn a level of respect for each other.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/MzFacade/ MzFacade

    this stuff stems from tv you have top model this show that show that says you have to be like this look like this and if you dont your scrtunized!! And kids only follow what they see!! everyday i tell my daughter how beautiful she is, its a start….

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/brian15_01/ brian15_01

    this is exactly what your not suppose to do i used to get bullied all the time in elementary days thats why i got into boxing and after that never had any problems but i guess things are different now since gangs are in elementary schools now and everyone think they from somewhere wasnt like that when i was growing up

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Omegabama16/ Omegabama16

    Wow, I am very sorry about all this and am praying for the family. I hope that more people see this and find away to help people feel better about themselves when they cant on their own. I am soo sorry about this. My friend did the same thing 4 years ago and for reasons that she couldnt wrap her head around things that were going on in her life and she thought they werent going to get better, But all you can do is pray and try to keep going.
    I am very sorry and This family are in my prayers.
    Maygan

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Blaque_Beauty77/ Blaque_Beauty77

    This is so sad and yet scary because I have3 boys and they all have been subject to bullying I just thank God that they have never did anything like this.The school system does not do to much about these issues.I dont know if its because they dont care or just lazy and dont want to do extra work.I am not criticizing all schools I can only speak on the ones that I have delt with.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Presley2004/ Presley2004

    The problem is with this country and school system. They have turned away from God and therefore robbed people of their understanding regarding the value of Human life. Children are not properly informed and are often unaware of God and the afterlife. People incorrectly view death as an escape from reality and the end of ALL suffering. That is absolutely false. SOME people will experience eternal bliss after death, but others will experience eternal agony and suffering if they don’t know Jesus Christ. That child didn’t know the value of his life or the significance of his soul. And now he is doomed because he murdered his self. Partly his fault and his mother’s fault. I know everything about suicide because my father took his own life. But he was mentally ill. It is a permanent solution to a temporary problem and it comes as a result of not knowing God.
    When you commit suicide, you give up on yourself and you give up on God.
    Its better to get into fights rather than take your own life. People can heal after a fight, but no one can come back from the dead.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/EbonyBishop/ EbonyBishop

    that sucks, you have to speak to your children and know what is going on at school. When my son was that age if he came home saying someone was harassing him i’d intervene. Speak to the school and then the bullies parents and if that don’t work then resort to other means. I blame the parents for not having there soon to be inmate under control. It’s sad that a young boy took his own life just to get away from idiots. My heart goes out to the parents.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/LadiM/ LadiM

    that is so sad ….thats all i can say

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/butterflygirl38/ butterflygirl38

    first off my heart goes out to his mother its sad that he felt that was his only opption in that situation. i too have 3 sons. One which was bullied. he begged and i did too for the school to put a stop to it. the school did then the boy came to our home and started bullying in front of our home, my son got fed up so finally he hit the kid back. my son was charged with agrevated assault onthe bully when defending himself. they need to make bullying a offense instead of looking at it as “a troubled kid” stop making excuses for them
    it affects a person their entire life if they are bullied as a child!! its is horrible world we live in today.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/prowriter/ prowriter

    I just agree with Presley 2004 thank you for your comments in pointing out the fact that so many over whelming tragedies have occurred in our schools and to our students since the idea of God and His Son Jesus Christ has been taken out of the equation of achieving a well rounded education based on setting limits to our children’ actions based on moral, and legal consequences. Our students are not taught enough about the value of life either theirs or that of others. They are so taught to achieve by any means necessary not taking into consideration safety factors, courtesy to others and civil decency. Passing test is one thing but if you can stay on a job because you cannot get along with others, you cannot be a team player, you cannot be loyal to company policies and procedures then what good does getting a passing score on an achievement test do? Isn’t the goal to getting a good education to secure a job; a career even that will provide a viable income? Bring God, and the code of decency that He represents back to our schools so that our children and the future of our nation will truly be strong and “One Nation Under God” and great once again!!!!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Hurley87/ Hurley87

    Man thats tough..I wouldnt want my worst enemy 2 go through that much pain. Ima pray for the families lost.I kinda wish i was there 2 talk him out of it.Its hurts me 2 see someone die at a early age. Even if its past 23.Just 2day someone died from test driving a motorcycle. It touched me deeply and i call i could do it pray for that person so….basically what im saying is live life as if its golden. Once again i will pray for this family as well as the sick.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Aericka-aerg_1/ Aericka-aerg_1

    Oh My God, what in the hell is going on with the staff at this school? Have their brains took a couple of day off? Why in the hell have they not addressed this issue? Who are the people responsible for these bullies (adults and or children)? I mean this sweet angelic child had to eat lunch for a week with one of the people who threatened him. Huh? Parents why are your children so mean? The reason why they are so mean is because they mimic you. So if you are bullying people or pushy, be very careful and watch what you’re doing around them. I know that little girl probably feels terrible, but in that same instance “you reap what you sow.” God is watching each and every one of us. Parents should teach their kids right from wrong before they start school. It seems to me that some parents are so quick to neglect raising their children with morals and values because they are so worried about what they are going to wear to the club on Saturday night. These kids today need to be taught something that will be used in their future and not all of this trash talking, sexual activity, bullying, harassment, and these different ways to dance and show every part of their bodies. America does not need to see that. If parents don’t show or teach their children respect, this will keep happening over and over again. I am not attempting to down or disrespect parents everywhere, so don’t send me any messages trying to tell me off, this is my opinion, and this message is not for all of the parents across the country. It is for the parents and school officials who won’t get off their A*SES to do anything.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/sneakydee8/ sneakydee8

    I WILL BE PRAYING FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/CamuiMS/ CamuiMS

    It has nothing to do with God being in the school system. There are plenty of people who commit atrocious acts in the name of their God. Their are plenty of stingy hateful Christians out there who praise the Lord Sunday and look down their nose at others everyday at the week. Believing in God doesn’t necessarily make someone good or ensure they will do the right thing. So religion really doesn’t have thing to do with it.

    It’s about the parents not teaching their kids right from wrong, and it’s about the school being too lax. When a parent sends their child off to school they should be assured that the school is a safe haven and an environment conductive of learning.

    Sometimes it seems people are really no better then animals, except people are just cruel about it because it isn’t a matter of survival for them as it is with animals. These kids, singling out one kid who doesn’t behave the same or dress/look the same in order to bully and ostracize him. Damn shame.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/sexyrico20/ sexyrico20

    ALL I CAN IS SORRY FOR YOUR LOST NOW BP NEWS LIKE THIS TOUCHES PEOPLE ALL THAT RACIST NEWS NOT GOOD HOPE HE FINDS PEACE IN HEAVEN

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Ms_LadyChiquita/ Ms_LadyChiquita

    My heart goes out to the family. I’m truly sorry for their lost. Losing someone at a young age who actually didn’t see his life throughout. Rest in Peace. Sleep with the angels now.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/khia83/ khia83

    This is the most SADDEST thing i have ever heard of i feel so sorry for the family and there lose you’d thought by now people would learn to get along and bring peace this makes me want to cry because i have a child myself and i dont want my child to ever go through anything like this bullying needs to stop no one should ever have to fear anyone i just want to say to the parents im am so sorry

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/_LaDy_SoPrAnO_/ _LaDy_SoPrAnO_

    i literally have tears in my eyes…how horribly sad this is. i am a mother of 2 and could not imagine the pain this mom is going through. Such a young and beautiful life. I pray that God has mercy on his lil soul. He’s a loving and just God. To the family, you have my deepest, and dearest sympathy. I am a praying woman, and all of you will be in my prayers. To the mom, please be strong, and know that God is in control…God bless…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/_LaDy_SoPrAnO_/ _LaDy_SoPrAnO_

    okay i was reading through the comments, and someone said the mother wasnt showing much emotion. first off, we dont know what she did before this interview, she had to pull it together to get her son’s story out!!Sheesh!! and second off, you have to realize, even if she hasnt cried yet, which im almost 10000 percent sure she did, you can’t judge this woman. if you are a parent, how would you feel?? you’re cooking dinner, and go up to tell ur baby to come eat and he’s gone, by his own hands…how the heck would you feel? i haven’t stopped crying thinking about it. I say Lord, please step in!!!This is madness!!Have Your way Father!!Maybe this story will save lives and souls…Please, to everybody out there, pray for your kids, always pray God’s wonderful and awesome protection over your kids!!Satan is busy, and yes, his nasty hateful sorry behind attacks our kids!!But i know God has the victory!!!To the family..God has the victory in the end!!!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/thegift_03/ thegift_03

    To Sirdeaner L. Walker and family im deeply sorry for your tragic lost, i was a kid who was bully in my schooldaze and it don’t feel good at all. i don’t like the term well they are kids and kids pick on eachother , but whos like to get bully no one does period. i wish Sirdeaner L. Walker son would have said sumthing and maybe we as bp readers wouldnt be reading such tragic.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/kazual41/ kazual41

    and you know what folks the kids who bullied him probably could care less no morals no conscience. im an ex juvinile justice worker and ive seen my fair share of bullying ive had kids TRY to bully me on that gig that all stopped when i put him on his ass. back then you didnt put your hand on a kid and kids were a little mor well behaved but now im sorry ya’ll but sometimes you gotta put it on some because they have every intent on doin you harm.my heart and prayers go out to the family of this child and i pray that GOD forgives the child for taking his own life ( and forgive me ya’ll but you all know about suicide the lord can do anything if you allow him to even in times of self dispair such as in the case of this child) but GOD is just and he knew what he was going through i know GOD did not want him to take his own life.the parents of the bully kid or kids should feel shame for raising such monsters of torment but i will also pray for them too that they gain some moral respect and empathy and this should be nipped in the bud at all schools no matter the age too bullying is a big thing and it can cause a considerable amount of harm as you see here

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/I--Stay--Flyyyy/ I–Stay–Flyyyy

    this is so sad. my heart goes out to his family.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/sassysaraha420/ sassysaraha420

    I Cant even comment on how i Feel about this it gave me chills to jus even think how his mother felt its so very sad n now is a good time 2 do something about all the negativity , one person can make a difference this is just a little peice of the puzzle

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/YOURNAWTEEGIRL/ YOURNAWTEEGIRL

    SO SAD..SO TRAGIC
    WHY ARE KIDS SO MEAN?
    AND WHY DIDN’T HIS MOTHER DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT?
    REST IN PEACE BABY BOY

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/SAVSTATENIG/ SAVSTATENIG

    Call me the bad guy, but I will never feel any sorrow or pity for those who commit suicide.. I will save it for the people who endure pain and struggle day in and day out and still find the strength to keep going..

