One of the best books ever on the psychology of the gifted child, and how injustices are very troubling to them because they can perceive them so much more deeply and earlier than most people.
Posted on 12/05/2008 1:36:03 PM PST by forkinsocket
A gifted teenager killed himself with an overdose of painkillers after his comprehensive school sidelined Christianity in favour of 'alternative religions', an inquest heard today. Tragic Harry Tucker, 15, read the Bible at home because he believed his religious studies teachers focused on the teaching of Islam and Sikhism. Straight-A student Harry, was also troubled by his own sexuality and what he saw as unfair detentions. Harry, of Southville, Bristol, was found unconscious in bed on February 20, 2006, after taking an overdose of the painkiller co-proxamol.
He was taken to Bristol Children's Hospital but staff were unable to resuscitate him. At an inquest into Harry's death at Flax Bourton, Bristol, yesterday his father Robert revealed his son had problems at St Katherine's comprehensive school, in Pill, Somerset. Mr Tucker, 53, a former marine, said: 'There was an issue with a teacher due to his being given what he said was an unjustified detention. 'Even though he had told them he didn't miss homework. They didn't believe him. 'He was deeply concerned that his religious education consisted mainly of alternative religions and ignored Christianity. 'The religious education concentrated on the Muslim faith at the expense of Christianity. 'He was reading the Bible himself because it was rarely covered at school. Nothing seemed to change, according to Harry, before his death.'
Mr Tucker had confronted the school about the issue, but they denied there was an imbalance in religious studies. The inquest also heard Harry had suffered 'night terrors' after his mother's former female partner threatened to burn their house down. Harry's mother, Jill Billett, 51, divorced from Mr Tucker, subsequently left her female lover and married a Mr Geoff Billett.
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I think this lad was deeply troubled, and the religious aspects emphasized in this story may not have been quite so central to his problems.
“The inquest also heard Harry had suffered ‘night terrors’ after his mother’s former female partner threatened to burn their house down. Harry’s mother, Jill Billett, 51, divorced from Mr Tucker, subsequently left her female lover and married a Mr Geoff Billett.”
I suspect this had far more to do with the boy’s problems that his seeking of Christian training.
It’s called a buried lead.
The real story: troubled boy from broken home sought Christian support, but secular society refused to provide it.
Ditto.
Ditto.
1A says religious freedom is paramount. This kid was not being ~denied~ his religion. Where does one draw the line between beliefs and ‘facts’?
Couldn't he have just gone to a church, then?
I think this kid had a lot of problems. I doubt his suicide had anything to do with a comparative religions class at his high school.
“I suspect this had far more to do with the boy’s problems that his seeking of Christian training.”
I suspect his death had as much or more to do with a very dysfunctional family.
Mentally ill.
Just looking for a reason to off himself.
Any reason will do.
Sounds to me like “Tragic Harry Tucker” was pretty unstable to begin with — if it hadn’t been this, it would most likely have been something else.
"Harry's mother, Jill Billett, 51, divorced from Mr Tucker, subsequently left her female lover and married a Mr Geoff Billett."
Harry had no protection or support from the sodomites, secular agenda jackboots, Islamic invaders, or his family.
excellent...you are so right
I think you’ve pretty much nailed it.
Yep, it is one of the most wise things I have heard (or read) all day..
Yes, exactly.
Having a dysfunctional lesbian family was probably the main problem. But it also appears that he was searching for answers in the Bible, but got no help from his school. They can certainly be faulted for that. Kids who get no answers about the meaning of life at home sure aren’t going to find them in today’s schools.
No, suicide is not the Christian answer. But I doubt that he was ever instucted in the basics of Christianity in the first place. Nor would he be likely to get much help from the average Anglican pastor, assuming he tried that route.
Thanks. I’m like a blind pig. Even I stumble on an acorn.
One of the best books ever on the psychology of the gifted child, and how injustices are very troubling to them because they can perceive them so much more deeply and earlier than most people.
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