Some of the students believed to have bullied 14 year-old Jamey Rodemeyer [left] before his suicide protested a Lady Gaga tribute to him at North High School's homecoming dance by chanting "We're glad you're dead" and "You're better off dead." Jamey's remarkably poised sister Alyssa told Anderson Cooper about the incident.
Among the many questions: Do the bullies run completely unchecked in feral packs? Does principal Petrina Neureuter have any authority at all? Her letter to parents was toothless and strictly CYA. In February 2010, North junior Joe Chearmonte, 17, a skier and gymnast [right], killed himself, allegedly after bullying from peers.
Not only do they run in feral packs, they have teachers and administrators on their side, cheering them on. Ever read C. J. Pascoe's Dude, You're a Fag? It's a great account of life in an American high school.
Posted by: Duncan | September 30, 2011 at 06:19 AM