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/lisafarris2/ lisafarris2

    I’M SO SORRY TO HEAR OF THIS TRAGIC YOU HAVE MY DEEPEST SYMPATHY STAY FOCUS AND MUCH LOVE TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY MS. WALKER

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/SnookieSnook/ SnookieSnook

    i was the type to just fuk bullies up,,,,thats who i wanted to fight still do,,, i hated injustice of any kind,no matter how big or how tuff,, bully fighters like myself, understand God is on your side and you will be given the strength to fuk them MF’s up.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/SnookieSnook/ SnookieSnook

    i 4got to say im sad for Carl and his family,,,,now plz go afta that school, there also the bully in this tragic death of an 11yr old ,,,,,, he’s in a better place, no more bullies, no more A-hole’s with no home training. I do hope some of the parents from that school do read these sentences. The children at that school can’t totally be at fault, they have no HOME TRAINING what so ever. Fuking parents of the students at that school.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/bebe8489/ bebe8489

    this breaks my heart,this is a really heart breaking storie.for the family that lost this boy keep strong.god will be with ya

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/bluejewlz73/ bluejewlz73

    bully’s learn this behavior at home! and if a child is put in a situation where he feels he has no control give him the control he needs to handle it in a positive way such as karate or something like that. it’s the feeling of powerlessness that brings a child to this point!and i say if the school wont handle the situation, go see the parents of the bully yourself!cause let someone bully my child,and the school does nothing about it, there gonna be hell to pay!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/STYLISHDIVA777/ STYLISHDIVA777

    THIS STORY IS TRAGIC, BUT NOT UNCOMMON. BULLIES ARE THE BANE OF EVERY CHILD’S EXISTENCE. I TOO WAS BULLIED, NOT BY ONE,OR TWO, BUT THREE OLDER, BIGGER GIRLS. THAT POOR YOUNG MAN TOOK THE WORSE POSSIBLE ROUTE TO SOLVING HIS PROBLEM. I GRIEVE FOR HIS MOTHER.

    MY SITUATION CHANGED, MOST BULLIES ARE COWARDS NO MATTER WHAT AGE THEY ARE. MY 1ST BULLY HAPPEN TO CATCH ME IN THE HALLWAY OF OUR BUILDING AS I WAS ANGRILY GOING TO THE STORE FOR MY MOTHER WHO WAS PIE BAKING. AS I RETURNED LOREEN WAS STILL IN THE BUILDING AND AS SHE BEGAN TAUNTING ME, I JUST REACHED UP AND STARTED WAILING ON THE HEAD WITH A CAN OF CARNATION MILK. ALL SHE COULD DO WAS DUCK AND TRY TO DEFEND HERSELF, SHE DIDN’T EVEN FIGHT BACK. HER SISTER WAS MY 2ND BULLY. I GUESS SHE FILLED HER IN BECAUSE NEITHER OF THEM EVER BOTHERED ME AGAIN. MY 3RD BULLY WAS THE SISTER OF A BOY THAT LIKED ME, THAT I HAPPENED TO HATE!!!! HIS SISTER WHO WAS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL, APPROACHED ME IN THE SCHOOL YARD OF MY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT AGE 12 TO CONFRONT ME ABOUT NOT LIKING HER BROTHER AND PUSHING ME IN FRONT OF THE OTHER KIDS. THE NEXT DAY I BROUGHT MY JUMPROPE TO SCHOOL AND I CARRIED WITH ME EVERYWHERE. FINALLY RECESS AND THE BULLYING SANDRA HEADING TOWARDS ME. AS SHE GOT RIGHT UP ON ME, I PULLED OUT MY JUMPAROBE AND BEAT THE LIVING HELL OUT OF HER, FROM THE ANKLES UP TO THE FACE AND I DIDN’T STOP UNTIL A TEACHER INTERVENED. SHE GOT IN TROUBLE, SHE WASN’T SUPPOSED TO BE IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL YARD……I LOVED IT AND THAT WAS THE END OF MY EXPERIENCE WITH BULLIES. AFTER THAT WHEN EVER ANYONE CAME AT ME WITH THE BULLYING, I JUST LET THEM KNOW UP FRONT THAT I WAS NOT AFRAID, THEY COULD HIT ME, BUT THE NEXT DAY THE TABLES WOULD TURN. THE OTHER KIDS LEFT ME ALONE AFTER THAT. COWARDS!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/chivalrousejj/ chivalrousejj

    TRULY TRAGIC!! I remember when I was in school and bullies used to bother me all the time. I used to think I would never get around it or thru it! I did contemplate thoughts of suicide but somehow my wanting to survive and thrive made me see things in a better picture!!! It’s horrible in today’s society that the out for children is taking their own lives rather than trying to fight and struggle thru it. With so many different avenues, support groups, etc., there seems to exist no strength in the places where they should feel security..in the home. I will keep this family as well as all other who experience this struggle in my prayers..

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/dat_dudeJJ/ dat_dudeJJ

    My heart goes out 2 Sirdeaner L. Walker n his family. I feel for da family cuz it sad 2 hear a child so young die like this. I feel dat all bullies need 2 b put in check. It aint nothin nobody can do 2 make me kill myself. I rather can go out with a fight den let sumbody bully me. Dats fucced up how dem bullies did him. God bless da family 2 get through dis lost.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Michelle574/ Michelle574

    Lord, please bless his soul! My heart goes out to Sirdeaner L. Walker and family.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/DaUnbreakable1/ DaUnbreakable1

    that has to be the mot fukked up feeling.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Michelle574/ Michelle574

    Lord, please bless his soul! My heart goes out to Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover and family.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/luscioushotcha/ luscioushotcha

    As an educator, I see it all the time. It’s sad to say, but nothing gets done unless something of this magnitude occurs that could put the school in a bad light and ruin the reputation. Personally, it gets sickening and I wish there were more that teachers could do but our hands are tied. Outside of reporting it to the point of begging, it just seems hopeless. I’ve even had to encourage some parents to remove their child from the school altogether.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/misty21/ misty21

    i personally know ms. walker and her family…he was such a nice kid and always smiled when i saw him in church…my heart goes out to the family.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/3rdWardgoon/ 3rdWardgoon

    my heart go out to u, i was bullyed in school til i made it to the 7th grade. I’ve also lost my son he only lived 28 days, he wud hav been 3 on may 15. so i know how u must feel, im sorry bout your son. i wish u dnt hav to go through that, stay strong and blessed my black queen.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/luscioushotcha/ luscioushotcha

    And to add my previous post, it’s sad because a lot of schools don’t care unless something occurs to put their reputation in harm’s way or to put them in a negative light in the media. No one seems to care about the well being of the kids and it goes beyond physical.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/miz_brandi622/ miz_brandi622

    My heart goes out to the Walker family, my prayers are with them as well. But from personal experience, the school is not going to do a damn thing about stopping the bulling because to them, it’s not a priority. I feel as a parent that there is more that we can do to bring awareness to this issue. This poor child should still be playing football and looking forwards to his twelfth birthday, but instead his mother is preparing to bury him when she shouldn’t have to.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/prettyTbaby_83/ prettyTbaby_83

    i been picked on all my life and my mothe steped in to help me out with the bullying problems… all she can say taht its just children being jealous of you…. but its not about jealousy.. children are just mean and the parents are a big major part of it as well as there enviorment. I am now a mother and that is one of my biggest fears of my daughter being bully. or doing it to others. they really need to stricken rules in school with that issue

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Shamel_/ Shamel_

    I was on the verge of tears from reading this headline and to actually read and “hear” the story (and his mother’s plea) is just HEART WRENCHING!!! No child should be subjected to such torment, bullying and harrassment. The unfortunate thing is Carl felt he had no other alternative but to take his life. What’s even more sad is the children responsible for the bullying have probably moved on to some other child!!! This madness has to stop…schools (and more importantly the parents of these children) need to take some responsibility to prevent this from continuing to happen!!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/best_when_hot/ best_when_hot

    My heart goes out to you,no parent should have to go through this. It seems bullying isnt been taken seriouly, its not childs play we all need to wake up, educaters, the school board and greater community. something needs to be done. My child was bullied by a goup of kids that the school wouldnt do anything about because they were nice children…..so nice they pushed my daughter off the stairs and broke her arm. I had to remove her from thst school….but to this day whenever she sees those kids they still tease her.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/bigrick25/ bigrick25

    My heart goes out to the Walker family, my prayers are with them as well. But from personal experience, the school is not going to do a damn thing about stopping the bulling because to them, it’s not a priority. I feel as a parent that there is more that we can do to bring awareness to this issue. This poor child should still be playing football and looking forwards to his twelfth birthday, but instead his mother is preparing to bury him when she shouldn’t have to.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/brnskndreamer/ brnskndreamer

    I am so sorry for your loss. My heart hurts because as I looked and listened to the video and audio, all I could think was ‘another babe is gone’. I pray that God’s Holy
    Spirit would keep and comfort you and your family in this time. My prayers are with you.

    BrnSknDreamer

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/stenghrai404/ stenghrai404

    lets just be real. the schools don’t even give a damn enough to barely educate our children, much less protect them. i say, START FIGHTING BACK. it seems an ass-whippin’ is the only thing that some people can understand.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/GOTSUMNERVE/ GOTSUMNERVE

    NOBODY CARES

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/ThangThang/ ThangThang

    Maybe people stop try to rush their kids to grow up and stop watching these lets be friends shows maybe this wont happen. These charter school is pacifier school.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/UPNORTH_APHILLYATED/ UPNORTH_APHILLYATED

    I you know your kid is having ongoing problems at a school,why keep them there.
    Sounds like this young man had no male figure in his life.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/UPNORTH_APHILLYATED/ UPNORTH_APHILLYATED

    If you know your kid is having ongoing problems at a school,why keep them there.
    Sounds like this young man had no male figure in his life.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/vmjames05/ vmjames05

    MY heart goes out to Mrs.Walker and her family.and to the bully family as well just like Mrs.Walker family the bully family has to live with what he or she child has done.BUT my heart goes out to Mrs.Walker more because she will never know what her child will grow up to be.So to the bully family if you readed this you need to get your child some help before he or she in up in jail for the rest of this life.So lets pray for both family.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/bigguy0808/ bigguy0808

    All he had to do is beat they ass and i beat they wouldnt f**k wit him no more

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/senoj68/ senoj68

    In my view the problems is the parents of the bully’s fortunately I never really encountered this problem in school, although I had a couple of instances where older people tried, did or said some things to make me doubt myself, but really in many ways, not always, the bullying child reflects the parent(s) or lack thereof, parents to seem to teach their children these days honor, respect and love towards other people..they don’t teach the about character.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/dino34mc/ dino34mc

