The Editor's Desk
Are Pasco Schools Doing Enough to Prevent Bullying?
In 2011, Pasco County only reported 28 bullying incidents in the entire district. Does that number seem low to you?
I saw the story of former Pasco County student Zachery Gray early this morning on TBO.com, and it has weighed heavily on my heart since. According to TBO, in May 2011, Gray, then 17, fashioned a noose from a dog chain to take his own life after being tormented by bullies every day at Zephyrhills High School. His mother, Lynn "Sissy" Gray, found him and saved him from the shed rafter he hung himself from, but he now has severe brain damage and is paralyzed from the attempt. The Grays have not been able to get answers from the Pasco County School District since the incident occured, TBO reported. Four months before Gray tried to commit suicide, 15-year-old Sunlake High student Kiefer Allan fatally shot himself after he was bullied by …
Kelly
11:35 am on Monday, June 11, 2012
I believe that it would be helpful for parents to know that there is a formal mode of reporting and documenting bullying incidents, a paper trail. My daughter goes to Paul R. Smith and has witnessed many bullying incidents that she has reported and one on the bus. After the bus incident she called me crying because a boy had been beaten with a textbook and threatened to be beat up after he got … more ›