From my friend, James P. Ryan, family lawyer from Plymouth, Michigan, comes this heads up about an important articke in the Kiwanis magazine. The notice says:
"You may know the names from news reports. You may even know their individual stories. Each is different; yet each is the same.
- Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover, 11 years old: April 6, 2009
- Megan Taylor Meier, 13 years old: October 17, 2006
- Phoebe Prince, 15 years old: January 14, 2010
- Tyler Clementi, 18 years old: September 22, 2010
"The dates are not birthdays. They are not days to be celebrated as the days these kids were born. No, they are in fact the days on which Carl, Megan, Phoebe and Tyler took their lives. They are days to be mourned—not only by their families and friends so tragically affected but also by their communities and by society at large.
"The suicides of these young people—these children—are linked directly to bullying.
Read or download the April issue of Kiwanis magazine to learn more about how bullying destroys families, drains community and workplace resources and even threatens the fabric of society—and how Kiwanians and communities are pushing back."
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