    As I sat and watched this story, I noticed something very important. There was not a single man in the picture during the interview. I am not going to sit here and say that the mother did not raise him right, but a boy, no matter what color, needs a man in his surroundings. There are things that a mother can not teach a boy, that takes a man to do, such as right of passage, brotherhood, respect amongst other men,etc. ect. I have been blessed to have my boys with me and as a father of a 21 and 16 year old, I don’t excpect them to be perfect, but I do want them to have the tools that are needed to work with in this mean world, and have the knowledge to know how to use them. All you single mothers I applaud you in a job well done in raising your sons, but remember this boys need a MAN, someone that carrys himself as such, to SEE, and be able to say ” thats how its done, huh?” Im not saying you have to be dating the guy or anything, but it could be an uncle, a church member or some positive man that that boy can spend time with once in a while in order to see the ways of a REAL MAN. Thanks for reading, and my heart goes out to the family. GOD BLESS

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Mz_keke09/ Mz_keke09

    Parent need to teach their kids on how to defend they self not say dont let that bother u.Some parents tell their kids dont fight but coming into a world like this u have to fight let your child defend their self.Those teachers dont want to hear that all they tell those kids go sit down or stop telling.Once they put something on them they back off and if you have to pick up something do it.their paarents is the first one to blame when they become bullys.Carl was a cute kid how ever was picking on him had to be not cute.I tell my kidz dont be bullys.Because bullys will get beat down i hate them.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/senoj68/ senoj68

    In my view the problems is the parents of the bullies, fortunately I never really encountered this problem in school, although I had a couple of instances where older kids tried, did or said some things to make me doubt myself, but really in many ways, not always, the bullying child/children reflect the parent(s) or lack thereof, parents don’t seem to teach their children these days honor, respect and love towards other people..they don’t teach them about character.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Mz_keke09/ Mz_keke09

    who ever put who cares that is that kind of hate that give bullying the ok u devil.And about the comment about a man needs to be around Realy and truly some of us is the Mother and Daddy

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/vmjames05/ vmjames05

    THIS IS TO UPNORTH WHAT GAVE YOU THE RIGTH TO SAY THAT .THAT CHILD DID NOT HAVE A MALE FIGURE IN HIS LIFE.STOP AND THINK THAT CHILD COULD BE YOUR CHILD AND DID THE SAME THING. ITS NOT ALWAYS ABOUT HAVING A MALE FIGURE IN THE HOME.LOOK AT THE SCHOOL SHOOTING BOTH MALE AND FEMALE WAS AT HOME. SO STOP THINKING THAT A MALE IS THE KEY TO WHAT HAS HAPPEN TO THIS CHILD BECAUSE ITS NOT. THIS IS ABOUT CHILDREN BEING BULLYED AT SCHOOL.AND JUST MAYBE YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE THAT THINK LIKE THAT. MR OR MISS UPNORTH

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/janetonhell/ janetonhell

    In my view the problems of bullies come from the parents in the homes of that child. The parents should be careful on how they treat each other , talk to one another. Because cildren pick up on the things at home and they think it’s okay and they take it to school and talk to their friends in that matter. My heart goes out to the family.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/illkid/ illkid

    This bothers me a lot. It doesn’t matter whether a child looks tough or not.They still have a special value in society.This young man could’ve grown up to be a leader in his own right.The first lesson that should be taught to any child is self respect.That way self esteem can be established and they won’t be left feeling so alone to the point where he or she wants to die due to someone elses ignorance.Suicide should never enter a childs mind.Carl was a handsome young man who had thoughts and dreams like any other child …..How could he not fit in? Better yet, why should he have had to?

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/clubreport/ clubreport

    Youth Awareness is for The Children of the world. and there not one person who should see this going on. Children is our future and we need to take a stand for them. Am here for any one who need the support for the youth.Robert Kelsey No Hope With Dope Foundations
    TRACPublishing@yahoo.com

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Rai30/ Rai30

    lol my dude a male role model would not have helped this young man, what do you think a male role model could have done to help this young man. The problem was bullying and all the mancho bull you teach is not going to stop bullting or a young boy from feeling hurt from being bullyed. You sound silly! And plus if a woman has a son and has to raise him and there are no positive male role models around what is she suppose to do grow one or hunt one down. This is deeper than a daddy being around! Yes I believe a good father is needed but I don’t think boys will be ruined or lack manhood if he is brought up by a woman.After all women have no choice sometimes you can not make a man be a father and a lot a times they leave women with the children. This problem however, is on the schools and parents and something has to be done. These kids who are bullying need to be woke up! But trust me when they get out here in the real world they will learn and pay dearly if they bring that immaturity out here!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Butterfly_Bowles/ Butterfly_Bowles

    THAT BOTHERED ME A LOT, WHAT MOST PEOPLE DON’T UNDERSTAND IS THAT BOTH BULLYING AND BEING THE VICTIM OF BULLYING BOTH HAVE MENTAL INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL PROBLEMS…GOD BLESS THE MOTHER, AND OTHER CHILD’S PARENTS…BUT DIDN’T ANYONE GET HELP FOR BOTH CHILDREN?..MAN THIS IS REALLY SAD..JUST SAD…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/WPC/ WPC

    MAN BULLYIN PEOPLE IZ GONNA EFFECT BOTH PERSONS….THE BULLY CAN GET EITHER KILLED OR BEAT UP….AND THE PERSON WHO IZ BEING BULLIED WILL PROBABLY KILL THEIRSELVES OR HAVE A MENTAL PROBLEM …..IT GOES BOTH WAYS TO ME

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Butterfly_Bowles/ Butterfly_Bowles

    A MALE ROLE MODEL WOULD’VE PLAYED A PART IN THIS TYPE OF SITUATION, HOWEVER IT ISN’T A BIG DEAL, IT WOULD’VE TAUGHT THE CHILD CONFIDENCE, AND STRUCTURE WHEN FACING BULLIES…”MY DUDE” A LOT OF THINGS THAT A REAL MAN CAN TEACH HIS SON/ BOYS..CARRIES A LONG WAY AND THAT’S WHAT A WOMEN CAN’T TEACH HIM, ALL WE CAN DO IS TEACH OTHER BOYS HOW TO TREAT A WOMEN, AND WHAT IS A MAN SUPPOSE TO DO.BE LIKE FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE…IN SOME SITUATION THAT MAYBE ALL THE BOY NEED, BUT IN OTHERS MORE NEEDS TO BE DONE

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/JenBen12/ JenBen12

    If you read the ENTIRE article, it wasn’t JUST bullying, but they bullied this boy by calling him gay. Its ridiculous and I can’t believe that this article didn’t put that out in the front (instead of having to click the link to read that part). This HAS to stop. Transsexual, lesbian, gay, whatever people are, they’re PEOPLE. why do people have to judge like that?? and my question is WHERE are these children learning that hate from? We as adults, as future parents (perhaps) if not already parents, need to teach our children NOT to hate others. That’s just as bad as teasing someone for their race, size, or anything else for that matter. This has to stop.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Dejarai/ Dejarai

    This is a real tragedy.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/bLuvidPrince/ bLuvidPrince

    Well see now that’s sad. My heart goes out to the family dealing with their loss. A word to bullies young & old. God’s watching you and before Him you will have to pay the cost. See the sad part of this is bullies don’t really think they’re bullying. They somehow believe they’re just playing. Wake up call!!! Sound the alarm. The first time I hear of someone bullying any of my children. They will be pulled from the school district and homeschooled or moved to another school district or to Europe. Now you say wow that’s extreme. Well you see there’s nothing I wouldn’t do to help my children get their education. That’s my belief and I’ll die before my kids die trying to get their education. Now New Leadership Charter School, has a “black-eye,” and an investigation to deal with as to why they seem to believe it’s okay to overlook the atmosphere of their school to allow for kids to become so depressed from their school’s bullies that they resort to hanging themselves. SMH in shame at “New Leadership Charter School.” May Raider’s #47, Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover, Rest In Peace. I pray for the redemption of the bullies’ souls that they stand back and see what their bullying has done and search their own souls and change their ways of ignorance. Again take care and God be with you C.J. Walker-Hoover. Peace young stunna…gone too soon.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/BabyGirl-519/ BabyGirl-519

    This is terrible….I can;t imagine how this mother feels….I know this is not the time to say this, but talking to children whether it’s good or bad can help feel out situations before tragic situations occur. I know when my son was being picked on in school best believe I was up there ready to whip everybody and to this day the boys respect me and damn sure respect my son. Plz believe….with all that being said, my heart sincerely goes out to family…..

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/cjmanson1/ cjmanson1

    EVERYONE SAY A PRAYER FOR Carl Joseph Walker AND HIS FAMILY.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/svnjewels/ svnjewels

    I can remember being bullied in elementary school. My mother finally got tired of me whining about it, and she said I better do something about it. So, the next time he started I gave the bully a beat down, and he never bothered me again. Sad to say, but sometimes that’s what a bully needs.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/princezjaz/ princezjaz

    omg this is so sad, this shouldnt have happened

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/princezjaz/ princezjaz

    this shouldnt happen in schools but if she knew this was an on going problem why not home tutor him i think he would of been better off?

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/MyIntro2u/ MyIntro2u

    I feel this is a major problem in these schools. it just shouldnt be handled between the person being bullied,the school and the parent. But the parent of the bullier should be confronted as well. and if the parent dnt have a problem with their child doin it something should be done to the parent.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/lil_sweet_thang69/ lil_sweet_thang69

    I am so sorry that this happened. I feel for his family and I feel for his friends. My neice is a little bigger then her class mates and she is bullied daily also. I dont know what I would do if I lost her like that . My heart goes out to his family and they will be in my prayers…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Da_KiNG223/ Da_KiNG223

    I was a Kindergardener when a 3rd grader was bullying me, but one day I snapped on him and stabbed him in the leg with a pencil and beat him half to death, after that he wouldn’t EVEN look my way…but we as Americans need to focus on bullying because NO ONE deserves to be bullied in school (you suppose to feel safe at school)

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/MYSTIC_111/ MYSTIC_111

    I feel that the parent should’ve noticed changes in behavior in the child and sought a school change. I have 4 children and some teachers don’t listen to parents and some parents don’t listen to teacher’s in taking necessary steps for the childs growth in school. I have changed my children’s school’s a few times during their growth, due to bad environment with unruly children repeatedly disrupting the class and other children with no enforcement of authority. This child’s life could’ve been saved with something as simple as the parent taking action in which she continued to push this child into a bad enviroment dispite his pleas for help.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/LilMizzPrincess/ LilMizzPrincess

    I know the parent is in some pain but why was he alone to do that to his self where was his parents. Something should have been done. At least some counseling now a 11 year old boy is gone because some punk kids. I feel that if a kid is being bullyed something needs to be done and it shouldnt be taken lightly.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Bite_My_Lip/ Bite_My_Lip

    BLACKPLANET… CAN U GET ALL THE DETAILS OF THE STORY PLEASE INSTEAD OF JUST THE BULLYING PART ….. LITTLE CARL HAD TO ENDURE DAILY ANTI-GAY BULLYING… NOT THE REGULAR BULLYING… AT HIS SCHOOL WHICH RESULTED TO HIM KILLING HIMSELF… GO TO THE LINK FOR THE FULL STORY …..
    http://www.glsen.org/cgi-bin/iowa/all/news/record/2400.html

