Teddy Omi
http://abcnews.go.com/2020/TheLaw/school-bullying-epidemic-turning-deadly/story?id=11880841

Bulling in America has become a very important issue in America today. It causes physical and mental harm to today's youth. In this article, by ABC news, Tyler Long's being bullying drove him to commit suicide. Tyler had a form of autism called Asperger's Syndrome which made many of the kids in his grade think he was different and strange compared to them. Because of this he received many verbal insults along with some physical violence. When the time came that his parents had enough of this, they went to the school principle to try and help stop all of the bullying that was causing their son harm. Once there the principle shrugged off the accusations and merely said "Boys will be boys". In Tyler junior year in high school he decided that he had had enough and hung himself in his bedroom closet. Once the group of teens that were bullying him got word of his death they started wearing nooses around their necks at an attempt to further insult him and the teachers and staff did nothing. This article is just one of the many examples of bullying going to far in schools and it is obvious now that this really is a problem in today's school life.

Vocab:

1. harassment:to disturb persistently; torment, as with troubles or cares; bother continually; pester; persecute.(verb)

2. autism: a pervasive developmental disorder of children, characterized by impaired communication, excessive rigidity, and emotional detachment.(noun)

3. bully: persons indefinitely or collectively; persons in general: to find it easy to talk to people; what will people think?(noun)

4. torment: to afflict with great bodily or mental suffering; pain: to be tormented with violent headaches.(verb)

5. noose: a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled. (noun)

1. Knowledge: How many younger people do you think get bullied everyday?
2. Application: If you were in the same shoes as someone who was being bullied, what would you do?
3. Evaluation: What would you do if your child came home with bruises and when you came up to him to ask what was wrong he said somebody did this to him?

Credibility: This site was a credible source because it is a was published by the ABC news a major news source.