Teen’s suicide prompts a look at bullying
By Kathy Mcabe
Globe Staff / January 24, 2010 © Copyright 2010 Globe Newspaper Company.
This post if from the Boston Globe, Phoebe Prince is a new student at South Hadley High School. Phoebe recently relocated to America from her small farm in Ireland. The article explains how she is tormented from all of the students because of her accent through texts, in the halls, and even at home on Facebook. Even at home when parents think kids are safest they are ill informed, most of the bullying happened through text and online messages. This could explain why Phoebe believed that suicide was the only option since she was being bullied at home and at school, causing severe stress and depression. There are many reasons that Kathy could choose to write an article about this story, I personally believe that she would write this article to raise awareness about the harmful effects of bullying as all of the factors of bullying often lead to suicide, and mental disabilities such as depression.
Taunting:–noun
1. Provoke or challenge (someone) with insulting remarks: "students began taunting her about her weight".
2. Reproach (someone) with something in a contemptuous way: "she had taunted him with going to another man".Candlelight vigil: A candlelight vigil is an outdoor assembly of people carrying candles, held after sunset. Such events are typically held either to protest the suffering of some marginalized group of people, or in memory of lives lost to some disease, disaster, massacre or other tragedy.
Cotillion: An elaborate dance with frequent changing of partners carried out under the leadership of one couple at formal balls.
Incessant: continuing or following without interruption .
Committee: an insulting gibe or sarcasm; scornful reproach or challenge. Obsolete . an object of insulting gibes or scornful reproaches.
Three Questions
Comprehension: If Phoebe was getting bullied at school and the school officials knew about it, why did they not provide support and tell her parents what is going on so that way they can be informed on what is going on?
Application:If you were the parents of Phoebe what would you do, if you noticed that Phoebe seemed upset or distracted when she arrived at home?
Analysis: How can the school do more things to keep the school environment safe for students to not to think that suicide is the only option out of the taunting
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