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Bishop17/ Bishop17

    That is so sad. I remember when I was in middle school there was someone picking on me.One day he he tried picking on me and I beat that nigga up.I was scared I use to hide from him everyday but enough was enough.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/masculine31/ masculine31

    Parents need to make changes in the school, period! i know some people on very limited funds, put their children thru private school. Instead of buying designer clothing and other things, sacrifice and educate ur kids the correct way.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Brebre129/ Brebre129

    I think this is just another case of kids that don’t realize how words do hurt. I believe if enough parents get together this can be rectified. There’s no reason why any child should have to go to school and worry about being bullied. This is an issue that I think will always be around unless we come together as acommunity against these by bullies and start making them pay for what they are doing to these other kids.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/TOOPRISSY/ TOOPRISSY

    This whole episode is just sad… no child should hve to go through this. Thats one reason why I teach, to show children how to love and appreciate others because of their differences. We can sit around and look for someone to blame…his parents, the teachers, his school…but what about the bullies? what about the bullies parents, why didnt they teach their kids better? Bullies are everywhere..in schools, at the park, at work, in church and even in our homes. I hope this is a lesson learned…watch your kids and do your best with what you have! I have twins that are 7. My job is to keep them safe and healthy..so far so go. He was a angel and our God was calling him home.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/MSRED4/ MSRED4

    i have a 12 year old son and he comes home saying he gets picked on and i’ll go to the school and talk the principal and teacher and it dosen’t help at all i live in new orleans and i was to the point of wanting to kick the lil boy ass b/c the school system is so f**ked up here is a shame excuse my profanity but this story is so sad parents need to control their kids b/c i know i do.i pray for this family.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/sweetprincess76/ sweetprincess76

    No matter if you, as the parent, go to the school and talk to the principal, vice principal, guidance counselor or whom ever, if your child feel as though it is too much for him/her to handle they will do whatever is on their mind. I have two kids and my son is 12 and I talk and ask them everyday, how was school, did any kids bother you. Sometimes they respond yes and sometimes no. I also teach them to defend themselves. My daughter has come home sometimes telling me what has happen to her in school and she did tell a teacher that another student was bothering her and got brushed off. I am not afraid to approach the student, the student’s parents, the school system if I need to, doesn’t mean the child will stop harassing them. I am deeply sorry for this mother and what she is going through right now. The mother said she did notice a change in him and knew the reason why he was behaving the way he was. Not everyone is capable of jumping up and moving from school to school because of disruptive students. I think this mother did what she could’ve done for her son; at the end he took his life because he couldn’t handle it. So please do not blame the mother of this young child for not doing enough, you and I both do not know the entire story. It is sad that it had to end this way and the young child that was doing the bullying is still breathing. God bless this family.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/tiptoewelch2800/ tiptoewelch2800

    this the type of problem that make people turn 2 guns and hurt someone and themselves. its sad that we dont do more 2 help our kids.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/dino34mc/ dino34mc

    Im not saying you have to be dating the guy or anything, but it could be an uncle, a church member or some positive man that that boy can spend time with once in a while in order to see the ways of a REAL MAN.

    I guess that part of what I said early was missed by some of you that only read part of my comment, and decided to make there own judgement call and just twist this comment. For the person that said I sound silly….God bless you my CHILD. But this is not about what we say, but about this young child losing his life over something that we all are still trying to figure out how to put a stop to. If we had the answers, this would not have happened at all, so lets not pick at the OPINIONS that others have about something that we all have to deal with in some capacity in our lives. Thanks again for reading and again…GOD BLESS

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/LucidDreamer/ LucidDreamer

    This is sad, very sad. It breaks my heart when people are cruel to others because they lack tolerance. Kids need a father figure if not someone whom they can look up to and will actually show them the respect that they are not getting at home. Now I don’t know who was in and out of his life but maybe if he had someone such as a male role model then this might not have happened. Most of the time mothers or other family members can’t fill that void that teenagers need in their lives.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Show_Way_09/ Show_Way_09

    This is the norm either they take there or they take others!

    What can you do?

    It’s a lost in the end.

    This was a case where the abuse was just to much and critical point that the PARENTS MISSED.

    I’ve been there some children get stronger some get weaker.
    Because nothing going to happen to the bullies!

    No follow up. No nothing because whatever new program they put in will be to cruel to the parents of all children.

    A VICIOUS CYCLE!!!

    Don’t have me because I use to be both the bully and the victim!

    I just had a uncle that taught me to never back down.

    I got to stop because the situation just anger me because nothing has change more the same

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/HOTAZZHELL/ HOTAZZHELL

    This is a really sad world when at 11 yrs old,suicide becomes an option…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/NYCsmoove/ NYCsmoove

    The kid needed counseling to deal with the situation. That’s why counselors are important.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Pinky1217/ Pinky1217

    It’s a sad day when a child or anyone has to commit suicide because someone wants to be a bully. I was bullied as a child, it’s not a good feeling trying to figure out why these people are picking on you. Remember Columbine High School, those boys were bullied. Remember the term “Going Postal” these people were bullied. Stop and think about what you say and do to other people, the life you save could be your own. GOD BLESS this family and may they find PEACE!!!!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/AppleCider92/ AppleCider92

    i know exactly how that boy felt..
    i was always bullied when i was younger and i kinda still do..
    teachers seriously have to do sumthing about this, they just can’t sit there and look dumb all the time

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/ms_real2008/ ms_real2008

    Its so sad that he committed suicide and my heart goes out to his family. I too was bullied, but when i told teachers or officials, they either didn’t do anything, didn’t believe me or put a bandage on the problem.
    I wanted to kill myself when i was younger and begged and pleaded with god to help me. I didn’t end up killing myself because then the people who were bullying me would win and would probably s**t/piss on my grave and no one would care. I feel its just about how much resilence a person has. A counselor doesn’t help much because what happens when that child leaves their office?
    I think children should learn self defense because if a child kicked a bully’s ass, then i bet that idiot will leave him alone!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/_mz_k_/ _mz_k_

    smh…blacklanet, as usual u’ve really dropped the ball on this one. its disgusting how edited and censored this version of the story is. did anyone maybe think to mention what he was bullied for? and why? this child was bullied for being a homosexual. his classmates decided to label him this way because he went to church with his mother, and volunteered in his community – talked about f**ked up reasoning. but thats not the point, the point is that homophobic attitudes that children learn from adults are deadly…this childs life could have been saved if only people weren’t so damn ignorant. i highly doubt the kid actually was gay, thats the sickest part of this whole scenario. but if people continue to be ignorant, and homophobic, tragic deaths like these will continue to happen

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/SoDelicious09/ SoDelicious09

    This is so crazy and sad at that. I can’t say everyone knows how it feels but we do or should have some kind of knowledge of why he did this to himself. It’s not good but over the past 3 or 4 years, how many people, children, college kids, or etc done when on killing sprees and killed themselves because of people picking and being disrespectful? Too many to count. This shouldve been fixed and it shouldn’t have even went that far for him to do this. This is sad. I can’t even put the right words up here to explain this. It’s crazy.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/MsHoustonTexas/ MsHoustonTexas

    This story really hurts me, because he was a young black child at a young age and it bothers me because i have sons that are around that age.
    We now have to dig into our kids head to find out whats going on.
    My purpose of reading this was to say a prayer and know that he is in heaven resting..relieved of all the things we go through on earth.

    Dear Lord Please Forgive him for he did not know…i pray that there be comfront within the family throughout this time. Give Mom the strength to overcome this. Lord Please watch over and protect our kids send your ministering angels out and camp them around them everyday. This I pray Amen.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/cooosta/ cooosta

    6.7billion people, everyone has a purpose, people being dying for years to open our eyes, the earth crys out, trying to get us to open our eyes, and we still continue to sleep, we live in a world where you get millions for being an entertainer making adults smile, and teachers get thousands for educating our youth, we not the brightest people, priorities all mixed up, bullying is a form of slavery, one person controlling another mentally, emotionally, and physically, sad becasue grown ups cant teach kids about anything because adults dont know how to handle the situations themselves, sad, we need to pray

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/GotThatThump/ GotThatThump

    “That was really sad, broke my heart !”

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/lil_lilo04/ lil_lilo04

    this is really sad. and whats even sader is they dont ever put the whole story when it has to do with the LGBT community. he got bullied cause he was gay. fact.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/GhettoIndia02/ GhettoIndia02

    I understand how this boy felt b/c teasing and bullying is torture on a daily basis. My heart goes out to his mom b/c she tried everything she could and was very active in trying to help her son. The school district should be made an example of b/c kids spend more than 75% of their time in school and it should becomfortable for then.

  • http://newsone.blackplanet.com/nation/opinion-bullying-the-crisis-of-masculinity/ OPINION: Bullying & The Crisis Of Masculinity | NewsOne

    [...] recent suicide death of Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover raises troubling questions about the incidence of bullying in our schools and other places where [...]

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/stfu_dot_com/ stfu_dot_com

    the sad part in all of this is that the kids who probably picked on him everyday probably fell no remorse. the kids parents probably threw the old “kids will be kids” line to justify it. kids now days are turning out to just be nasty vicious people and the parents noticing the behavior do nothing about it. the children may be picking up this behavior from their parents because you know they have to be getting it from somewhere

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/wincie/ wincie

    It is very important for MEN to be in their childs life. very important. Women cannot do it alone.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/dmonroe1984/ dmonroe1984

    I have a 8 year old that sometimes get bullied but not that often. I tell her everyday you have to love yourself and god then noone can hurt you. I often validate my child b/c when I was growing up I got bullied all the time and I know what that is like. Kids that get bullied are the ones sucedding in life and the the bully hates that. I tell that to my child they bully b/c they need to feel good about themselves and b/c you already have that comfort about yourself where nothing in the world bothers you that bothers them. So they find someone to take it out on. It is the parents b/c if parents nip it in the butt from day one knowing that they child bully it wouldn’t go on where a child gets hurt. To all the parents that kids get bullied keep validating your child and tell them to love themselves and noone can take or bully that.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Mzsweetzillinois/ Mzsweetzillinois

    So sorry to read this article. Such a waste of life, just because of the unsensitivity of those who do not have the sense to realize how deep words can hurt. I was bullyied in school as a child, and wound up fighting three sisters, and won, because I was so afraid of them. It worked out for me, but, I am still not happy that I had to result to that to make others in my class to leave me alone. My heart goes out to the family of this young man. It has been said that he was Gay, but, you know, still no-one has the right to judge who should be this or that! Only God Can Judge! God, I hope those who tried to do God’s business pay for what they caused this baby to do! I feel a devastation in my heart for his family and for those who drove him to this!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Nubian-Phoenix/ Nubian-Phoenix

