Bullying: Words Can Kill. Produced by Deborah Grau and Judy Rybak Middle school can be a place for learning, discovery and friendships.
But for some kids, it can also be a place of cruelty, loneliness and fear. Aislyn Doeur: "You're supposed to feel comfortable. And like you're scared to walk in the hallways. ...I was scared that I wasn't going to have any friends. " Jacob Kaufman: "It just got to that feeling of desperation, and pretty much hopelessness. " Genesis Johnson: "I was so scared I didn't know what to do. Johnny Cagno: I wasn't accepted at school. Johnny Cagno is an eighth grader at Birchwood Middle School in North Providence, Rhode Island. "48 Hours" spent six months at Johnny's school because middle school is often ground zero for bullying.
Special bullying section: Resources and more "You're judged constantly," Johnny told CBS News correspondent Tracy Smith. Since he can remember, Johnny has always been made to feel different. "Growing up, you play sports. Video: Hear more from Lisa Cagno "Oh,' you're gay. Portage girl's story to be included on CBS 48 Hours Mystery show 'Bullying: Words CAN KILL' Kristina Calco PORTAGE — Kristina Calco was an active teenager during junior high school.
She was a member of the swim, volleyball and track teams in middle school and joined the junior varsity cheerleading team when she entered her freshman year at Portage Northern High School. She also is one of many teenagers who have committed suicide because of bullying in recent years, sparking the interest of people nationwide who have started calling the act “bullycide.” CBS is airing a special episode of 48 Hours Mystery, called “Bullying: Words CAN Kill,” at 8 p.m. Friday. “Sometime in middle school, a group of kids started to pick on her (Kristina). Even after the bullying stopped during ninth grade, the other students’ words had stayed with her, she said.
Kristina’s tragedy, and those similar to hers, inspired the parents of these teens to collaborate on the book to tell the teens’ stories. Epling went to an earlier play Thompson had created and gave her a copy of the book. Bullycide: The Story of Kristina Calco - BCET (Bully Crime Enforcement Team) video. Kristina Calco. In Loving Memory of Kristina Calco One blustery snowy morning in December 2005, we awoke to find that our 15 year old daughter, Kristina Calco, had abruptly ended her own life.
Kristina had been approaching her 16th birthday with an excitement which was barely containable. Yet for some reason unbeknownst to us at the time, this beautiful young girl who on the surface seemed to have just about everything going for her, felt the need to check out of life for good. We, like many parents in this tragic situation, were left to pick up the pieces. Fortunately for us, in addition to 2 suicide notes, Kristina left behind page after page of detailed journal entries, dozens of MYSPACE personal emails and numerous AOL Instant Messenger Conversation screen prints.
This is the story of Kristina Arielle Calco. She wrote about herself in the summer before 7th grade: "Hi, I'm Kristina Calco and I'm 121/2 yrs old going on 13 on Dec. 26th (the day after Christmas aren't I lucky?) --The End 1. Bullycide : Kristina Calco. Bullycide cases of children and young people who have lost their life or committed suicide because of bullying at school. On this pageBullycides in the UK | Near bullycides in the UKSerious assaults and deathsBullycides in USA | Bullycides in CanadaNew!
Persecution of targets of bullying for standing up for themselvesNew! Survivor storiesLinks Cases of adults driven to suicide by bullying * indicates this case is covered in Neil Marr and Tim Field's book Bullycide: death at playtime: an exposé of child suicide caused by bullying * Lancashire: The first recognised bullycide of Steven Shepherd in the strawberry Fields at Newburgh, Lancashire in 1967. In April 1998, Brian Franklish died whilst trying to escape the children bullying him. Yorkshire: Twelve-year-old Debbie Shaw agrees to a challenge by other girls to end her bullying and victimisation by fighting the school bully. Thirteen-year-old Roger Hillyard found dead near his home after a lifetime of bullying. Sisters Samantha and Michaela Kendal are so taunted and bullied about their overweight they go on hunger strike ... both died.
Bullying -> Bullycide: a suicide caused from bullying and depression. Bullycide. The term bullycide is a portmanteau word first used in 2001 by Neil Marr and Tim Field in their book Bullycide: Death at Playtime.[1] It refers to suicide attributable to the victim having been bullied, either in person or via social media.[2][3][4][5] Bullycide has also been defined as the killing of the bully by the victim.[6] The term has come to prominence during the highly publicised teenage suicides in the USA in the latter part of 2010, but had been used less widely before.[7][8][9] The term has also gained notice by way of celebrities including Lady Gaga and Kim Kardashian speaking out against it.[10][11][12] In response to the bullying-related deaths in 2010, particularly those related to cyber-bullying, an online event, Spirit Day, was created in which participants were asked to wear purple as a symbol of respect for the deceased victims of bullying and to signify opposition to the bullying of the LGBT community.
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