Another 11-year-old boy hangs himself after bullying with gay taunts
”She said, ‘Ma, did you know they called Jaheem gay again today in school?’ …. He said, ‘Yes ma’am. He told me that he’s tired of everybody always messing with him in school. He is tired of telling the teachers and the staff, and they never do anything about the problems. So, the only way out is by killing himself.”’
Masika Bermudez relaying what her daughter and her son’s best friend told her about bullying that was occuring at her son’s Dekalb County, GA school. Her son, Jaheem, at just 11 years of age, hanged himself on April 16 after the continued bullying which apparently included anti-gay taunts. Earlier this month, it was widely reported that another 11-year-old, Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover, took his own life as well after suffering through similar bullying. (WSBTV 2)
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