“Four days is all it took at school. I could just imagine what they said to him,” Pierce said. “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.”
In another emotional interview, she told the Denver Post, “My child died because of bullying. My baby killed himself. He didn’t deserve this. He wanted to make everybody happy even when he wasn’t. I want him back so bad.”
Schools need a zero tolerance bullying policy
My heart breaks for this mom, and for this child, it truly does. The Denver Post reports that the elementary school has grief and crisis counselors available to students and has opened up a room for parents to come in and talk about the tragedy. I can only hope that some good comes of this in terms of how parents encourage their children to treat others with kindness no matter what, and that both the school and its parents will adapt a zero tolerance policy for bullying.
Pierce, the grieving mother, says she thinks parents should be held accountable if their child is bullying another. “We should have accountability for bullying … I think the parent should be held [responsible] because obviously the parents are either teaching them to be like that, or they’re treating them like that.”
Jamel Myles was a child made in the image of God…and I truly mourn his loss. Please moms and dads, teach your children to treat others as they would want to be treated, no exceptions, no matter what. We are the first roadblock to bullying, the first step in saving young lives.