    I live down the street whre he had to go to school. I’ve only seen him twice, going and coming to school and noticed his facial expressions of unhappiness. Yet, the neighborhood, being the way it’s been towards me since I’ve moved here 4 months ago, I’d be seen as a pediafile, drug dealer, etc. I see this mindset first hand everyday. As I once was bullied in grade school, I KNOW that the school, it’s teachers and the kinds were aware of something goning on, yet refuse to take responsibility. We could say the trickle down effect from the teacher’s being unable to discipline to the parent’s not allowed to do the same, yet I know when parents question school officals in an angry tone, results happen. I’d rather go to prison for disciplining my children and standing up unafraid to DSS and the rest of the planet and happy for doing what I know is right in my soul, rather than leave this world knowing my child died because of me not pushing the issue of what’s happening to and with my child. Everybody who is afraid to stand up and do what they KNOW is right, is to blame for that child’s death…even myself.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/LTEPAMANDA/ LTEPAMANDA

    this kind of things happens to when a child is being bullied. what you all need to do if you have children is tell them if they are being bullied to please tell you. because a child has died from being bullied. that way you can go to the school and talk to them and see if they cant talk to that student or who ever is doing the bulling to make them stop. there are parents out here who don’t care what their children are doing. they let them run the streets. bully others. and basically be their own boss. You see this really does need to stop because kids are killing them selves from being bullied. and it isn’t fair. it isn’t right.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Kris1226/ Kris1226

    my prayers go out to his mother

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/ya_one_and_only1/ ya_one_and_only1

    this is so sad…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/SH0RTNSEXII/ SH0RTNSEXII

    THIS TYPE OF STUFF MAKES ME NOT WANNA PUT MY KIDS IN SCHOOL AT ALL.. HE WAS SUCH A CUTIE NOW HE WILL NEVER BE WHAT HE ALWAYS WANTED TO BE WHEN HE GROW UP.. MAKES ME WANNA CRY

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Jaysta1/ Jaysta1

    My Prayers are with the amily of this young man. I know 1st hand how bullying affects people.The bullying is getting outrageous & yes it needs to stop, but it starts with US as parents instilling a sense of self worth.I’m not saying that this is the case with this young man… but most bullies are insecure & have low self esteem so they direct their low sense of self on others.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/italian_6969/ italian_6969

    I have a 4 year old and 3 year old and they are special kids they love everyone these kinda stories scare me.-ken

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/1sexymona/ 1sexymona

    so heartbreaking. this world is definately at it’s worse of time’s.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/peaches68ou1/ peaches68ou1

    That is SO sad I was bullied all through school and I never really got over it even at age 30 it still kinda haunts me and I can truly relate to what that child was going through my thoughts and prayers are with his family…….

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Cheekz_2002/ Cheekz_2002

    THIS IS A TERRIBLE, TERRIBLE TRAGEDY. I DON’T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO SAY. IT’S JUST VERY TRAGIC THAT A CHILD HAS TO ENDURE SOMETHING LIKE THAT ON A DAILY BASIS AND ACTUALLY FEEL LIKE HE SHOULDNT BE HERE ANYMORE FOR IT TO STOP. THE KIDS TODAY ARE JUST GETTING WORST. HE WAS ONLY 11 YEARS OLD! ! WTF ! ! MY HEART AND PRAYERS GOES OUT TO HIS FAMILY.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/joyjuice2007/ joyjuice2007

    GOD bless his sweet little soul this make me sick that kids can bully someone like this to this point.as mother and father please let,s talk with our kid,s about what,s going on with them at there school.let them no not to be ashame to come to us when someone is bullying them pickin on someone for any reason is a BAD and EVIL THING TO DO. [GOD BLESS HIS FAMILY]

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/2bUtTeRfLyKiSsEs/ 2bUtTeRfLyKiSsEs

    I just cried for that child! And he was beautiful too. I always BULLIED the BULLIES in school. I used my popularity to make a positive impression. Bullying is not cool, why would a child do something like that?? I think a lot of it has to do with BAD PARENTING. Get yourselves together and pay attention! Is YOUR child a BULLY??? LET’S TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/pat2649/ pat2649

    THIS TRULY BREAKS MY HEART. THE MOTHER WAS ON TYRA WITH ANOTHER MOTHER AND HER SON DID THE SAME THING. THERE NEED TO BE SOME REINFORCEMENTS AT SCHOOL TO STOP THIS BULLYING. TEACHER, PRINCIPLE AND OTHER STUDENTS NEED TO BE MORE INVOLVED-THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE. OUR YOUTH IS TAKING THEIR OWN LIVES TO END THE SUFFERING. PARENTS NEED TO STEP UP AS WELL-YOU SHOULD BE THE FIRST TO NOTICE BEHAVIOR CHANGES OR YOUR CHILD IS WITHDRAWING. FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT AND MAKE A CHANGE. STAND UP! MY HEART GOES OUT TO THE FAMILY

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/SYNCEREG/ SYNCEREG

    I dont have the words for what happenend here its very sad that a mother lost her son. I’m sure im going to get some negitive responses from this but o well it needs to be said .People have got to make there children ready for these thing as the head into school. Bulling children is never going to stop . I know it doesnt sound fair but its just a part of human nature we do it still as adults just its not as up front . Not that im saying this is the parnents fault but We as peopla have got to raise our children with the understanding that everyone isnt going to like you .It doesnt matter how much you do you will all ways find someone thats doesnt like you . I guess thats a talk that we dont have but it needs to be .My grand mother use to say it a the time ” they talked about Jesus so what do you think the world is going to say about you” Just maybe we are raising our kids a little to soft i see it alot

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/COCO929/ COCO929

    GOD BLESS AND COMFORT THE FAMILY OF THIS YOUNG BOY.
    I KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE FELT…MY SON WAS BEATEN BY ANOTHER STUDENT BECOUSE A TEACHER TOLD MY SON TO HIT THIS BOY FOR MAKEING FUN OF MY SON IN CLASS,MY SON PUSHED BY THE TEACHER TO HIT HIM,PLAYFULLY HIT THE BOY,AND ALL THE STUDENT’S WERE THERE AND SAW THIS AND IT CREATED A FIGHT AFTER SCHOOL,WORD SPREAD SO FAST OF A FIGHT OUR LOCAL POLICE WERE CALLED,THE “”BOY’S** BEAT MY SON SO BAD I DID NOT EVEN RECOGNIZE MY BOY.HE SAID HE DID NOT WANT TO EVEN PLAYFULLY HIT THE BOY,BUT THE TEACHER WOULD NOT LET IT GO…..MY SON AT ON POINT TOLD ME HE THOUGHT OF DROWNING HIMSELF IN THE BATH TUB….BUT KNEW HOW MUCH I LOVED HIM AND JUST COULD NOT DO IT…..SO I DO KNOW HOW YOU FEEL.I TOOK MY SON OUT OF THE SCHOOL. AND HE WAS DOING HOME WORK FROM THE PC.I AM SO SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS…..I WILL PRAY FOR YOU….AND YOUR SON.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/latin-sweety/ latin-sweety

    It’s stories like this that make me sick to my stomach. What are the school administrators doing to protect our children? Too many kids are being bullied everyday in every other house, in every race and it is sad. This is also a huge reason why our kids do not want to go to school and unfortunately it affects their grades. My heart goes out to this poor young boys family. God is looking after him now. So sad it ended this way.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/La32/ La32

    My son is currently being bullied in school. I had the talk with him about being maked fun of by others but being that said
    it doesn’t make it any less painful when it is happening. I had talked to the teachers and the principal and nothing seems to happen,
    now my son is walking around with bad grades and doesn’t attend certain classes. He even when as far as writing his feelings
    down about how what is happening to him and how he want to hurt others and ended up getting arrested in school after a counselor read his writings. He was made
    out to be the problem and the teachers are afraid to have him in their classes. Now they are making me put in a alternative school!!
    I just recently found out they he has been cutting himself.. Where is the help now for him??

  • http://www.blackplanet.com//

    Why are people wondering why bullying is going on? Bullying has gone on for as long as people have lived in groups; it’s about dominance and weeding out the weak. As a society we are too “touchy feely” and focus on “self-esteem” which we insist can only be defined based on what other people think of us (load of hot steamy BS). Those that have low self-esteem try to boost it by belittling others.

    The illegal invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq coupled with the daily barrage of Islamophic speech has taught children that violence and bigotry towards others is acceptable – patriotic even – and as such they go with it.

    We have raised a generation of ungrateful materialistic monsters and so those that are given everything and anything they want feel they also have the right to make fun of others.

    I was forced to enroll my son in a different school – one that not only has a zero tolerance policy on bullying but actually enforces it. At my son’s previous school he was bullied and repeated calls and visits to the school yielded no results; yet when my son had finally had enough and hit someone that continued to bother him the school wanted to act then. Once I reminded them of their failure to act previously and told them that their jobs were at risk (I had a meeting scheduled with the School District Commissioner and already had the district school board on notice) I got some results but not fast enough. The principal retired sooner than she planned and staff were given extensive refresher training. Now my son is happy and so am I; the new environment is vastly better.

    A local high school dealt with 3 suicides in less than a month because bullying but because the culprits are connected to the police department(relatives) they are refusing to take action against the girls. The parents have put all involved on notice.

    Parents need to take a stand and teach their children values and if need be teach them that a belt can be used for more than just holding up pants. Yes I’m advocating beating the crap out of out of control children and if need be the parents of those children need ass beating too because they need a reality check too.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/aya_rose_2/ aya_rose_2

    my bullies stopped the day i fought them back…i still got taunted, but it becames less n less after the fight…i was in 1st grade they were in 6th grade….big mind set difference….i just hope if anyone else is fight back but dont get crazy..or maybe better yet sign up for a karate class or sum type of martial arts…or maybe practice at home…..you will be able to better yourself..

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/PrIncesslenice/ PrIncesslenice

    Poor Baby May HE REST IN PEACE but WTF IF THE Momma KNEW THIS WHY WOULDNT SHE SEND HIM SOME WHERE ELSE wHY DIDNT SHE do SOMEthing ThAt MADE A Difference

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/taken_4_now1/ taken_4_now1

    it was not his mothers fault what could she do pull him out of school? home school him im sure she had a job so she could take care of home. maybe she couldnt afford to send him anywhere else it hard times now days and u get what u get and sometimes u just have to deal with it and in his case he couldnt deal anymore. if he would have went to a diffrent school who is to say that they wounldnt mess with him there as well? his mother could only talk to the school for help and without their help no one could help

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/SweetestTreat06/ SweetestTreat06

    Damn. That brought tears to my eyes. GOD bless him

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/momono3/ momono3

    My son, who is a very peaceful person, was bullied constantly. I enrolled him in martial arts classes, which not only made him unavailable for bullies, but gave him some place to go and some place to be a part of other than church. He is not a 1st leiutenant in the army and at age 24, earning more than the bullies he had to endure in the past, (the ones who are still living or are not incarcerated) because that is what happened to nearly all of them.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/lil_mizz_Lena/ lil_mizz_Lena

    his mom tried to do something thats just wrong to blame her, she got enough problems having an 11 yr old son commit suicide she dont deserve to be blamed for it.. God bless this family thats just such a tragedy idk what i wld do if one of my kids did that, his mother seems like shes holdin up way better than i woulda been.. what i wonder is, what kind of things could have happened to him, what was said to him to push him that far?

