Ashlynn Conner, who was only 10 years old, attended Ridge
Farm Elementary in Illinois. She was an
honor student in the 5th grade who wanted to become a
veterinarian. She was also a victim of
bullying, with friends calling her a “slut” and also calling her “fat and
ugly.”
The little girl begged her parents to let her be home
schooled so she wouldn’t have to deal with bullies. Her mother told her “no,” and when the
pressure got too great, the little girl hanged herself in her bedroom closet.
The little girl’s mother, obviously distraught by what
happened, said “I thought my kids are strong kids, and that my words for them
for guidance and advice was going to have more weight than what these kids
could be saying.”
The girl’s family is now speaking out for other children who
are being bullied. Kim Wright, Ashlynn’s aunt, told ABC News: “If she just
saves one child from being bullied, if one bully gets this message and thinks
about it and says, I’m not going to make another kid feel that way … she did it.”
The Obama Administration has been speaking up against
bullying, but there is a trended increase in the number of young children dying
as a result of the practice. Cyber bullying is also becoming a problem, with
teens taunting one another over the Internet.
If your child shows a lack of interest in going to school or a
disinterest in school functions, you may want to intervene to see if there is
something deeper going on.
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