Ty Smalley (1998-2010)
Ty Smalley at age 11 was bullied because he was small for his age. Bullies would put him into lockers and shove him into trash cans. They would also call him names like "Shrimp" and "Tiny Tim". On May 13, 2010, Ty was cornered in the school gymnasium and a bully started a fight by pushing him. Normally, Ty would just walk away when a situation like this occurred, but on this occasion, he stood up for himself and pushed back. He and the bully were both sent to the school office. Ty served a three day suspension, but the bully only served one day of his victim's suspension. After school that day, Ty comitted suicide by shooting himself in the head with his father’s .22 caliber pistol.
Im not sure why Ty Smalley did not complain to the principal of the school when they were sent to the school office, if he did the principal would have only suspended or even expell the bully’s for bullying Ty Smalley.
Something Ty Smalley could have done to prevent this is to give a complain to any adult or staff ignore the bullies if he could.
Im not sure why Ty Smalley did not complain to the principal of the school when they were sent to the school office, if he did the principal would have only suspended or even expell the bully’s for bullying Ty Smalley.
Something Ty Smalley could have done to prevent this is to give a complain to any adult or staff ignore the bullies if he could.