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/BabyPhat236/ BabyPhat236

    I feel so sad for this young man, I first heard his story on Oprah and I too was sadden by what happened to him. I feel for his family but yet angered because this could have been prevented. The teachers and the school distinct ain’t the blame for this child being bullied, it’s the parents, especially those triffling mothers and fathers only caring about their clothes, hair and makeup and not caring about what their child and children are doing at school and everywhere else and 1 person on here is right. children can mimic what they hear or see at home and let’s not forget the tv, the radio and most recently the internet plus other children meaning some children will do stupid things like this to be in the in crowd and believe me I’ve seen it happen the whole time I was going to school. I hate that little boy took his own life all because some people in that school want to be stupid. I really do and another thing I’d like to point out is just because some kids aren’t into somethings? don’t mean their gay sometimes. if they’re into like for an example hip hop music and texting? then they’re not into it and you don’t BULLY someone because their not into what you’re into. You just don’t but anyway my prayers goes out to his family

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/missjay024/ missjay024

    I DONT AGREE THAT THIS WAS THE MOTHER’S FAULT. WHEN YOU SEND YOUR CHILDREN TO SCHOOL THEY ARE IN THE CARE OF THE SCHOOL SYSTEM.THE SCHOOL’S JOB IS TO TO KEEP THE KIDS SAFE . HIS MOTHER GOT INVOLVE IN THE SCHOOL.SHE DID HER JOB. I BLAME THE SCHOOL B/C THE BULLIES AT SCHOOL BULLIED HIM SO BAD AT SCHOOL HE HANG HIMSELF AT HOME TO KEEP FROM FACING THE KIDS AT SCHOOL.ITS VERY SAD AND THIS SHOULD BE A LESSON TO ALL BULLIES. GO PICK ON SOMEONE YOUR OWN DAMN SIZE!!!!!!!!!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/SugaRae72/ SugaRae72

    That Mother did all she knew to do. I don’t blame her at all. My son was bullied by kids, and watched other kids be bullied. He has aspergers and when he told the teacher, she would tell him “No one likes a tattle tale” and do NOTHING about it but make my son feel bad about himself for trying to do the right thing.
    I went to the principal. She told me I had to work it out with the teacher! (who told me he tattles everytime the other boys pick on or tease another boy… and I said Your problem with that is?? Isn’t that what these kids SHOULD be doing??)

    My son came to me, at age 7, with a knife to his throat and told me “I will kill myself if you make me go back.” I was lucky because instead of just doing it, he told me how bad he was hurting. We now homeschool. (4 yrs now) This was our solution. He still suffers from low self-esteem, but we are working on it and its getting better. I can’t help but think if I trusted “going to the school” about my son’s problems with bullying if I would not be where this poor mother is now.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/KandyYams/ KandyYams

    This story brings me to tears! This is horrible! We as a community need to talk to children about the topic of bullying and parents need to let their children know that they are there when needed and hope that it helps to put atleast a dent in children suicides!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/dasheir1/ dasheir1

    that’s sad when a parent can’t handly their child. my praise go out to his parents that s**t is f**k up and i pray child or no child that he get the same treatment as an adult because if the parent couldn’t teach him right for wrong then jail will trust

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/STL2THICK1/ STL2THICK1

    im a mother of a bullied child & she has tried 2 kill herself 4 or more times..I feel that the school & parents of the bullies should b held responsible.I had 2 go to the school pick her up even she was suspended after fighting back her bullies were is the justice n that u tell me.her grades has dropped & she is on meds wat am i to do i cant work @ nites most times n fear she might try to harm herself..she tried to kill herself n front of her 14yr old sister who freaked out when she slashed her wrist.So by going to the schools that crap doesnt work cause soon as your child fights back they r n the wrong so u sjow me justice..

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/yogurtcream/ yogurtcream

    IT IS FOR SURE PARENTS KNOW THEIR CHILDREN ARE BULLIES AND DOES BULLY OTHER CHILDREN. CHILDREN SEE THEIR PARENTS ACTING OUT, CURSING LOUDLY IN PUBLIC AND DISPLAYING ALL TYPE OF NEGATIVE BEHAVIOR. FOR THE MOST PART IT STARTS AT THE HOUSE. IT COMES A TIME WHEN PARENTS NEED TO BE RESPONSIBLE AND HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR CHILDREN’S ACTIONS. I SAY FILE CHARGES AGAINST THE PARENTS. TAKE IT TO MEDIA DO SOMETHING INSTEAD OF NOTHING. LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD LOUD AND CLEAR. MY EX HAS A SON WHO WAS A BULLY. HE GOT HIS BULLYING SKILLS FROM HIS DAD. IT STARTS AT HOME.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Blac_diamond42/ Blac_diamond42

    My child was bullied not only by class mates, but teachers, the bus driver, and neighborhood parents. I fought the principal, and countless school officials, the only person that came to my aid was the school superintendent.He took teachers, and the principal, out of the way, and i fought on the home front, with neighbors and the bus driver, My neighbors donot talk to me, but i don’t care as long as my child is happy, and still alive in our home

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/lildarius2/ lildarius2

    thi5 i5 5o 5ad

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/I_kAn_OnLy_B_Me/ I_kAn_OnLy_B_Me

    He is fine as hell even as a child…if he would have waited a few more years he could have found me fasho

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/canuhandleit10/ canuhandleit10

    SHUT UR DUMB ASS UP I_KAN_ONLY _BE_ME………UR DAY WILL COME…..JUST DONT LOOK DUMBFOUNDED AND SAY”I DIDNT DO ANYTHING TO DESEVRE THIS, WHY ME!!!”

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/DABADD3ST09/ DABADD3ST09

    I_KAN_ONLY_BE_ME U A DUM ASS B***H WHAT IN UR RIGHT MIND WOULD MAKE U SAY SOME S**T LIKE THAT DAMN ITS SOME DUM NASTY ASS PEOPLE NOW A DAYS GET A LIFE B***H

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/lil_lexus13/ lil_lexus13

    god have mercy

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/MrPiimp/ MrPiimp

    oh no

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Toni_Anthony/ Toni_Anthony

    Oh Yes! I REMEMBER back in the day(s) when I was a Young & A VERY feminine LITTLE THING! I’m 52 years old NOW, but I remember the Worst of my Bullying! Believe it or NOT it was from my own FATHER! I guess the fact my mother named me as his, Jr., did not make matters any better? THANK GOD my father WAS THE ONLY MALE who scared me! I was either one fighting B**ch OR 99% of the time it was alway’s a male around who treated me like a damsel in distress & handled the situation(s) for me! Most of the time BULLY’s don’t act alone, just like these fake A**’s want to be, “Rapper/Thug/Gangbangers,” don’t! Multiple Version’s of Cowards! That poor young man took his life based on being taunted! It’s people, even so called professional people that taunt a person also to no end! I SURVIVED IT! May the folk’s who taunted and/or bullied that young man TAKE A HARD LOOK IN THE MIRROR & SEE THEMSELVES FOR what THEY REALLY ARE & WHO!!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/luvJboog/ luvJboog

    that’s sad my prayers goes out to his family i remember when i was n 8 grade these 4 girls wanted to jump me which i dont know why i told the police at the school the poilce told them if they come near me again they getting a ticket r kick out of school so they said sorry to me i said whatever yall need to grow the f*** up n they did they left me alone. they ask me wanna be friends i said nooooooooooooooooo now im 26 im going great i finish cna school no kids. anyway god bless the family

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/msquinquin/ msquinquin

    this is crazy. kids are so judgmental these days. They dont know how it effects that person. I know they think about it everyday now

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/marciepattinson/ marciepattinson

    That is so sad. He was so cute. He needed counseling and should have been taken out of the school. He would have been better off at a public school. Children can be so cruel sometimes.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/LuvSumTG32/ LuvSumTG32

    Man look, I use to get picked on at home and I school, but I grew real tired quick tryin to be a good person.Fuc that shyt! Knock a bytch out and I did!(mom,granmom,sista,brothers,bus driver,teachers,other kids, etc) They all had it coming!I learned that you can’t let people treat you any kind of way from jumpstreet, and can’t let this shyt build up inside yourself too long(don’t let it build up at all). Because you are gonna do something you cannot take back!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/smileofsunshine1/ smileofsunshine1

    honestly there is nothing you can do about your child getting picked on. its gonna happen, kids are bad and dont realize how much it can damage a child. parents are guilty too. if your kid runs everytime it happens they get called a punk,if it happens at school the kid could be suspended.charter schools are no better than public schools, kids learn it from somewhere, family or friends, shows/movies making jokes about people’s race being broke acting a color,looking a certain way,speaking negative of other people. even if is a joke kids hear that and think its ok and use it against someone else.i was picked on by my family and kids at school and in the area we lived. some thought it was a joke and justified it by saying “its just a joke, calm down” but that doesnt make everything ok. its sad kids are turning to kill themselves because they are getting bullied, packing up and moving, cussing/fighting all the neighbors/teachers/kids parents doesnt help. the kids are still gonna pick on them, they just know they will have to deal with the parent at some point.as long as people look different act different have different cultures/lifestyles come from different economic backgrounds they will get picked on its a sad part of life but what do you do.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/eatgreedygirl/ eatgreedygirl

    its gonna hapend sad 2 say!!!! i was bullied 2. its not the parents fought kids r gonna b kids. its up 2 everybody 2 help!!! grown people get bullied 2. i hate the day they took prayer out the schools. its always gonna b drama n them but lets b real when the prayer left the schools they got worse. teachers havin’ sex with kids, kids killin’ kids. i cried when i learned he was 11 i have a 9yr old daugher ITS SCARES ME 2 know a kid as young as mine could take thier lyfe due 2 stressin’ at school.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/mel690/ mel690

    OMG!!!! I HAVE A 10 YEAR OLD AND IM SO SPEECHLESS……..

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Midwest_Vinyl_Vixen/ Midwest_Vinyl_Vixen

    this story makes me want to cry.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/FUC_THA_WORLD/ FUC_THA_WORLD

    DAAAMN,,this story is sad..the only comment I have is..How can kid bare to hang themselves?..I couldn’t even begin to imagine committing suicide..this story is a WORLD WIDE REALITY CHECK….RIP!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Luv2talk_123/ Luv2talk_123

    My daughter got a “D” in gym and it was for not dressing. I was more upset with the 3 “c’s” than the “D” the kids in the locker room were picking on certain girls. She refused to dress for gym everyday and I am not made. I am not going to place her in a situation like this. I think as parents and teachers bulling should not be tolerated. But our society tends to punish the wrong children and reward those who bully. We have got to demand more for our children… My heart grieves for this beautiful child. what can we do…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/chictatious1/ chictatious1

    that is terrible…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/MzBadAzzitGets/ MzBadAzzitGets

    SAD… DUECES****

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Nightowl358/ Nightowl358

    Sad. . .but. . is it me, or does today’s youth just seem weak?

