She was a pretty girl...dreadful tragedy.
Posted on 03/10/2010 7:46:39 AM PST by Niuhuru
An investigation has been launched into the death of a 13-year-old schoolgirl amid claims she hanged herself after being bullied because she was pretty. Poppy Bracey was found in her bedroom last week after returning home from her Manchester school. The teenager was taken to hospital but later died. Council officials said today they are looking into allegations Poppy was being bullied in the run up to the death.
Friends at 1,000-pupil Lowton High School, in Leigh, posted a series of messages on internet sites claiming Poppy was being picked on. One, at the specialist sports college where former pupils include Ting Tings singer Katie White, said: 'This poor girl was apparently being bullied at Lowton High School and has sadly ended her own life by hanging herself.' Another said: 'Why would someone want to bully her?? Apart from jealousy.'
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Thirteen year-olds can be the meanest, most vicious people in the world.
Life isn’t fair.
No discipline in schools anymore. I was amazed when I saw high school kids getting out of school. Tattoos, beards, body piercings, cell phones...foul mouths...in class. Complete breakdown.
I was picked on in school. Never once thought of hanging myself.
“Thirteen year-olds can be the meanest, most vicious people in the world.”
particularly females - very cruel indeed
“No discipline in schools anymore. I was amazed when I saw high school kids getting out of school. Tattoos, beards, body piercings, cell phones...foul mouths...in class.”
And that was just the teachers!!!
It’s worse these days since the teachers don’t do anything.
Waiting for the strip joint to open in one.
Can’t do anything for fear of their lives.
Same here. It taught me how to fight back and stay away from classless jerks.
So was I... teased quite a bit. Hate to say it, but that is part of life. Gosh, I am 46 years old and still get teased or “busted on”. It’s part of life people, that’s why you put your trust in God and not people.
The way to deal with bullies is to bully back. My "4-eyed" brainiac son had his glasses broken in 3rd grade by larger black bully and the school dd nothing about it. So I told him if he bothers you again kick him as hard as you can on his knee. So he did. And no one ever bothered him again. He was suspended for 2 days, but it was worth it.
but she was really pretty. She probably didn’t expect to be picked on because of that.
Typical British tabloid spin.
Children who are bullied turn the rage inward on themselves or let it fly elsewhere.
hmmm just another tiny detail...
I remember a boy in my HS who hanged himself because he was so smart. This guy was Einstein smart. Got bullied and just wanted to fit in. Couldn’t carry a conversation.
Some people have personalities more fragile than others.
This is horrific.
She was a pretty girl...dreadful tragedy.
Thirteen year-olds can be the meanest, most vicious people in the world.
One of my definitions of hell is to be eternally assigned to a middle school.
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