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1 u; x4 I6 z5 E- g/ P1 O% I A Colorado boy took his own life during the first week of school, and his mother says bullying is to blame.The 9-year-old committed suicide just days after telling his classmates he was gay.Jamel Myles started fourth grade at J stanley mugs oe Schomaker School stanley cup on Monday. He was my sunshine because he was my only son, said Jamels mother Leia Pierce said.Weeks before, he told his mother he was gay. And he looked so scared when he told me, Pierce said. He was like Mom I m gay. And I thought he was playing, so I looked back because I was driving, and he was all curled up, so scared. And I said, I still love you. He went to school and said he was gonna tell people he s gay because he s proud of himself, she also said.But on Thursday, Pierce found her son dead in their Denver home. She said he killed himself after being bullied. Four days is all it took at school. I could just imagine what they said to him. My son told my oldest daughter the kids at school told him to kill himself. I m just sad he didn t come to me, Pierce said.A letter from Denver Public Schools to families says theyre providing extra social workers and their crisis team for students.In a statement, the district also says it will continue to offer support to the family. I m so upset that he thought that was his option, Pierce said.Pierce wants to spread awareness about the effects of bullying through this devastation. We should have accountability for bullying, she said stanley uk . I think the child should. Because the child know Osev City of Racine unveils plan to reopen economy, goes into effect May 26) T6 J4 S0 W, s+ _4 Z0 J
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. AP 鈥?An Illinois eighth-grader earned laughs and stanley thermos cheers 鈥?as well as a diploma 鈥?when he graduated from middle school.Jack Aiello, who graduated last week from Thomas Middle School in the Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights, impersonated current and former presidential candidates in a speech to the school s graduating class. Video of the speech has racked up more than 123,0 stanley cup 00 views in just more than a week. We need a cinnamon roll revolution, Aiello said in the voice of Democratic pr stanley cup esidential hopeful Bernie Sanders.Aiello also praised the school in the style of presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump. Thomas has been such a great school, he said. Quite frankly, it s been fantastic. Aiello s impressions of Hillary Clinton, Ted Cruz, Trump, Sanders and President Barack Obama garnered laughs from the parents and students in attendance.He talked through his experiences at the middle school in the politicians voices, from creative arts to physical education. He spoke of yoga lessons as he channeled Obama. I am proud to say I have completely mastered the downward dog, he says in the video.WMAQ-TV reportsthat the speech was written as part of an assignment given to the roughly 350-student graduating class. Aiello s speech was one of three given at the ceremony. |
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