Bullied To Death: 12-Year-Old Male Cheerleader Commits Suicide Because Of Classmates
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Source: Queerty.com (and George Takei)
Last year, middle schooler Ronin Shimizu did a very brave thing: He signed up to be the only boy on his school’s cheerleading team.
According to sources, 12-year-old Shimizu loved being on the squad. His classmates at Folsom Middle School in California, however, didn’t approve and teased him relentlessly for it, calling him “gay” and hurling other insults his direction.
The bullying got to be so severe that eventually Shimizu left Folsom Middle School to be home schooled. Then on Wednesday of this week, his parents found their son dead, the victim of an apparent suicide, though police are not releasing any additional details about the death.
Friends say Shimizu had a bright smile and charming personality, but that underneath there was a lot of pain.
“Any time I talked to him it really brightened my day and made me feel better,” a friend said.
Read more: http://www.queerty.com/bullied-to-death-12-year-old-male-cheerleader-commits-suicide-because-of-classmates-20141205?utm_source=bb82&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=malecheerleadersuicide
Long way to go.
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