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Inquisitve89/ Inquisitve89

    I wouldnt say the children are weak today. I was taunted throught elementary on up. Middle school I started fighting back and high school and now into adulthood I have anger management problems.

    Kids that are being bullied really cant tell their parents for fear of retaliation or laxed disciplinary methods that dont drive the point home. It sad but true, I tell my daughter when she gets to that age when other children start picking on u. Tell the teacher, then tell the principle. If none of that works, whoop the kids butt.

    If you get suspensed make it worth it.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Clayton_Powell/ Clayton_Powell

    teach your children self defense…some parents say its wrong, i say the sooner the better…all this non-violent stuff doesnt get it in the real world

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/GIRL-LIBRA42/ GIRL-LIBRA42

    WOW this is so sad, and I can say I was bulliyed too in school….and then I became the bully, and for yrs. I thought I had so many friends, well it wasn’t until 2yrs. ago a real friend told me..I was a bully and she was scared of me for yrs. WOW…I felt really bad because I am not that type of person today and back then I had been beatin up and ran home just bout everyday, until I fought back, then people didn’t mess with me, but I didn’t know they felt I was a bully, and the way things r today, certainly wasn’t like that in the 70′s…Today I have friends because who I am, not who I was….

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/KiaraCole/ KiaraCole

    Man o man dis got 2 stop Da Bullyn have 2stop 2many kids/ppl killn themselves b/c of this bullyn stuff. We need 2 do sumthin its not fair at all. Kids r so mean this days, it dnt make nosense at all it needs 2 stop. Rip Big Man (Carl). U r n our prays, look dwn on us. Watch us u r an angel now. U r wit the King. Rip.
    Kiara

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/CaliFemme23/ CaliFemme23

    Sad world we live in when a child of 11 years old feels that alone and that he has no one to turn to. Im speechless about this…that whatever he felt was so powerful that death was his only way ‘out’…I have an 11 year old daughter and I make sure I always make myself available to her, and listen to what she says and more importantly I listen to what she doesnt say…Stay in tune with your kids people…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Ramses_NY/ Ramses_NY

    All yall yelling that bullying needs to stop, needs to stop with the foolishness. This kid was weak, most likely spoiled and pampered by his mother. While I do feel sorry that he died, I dont think the bullys should be blaimed.
    If somebody cuts you off at the light, is it there fault you dont want to drive anymore? No. This child, and other kids need to learn how to stop being so damn soft.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Ramses_NY/ Ramses_NY

    She should have told her son to get a stick, and beat those bullys asses.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/realtalk247LA2GA/ realtalk247LA2GA

    Ramses_NY that’s cold. Not every child is made of steel.

    I want to talk with these children who are raising these kids who keep bothering other kids. I bet we would discover where some of this behavior is coming from and the families of the bullying kids need to be head accountable in some way along with their child.

    It shouldn’t be a situation where everyone’s saying that’s sad and no one is being held responsible.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Solid-T07/ Solid-T07

    I was a target of humiliation back in school, and it’s a very stressful experience….. The lack of friends, the neverending physical and verbal abuse…. it turns the victims into psychos…… Seriously, every victim is silently crying for help……..

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/mzbbwclazzygoon/ mzbbwclazzygoon

    OMG….MY 7 YR OLD IS BEING BULLIED AND THE SCHOOL KNOWS ..NOW I HAVEM Y CHURCH HELPIN CAUSE SHE SAID A FEW MONTHS BACK SHE WANTED TO COMMIT SUCIDE….CAUSE OF IT AND I KEPT HER OUT OF SCHOOL FOR 3WEEKS…..SAVE A LIFE FUK SCHOOL IF ITS DAMAGING A YOUNGSTER.WHAT NOBODY SEE THIS …BULLSHYT…NOBODY SAYS N E THING OH KIDS WILL BE KIDS MY AZZ….NOW IMA SUE THE SCHOOL

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/alishakel/ alishakel

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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/misseskisses23/ misseskisses23

    The problem starts at home!!! We need to re-evaluate what type of adults we are raising our children to be. this is a deadly cycle and we as parents need to break it. Our children aren’t even safe a school anymore and its a shame….dont blame the kids blame the parents and the schools for allowing it!!!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/TASTYCHOCOLATE317/ TASTYCHOCOLATE317

    The teaching starts at home. When I was coming up my Mama told me “If somebody hits you and you don’t fight back, I’m going to whoop your ass when you get home.” That was all I had to hear and it was on and popping. Sure I was scared my first fight but more scared of my Mamas ass whooping so the first fight I won.(Yeah) No but seriously if your child is having bullying problems, you should ask the child if they are scared of that person and try to teach your child how to fight. Theres boxing, wrestling, and karate classes out there. There should be no reason for a child to go home and hang himself. So sad.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/cutie450/ cutie450

    bless his heart …its so sad that us as a nation can be so hurtful and nasty towards each other and just dont care about the things we say or do to people ……every1 needs to start caring about each other and not valuing money, cars ,clothes….and all that other nonsense but valuing the Human Life!!!!!!!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/CinnahminSwirl/ CinnahminSwirl

    so unfortunate that this had to happen .. my prayers go out to the family.. as parents we have to realize nobody will love and care for your children like you do .. meaning dont assume the school staff will “address” the problem.. make them accountable .. my son was being bullied by kids 3 years older than him. I had my son write out the incident and the names of the students and give it to the Vice Principal and demanded that it be handled if not I would .. I let them know I dont send my son to school to be taunted and teased and if they want the parents help with fundraisers and PTA Meetings etc… they WILL be accountable for the safety & well being of MY child during school hours and while he is on school grounds. I have told my children from day one .. somebody hit u .. make it dark for them .. but bullies dont always hit .. they talk & taunt and break u down

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/summerlee32/ summerlee32

    Ramses_NY
    You’re a jerk. This is a child as well as a life lost. You were probably the one doing the bullying growing up huh? Your comments are ignorant and unjust…. Loser!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/mima57/ mima57

    Does it really get any sadder than this??? The problem is some of us know our kids are mean a*****es. We have to know because they are emulating our behavior or that of their peers. We can be so fukking concerned w/being perceived as tough that it’s sickening. Know your kids. Talk to them. Know their friends. Don’t always assume that the teacher is a “b***h” and that your kid would never lie. BE THEIR PARENTS not their friends.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/GiGi_Ambition/ GiGi_Ambition

    I know someone going to get me for this but i agree to Ramse_NY to a point the part about the kids getting a stick and fighting back I agree. About the kids being soft naw they just have a gentle nature. I myself has to deal with that with my child we handled it but some kids will keep trying. I stood with my child and told the other child to quit it. The parents came at me and I let them know before WE (family) throw a punch I will throw the book at you and the school. IF another incident happens. Yes they still have their falling outs but its alright because they are kids. But really I will stand for my child. Sorry but she will have to defend herself as well. bully will not stop until they are put in thier place.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/sosincere02/ sosincere02

    I believe this is very sad for the child that died however it is our job as parents to teach our children that what another says has no value the only value is that which you have in your self and if it gets physical yes fight back always! And then we gonna call the police cause thats a crime too! People need to wake up and stop depending on others to raise their children the parent of the bully and the parent of the child being bullied. if you know your child wrong stop them! if you know someone is picking with your child help them!(and no by pulling them out of school cause they need that)POINT:BE THE PARENT NO ONE ELSE WILL DO IT FOR YOU!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/princessevilbytch/ princessevilbytch

    im going thru the exact same thing with my youngest daughter!!! i did tell her to stand up for herself and all that….2 days ago she was jumped after school (an on going issue it happens everyday!!) so i called the cops pressed charges and yesterday they came an arrested my daughter for being an instigater and charged her with battery!!!
    the school is very aware of what has been going on and the principal even went as far as to tell the cops and myself that this is my daughters fault if she would stop instigating these fights and be more interactive this wouldnt be happening!!!
    i have 2 nieces who go to this school as well and they see what is going on and say that my daughter doesnt do anything wrong!!!
    i told my daughter and nieces to tell a teacher and or another adult whenever kids are picking on my daughter and yet again i am told what goo is that going to do?? whenever we do tell the teachers they give my daughter a detention or jus kick her out of school….
    i am at my wits end with all of this and i even asked the principal what was he going to do when my daughter dies in that school as a result of being kicked in the head numerous times!!! he had no answer for that….my daughter in the last year and a half has had more than 5 head injuries due to being bullied at school…….
    there arent enough cops in this town to deal with me if she should be permentally injured or even killed……

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/SCORPIOBABY_74/ SCORPIOBABY_74

    Yeah that comment was pretty harsh considering the mind frame of a young lad..not every little dude has the mindframe to come at or take a stressful situation in an ideal way that adults would handle it..most minds are just not yet equipped to deal with such things as this situation especially if a kid is raised by mom.God Bless the child.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Ramses_NY/ Ramses_NY

    @ summerlee32, Thank you. Your words let me know that Im raising my son the right way. Im sure you think Ray Charles’ mother was evil in Ray, after she stood back and let lil Ray figure out how to survive on his own? Im a single father to a two yro son, whom I have custody of 5 days a week. I teach him to take responcibility for himself and his actions, and to struggle thru till he succeeds.

    Parents need to stop raising these weak ass kids. And parents also need to look in the mirror. We set the example for our children, not just with words, but with actions daily. That bs about do as I say, not as I do, is some slavery foolishness. Thats why I respect Dr. Bill Cosby, for speaking his truth. He said he couldnt understand these crazy kids, till he met there parents!

    mzbbwclazzygoon….Your suing the school, kept your child out of school for 3 weeks. Come on. Im sorry to hear about your child be suicidal. But having the name bbwclazzygoon, is telling.

    Scorpiobaby_74, these young lads will soon become grown men. And if you raise them to be spineless, and pampered, they’ll end up just like most dead beat dads, druggie losers, and men yall women despize.

    One of the first things I wrote, is that I do feel sorry that he lost his life. Our people were once whipped, lynched, raped, hung, sold, and brainwashed. Yet we endured. We knew the value of self worth, of pushing forward and staying strong. Some of yall have lost sight of that. Show me a mother with Harriet Tubman Truths, instead of Barbie/Disney fantasies. And thats a woman who’ll raise powerful children. This world is cold and harsh, and our babies need to be taught the truth about it early on.

