Caleb Nolt was a 14-year-old freshman at North Side High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana, who passed on September 20, 2010. Caleb enjoyed spending time with his girlfriend and attending church with her. He and his twin brother, according to the obituary, would talk late into the night. But Caleb was bullied at school for his manner of dress.
Zach Harrington – Age 19
Zach Harrington, 19 years old took his life own life at his family’s Norman, Oklahoma home on October 5, 2010.
Jeremy Wise – Age 14
Jeremy Wise was a 14-year-old eighth grader at the North Middle School in Martinsburg, WV. On November 3, 2010 he took his own life. He was, according to his parents, teased and bullied surrounding his weight.
Asher Brown – Age 13
Asher Brown as a 13-year-old eighth grader at Hamilton Middle School just outside of Houston, Texas. Asher was bullied at his school beyond his ability to cope and he took his own life once he hit the breaking point.
Felix Sacco – Age 17
Felix Sacco was a 17-year-old senior at Saugus High School, Saugus Massachusetts who took his own life in late September 2010. According to his mother, Felix had been seeing a psychiatrist (and in fact had an appointment earlier in the week) to cope with the bullying he was subjected. On the day of his death her son went to the guidance office and …
Raymond Chase – Age 19
Raymond Chase was 19-years-old when he hung himself in his college dorm room on September 29, 2010 . Raymond was a student of culinary arts at Johnson and Wales University in Rhode Island. Although, many have killed themselves because of anti-gay bullying in their schools, the circumstances surrounding the death of Raymond Chase are still not known. Raymond touched many, as evidence …
Harrison Brown – Age 15
September 25, 2010, Harrison Chase Brown committed suicide in Rand, Colorado. Harrison Brown was a sophomore at Poudre High School.
Tyler Clementi – Age 18
Tyler Clementi jumped off the George Washington Bridge into the Hudson River on September 22, 2010 after a recording of him with a man was broadcast online. Tyler was 18 years of age and a freshman at Rutgers University. I wrote of Clementi’s death in my piece, “Bullycide: The end result of cyber bullying” Tyler’s parents have appealed for “compassion …
Seth Walsh – Age 13
Seth Walsh – On Sept. 19, his single mother Wendy found him unconscious; he had tried to hang himself from a tree in his backyard after another apparent bullying incident. He lingered on life support for more than a week [passing on 29 September]. His death has since shattered emotions in this rural community 120 miles (190 km) north of Los Angeles. Close to 600 townspeople crammed into First Baptist on Friday, Oct. 1, to remember the teen
Cody Barker – Age 17
Cody Barker, a 17-year-old who took his own life on September 13, 2010 attended Shiocton High School in Shiocton, Wisconsin. His mother, Darla Barker says the she suspects that bullying did play a role in her son’s death. Cody was active in his schools LGBT community. She continued how quickly the school district disavowed any culpability. Darla Barker noted that she herself …
Billy Lucas – Age 15
Billy Lucas – His mother noted that he had told his friends that others were bothering him and harassing him. One classmate noted that “the bullies would call Billy, ‘gay and tell him to go kill himself'”
Brittany Helton – Age 19
Brittany Helton was a 19-year-old who lived in Muncy, PA. According to her obituary, Brittany ‘would have been a sophomore at Lycoming College, where she was on the Dean’s List and was a member of the Computer Club.” On August 4, 2010 she committed suicide. Stacy Ackerman has a web site tribute to Brittany at www.brittanyhelton.com Ron and Christine Helton have a …
Justin Aaberg – Age 15
Justin Aarberg was a 15-year-old who on July 9, 2010 reached his the limit of his ability to cope, just weeks after finishing his freshman year at Anoka High School in Anoka, MN he killed himself.
Christian Taylor – Age 16
Christian Taylor was a 16-year-old high school freshman at Grafton High School in York County Virgina. Christian, was bullied and tormented at the school over a sustained period of time. Christian and his mother had complained to both law enforcement and school officials weeks prior to Christian taking his life, by hanging, in late May 201o.
Ty Field – Age 11
Ty Smally was an 11-year-old sixth grader, who shot himself one evening in late May 2010
Scott Walz – Age 18
Scott Walz was an 18 year-old senior at Johnsburg High School, Johnsburg, Illinois, who died on March 4, 2010, he hung himself at his family’s home. He had been bullied since the third grade. When the parents engaged the elementary school, when Scott was in 4th grade, they were told that Scott has to “toughen up.”
Celina Okwuone – Age 11
Celina Okwuone was 11 years old when she took her life late evening on 20 May 2010. Celina was a fifth grade student at St. Anastasia Catholic School in Fort Pierce, Florida.
Alexandria Moore – Age 15
Alex Moore was a 15-year-old high school student attended Jemison High School in Jemison, Alabama. On morning in mid-May 2010, Alex left her home and walked to an overpass above Interstate-65. She jumped.
Ashley Rogers – Age 15
Ashley Roberts was a 15-year-old Sophomore at Glenn High School in Kernersville, NC, who in April 2010, hung herself in her family’s home following two days of bullying from two classmates from Glenn High School. The harassment came in the form of text messages.
Alexis Pilkington – Age 17
Alexis Pilkington was a Senior at West Islip High School who was bullied incessantly online. Cyberbullying is what that is called. Her mean-spirited classmates posted unflattering and simply mean content on both on “Facebook” and the less known, but perhaps more dangerous “Formspring.”