9-Year-Old Gay Boy Commits Suicide In US After Being Bullied

in #news6 years ago

A nine-year-old boy in Denver, Colorado, has committed suicide on the first week of school after being bullied by classmates for coming out as gay, his mother says.
Leia Pierce told local media that her son, Jamel Myles, killed himself at their home last Thursday after enduring several days of
homophobic bullying. “Four days is all it took at school.
I could just imagine what they said to him,” Pierce told KDVR. “My son told my oldest daughter the kids at school told him to kill himself. I’m just sad he didn’t come to me.” Pierce said her son, who was enrolled at Joe Shoemaker Elementary School, told her he was gay over the summer and that he wanted to come out as such to his classmates when he started school. “He went to school and said he was gonna tell people he’s gay because he’s proud of himself,” she said.
The school said grief counselors had been
made available to students and staff and a
letter was sent to families about the tragedy
and help available.
Pierce said she hopes her son’s death will raise awareness about the devastating effects of bullying “We should have accountability for bullying,” she said. “I think the child should, because the child knows it’s wrong.
The child wouldn’t want someone to do it to them. I think the parent should be held (accountable) because obviously the parents are either teaching them to be like that, or they’re treating them like that.”

Sometimes children could be the most callous set of people because they know little or nothing about life.
The kid should have known whom he was dealing with.
Parents also have a role to play in ensuring that their kids are well oriented on how to respect people's feelings and emotions.

See the boy's photos below:

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Source: https://www.brainnewsradio.com/us-boy-bullied-for-being-gay-commits-suicide/

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