    The breakdown of the black family, the undermining of the importance of black men in the households, and the rise of single mothers over the past 20 years. Mirrors the rise of black boys growing up to be blackmen heading to prison. Men and Women, balance each other out in relationships. And children need that balance to help them grow up to be productive and mentally stable. Real talk. If your a single mother, you have to learn to balance strength with nurturing, and you have to do it wisely. Let your kids fall down, and let them get up on there own! That doesnt mean your being cold, it means your helping your child to learn how to survive. This young man was emotional crippled, and didnt know how to respond to a challenge, other than to kill himself. The tragedy, is that the mother may never realize where she went wrong.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/nikiip30/ nikiip30

    Its not just about the breakdown of black families, its about the breakdown of our nation. Our kids attend school with diff nationalities so we have to be assured of good parenting all over the world,and of course its obvious that you can’t be with your child every blink of the eye. We are our kids teacher at home not in the school system. So mommy didn’t play a part in this. When its time to pick a career these ppl need to be in 4 the passion vs a paycheck

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/nikiip30/ nikiip30

    @some of u ladies. Ur comments r not worthy here. Just b/c u teach ur kids 2 fight is not a resolution it will just entice. Teach them to fight temptation. Good luck!! :)

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Ramses_NY/ Ramses_NY

    nikiip30..When you say break down of the nation, are you refering to our African Nation, or American nation? I think our children coming in contact with other nationalisties is good, so long as our kids know who they are from the start.

    The way I look at it, theres 24 hours in a day, the schools might teach our kids 8 hours a day 5 days a week. So we cant blaim the schools for our kids being the way they are. Find a mirror, if yalls kids arent doing what they should. I agree, teaching them to fight temptation, and having a high moral character is the key. Though before one can teach that to another, they should have it themselves. And alot of these parents are just as lost as the kids!

    @princessevilbytch–Just a thought. Do you think your daughter acts like a princessevilbytch at school? Maybe the teachers wont help her, because there happy to see her get her ass kicked. Not saying its right, but just a thought. My moms is a teacher, tried getting me into it, though I know my belt would be off fast dealing with some of the kids she deals with.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/nikiip30/ nikiip30

    When I say breakdown of nation I’m refering to the meltdown of parenting in general. wether they r black,white,asian,or purple we interact with each other. So if you have a good natured,well respected child 9 out of 10 they r bumping head with young knuckleheads that come from a dysfunctional family and b/c of they’re lack of connection with good parenting it can take a toll on my child. All that being said is that by our schools being interacial every culture needs to be on point with parenting.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/popa1983/ popa1983

    bullying is a problem as old as man people that have problems in there own life is always going to use someone that is not as strong as them to vent there anger or simply because they are from a diffrent race or background.I too was tried when I was young and had to stand up for myself and lay the smackdown. One have to stand up for them selves in order to stop the bullying the bully in essence is a coward who would never go pick on someone they know will kick there ass so i say to you people out there being bullied stand up for yourself the more you let people push you around the worse it will get.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/phatchocolate28/ phatchocolate28

    I think that is stupid to say that the child was weak and pampered…I don’t think a child needs to fight to prove they are strong…There actually some people in the world that raise their kids descent enough to not want any trouble.
    True enough, you can’t run forever. There will come a time when you have to stand up for yourself, but when it is a gang up situation, it’s harder to do that. and YES it is the bully’s fault that the child took his life….Words can influence all kinds of emotions. haven’t you ever heard speeches from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.(He influenced equality and positive fairness of all mankind) to the most negative speeches from the KKK(who teach hate and recruit people daily to carryout that s**t). The POINT is…WORDS can hurt and kill, STICKS can hurt or kill, STONES can hurt or kill….Bullying, Manipulation, Instigation, and lying is all wrong and needs to really be addressed of all ages.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/SolidarityX/ SolidarityX

    11? Dang. It’s sad, but where did he even learn how to hang himself? Did he google it?

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Youngblk09/ Youngblk09

    I agree with phatchocolate28 about the “words” do have meaning since u put in that context. Everyone has been bullied before, just some to a greater extent than others. U hav to realize that in the extreme cases, where its a day to day thing, u wud b sick to ur stomach to know what u were going to have to deal with. And with the gangs thing, yes its harder to stand up for urself if ur all alone. I just hate that he couldnt find another way to deal with his problem. I kno the teachers wudnt rlly do much to stop the bullying wen it happned to me, and they wud find a way to get around it and continue anyway. I wudda shot them before i wudve killed myself tho, jus sayin.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/SHARHONDAHARRISON/ SHARHONDAHARRISON

    THATS JUST SO SAD

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Ramses_NY/ Ramses_NY

    I hear you Nikiip30, theres definitely a break down in how people raise there kids today. Back in the days, kids had to be tough, because if they werent they didnt survive.

    My heart goes out to this child and his family, Im sad that he hung himself. But cant accept the idea, that the bullies are only to blaim. He chose to kill himself, instead of fighting back, and thats a decision if you ask me that cant be supported. I teach my son to take responcibility for his actions, to use common sense, and to whip somebodies ass if pushed. As well as to protect the weak, and not take advantage of others.

    Most parents that think they kids are angels, are the main ones terrorizing the schools.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/shanicey/ shanicey

    the system is stuffed up . A child a lil baby basically had the mental capacity to do soemthing like that. It isnt easy to do something like that because people think of the consequences and are scared to do it. He wasnt pampered i believe (no one in here knows if he was or not for certain) but at the end of the day depending to the level of bullying. what was exactly said no one knows but the actual teachers. Teachers know whats going on but normally would turn a blind eye cause it equals to alot of paperwork being filled in. I think there should be a stronger stance on this eg give the children offical warning twice and if it continues kick them out of the school. Bullying is illegal in work places so why is it ok in the school grounds.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/OrbitalFlow/ OrbitalFlow

    This s**t happens too much too often. Parents need to be responsible for their children’s actions. Not only that, but they need to be responsible for their own actions as well and realize what kind of bad influence it can have on future generations. And that “Sticks and stones can break my bones, but words can never hurt me” saying is bulls**t. If words didn’t hurt, you wouldn’t see stuff like this on the news.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Ilovemykids75/ Ilovemykids75

    I think all bullies should go to jail. i mean they put them in jail maybe they will learn their lesson. and see it feel if they was bully.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Saphdoll35/ Saphdoll35

    My son went thru something similar and tried to hang himself in the 6th grade but the belt broke from kids bullying him which was carried over from the 5th grade. He was called fat and gay and was humiliated. He is now in the 8th grade playing all sorts of sports straight A student and kids that one taunted him are either scared of him or his friends because he fought back but after getting help he talked about things that bothered him. Parents need to stay involved with their children and pay attention. I could have lost him because I didn’t see the signs then but I make sure he knows he can always come to me or his father for support and other family as well. Just wish more schools and parents pay attention to prevent things like this it’s happening too much.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/WestEndGirl84/ WestEndGirl84

    Take these kids to a REAL prison – (like that show they did, “Scared Straight”) let them see where bullies end up when they grow up. Let them feel what its like to be yelled at, made fun of, to be scared and intimidated by someone bigger and stronger than they are. God bless that little boy who hanged himself and to all the other children that have done the same or continue to suffer. At least he is with God now and no one will ever hurt him again. Have a beautiful Easter everyone!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/zanman/ zanman

    It’s very interesting to hear these folks who believe they’re such “great” or “better” parents by teaching there kids to fight back. Do you think maybe also teaching your so called “thick-skinned and tough” kid to stand up for others might give you some parenting points. Don’t get me wrong kids should be taught to a have a little fight in them but to blame the parents is just ludicrous. We don’t know what goes on in that home, so who are we to judge. Think about it, not only would the bullied kid feel safer but your kid would be gaining a friend, who might someday have your kids’ back…And those two help another and it goes on and on creating a domino effect then who is the bully/bullies going to pick on, just a thought. Or maybe some of you are teaching your kids the “survival of the fittest” theory which develops into an “all man for himself” complex, creating a selfish and segregated community. Of course not everyone is made to get along with each but the more people that do get along the greater chance of prosperous society. Remember not every child has the same mental states or capacities to retaliate against certain adversities. So let me ask this; if someone bad-mouths your kid (which is a form of bullying) is your kid just going to go beat them down? I’m guessing most people who think like this were or are bullies themselves. RIP little man.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/BDMAXI/ BDMAXI

    If every incident in school is reported then the school will not receive funding from the goverent. or the school get a reputation of not being a good school to send your kids to. So these things go unreported to the proper authoritise. In the mean time children are being abused for being different then others. The schools can handle this but they want the money an hope that is will go away.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/BDMAXI/ BDMAXI

    WRONG IT WILL NOT GO AWAY, WE OWE IT TO OUR CHILDREN TO PROTECT THEM FROM HARM. AND THE SINCE THE CHILDREN IN THE SCHOOL DO NOT BELONG TO THE ADULTS THERE, NO ONE WANTS TO DO THE RIGHT THING BECAUSE OF FUNDING AND FEAR THAT THE SCHOOL MAY BE CLOSED DOWN. PARENTS MAKE YOUR KIDS BEHAVE. BE THEIR PARENT NOT THERE FRIEND. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN YOUR CHILD, DON’T TURN YOUR HEAD. HALF OF THE TEACHER’S IN THE SCHOOL ARE AFRAID OF THE STUDENTS, BECAUSE NOW THE STUDENTS HAVE RIGHTS. WELL GUESS WHAT SO SO YOU AND YOU BETTER FIND OUT WHAT THEY ARE.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/PreciousPole/ PreciousPole

    This is any parents worst fear, your so busy working, going to school cooking dinner that you don’t see the change in your child, i don’t want to place blame, but i talk to my son everyday, i go to the school, i know every child in his class on a first name basis, my son is four years old, he had a bit of a speak problem, could n’t talk in complete sentences until he was 3 years old, but when he was 2 years old, his daycare provider grabbed him by the back of his neck and forced to drink water, the next morning like every other morning, i kissed him and told him to tell all his teachers mommy said hello( 3 different teachers) and he said “no mommy no ms. glenda”, i flew to the school first class to talk to the director, we talk about things like that all the time. When you have a son people will test him, teachers, students, strangers on the playground.

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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/tillisa1/ tillisa1

    so sad i thank god im very active in my children’s life as a parent its up to us to see all signs are children need help pay attention people are children need us

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/tillisa1/ tillisa1

    lil angel is what you are now, we “society” let you down

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/FOXY_66/ FOXY_66

    the only way you are going to stop the bulleying is the parents of the bulleying need to go to jail or be punish and maybe they will start makeing there child do better or be better you need to make the school pay for it becouse it happen when they are at school or if that dont work mother and fathers need to do more when your child come home and there is somthing wrong you need to find out what it is and handle it becouse if a child dont feel like he cant go to anyone and get help then that is what the do is kill themself its time to step up.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/rondamichele/ rondamichele

    God Bless these babies in this ugly world.

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