A School Sucide.
By Chevee
@Chevee (5905)
United States
December 22, 2008 5:53pm CST
I am looking at an interview on the television of the parents of Jonathan King a 13 year old that hanged himself in school. He did it in a school seclusion room or a time out room. The teacher was said to have given him the rope.
Jonathan was diagnosis with ADHD, Depression and Behavior Disorder.
[i]n 2004, 13-year-old Jonathan King committed suicide in a seclusion room at his school in Gainesville, Ga. His parents, Don and Tina King, are suing the Alpine Program, an alternative school for children with behavioral problems, for wrongful death.
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http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/Americas/2008/December/Parents-Sue-School-for-Son-s-Suicide.html
This is not a A REFERRAL SITE.
What will we hear next about the schools?
Did you know about this suicide that happen in the school?
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8 responses
@katemeow (847)
• Singapore
23 Dec 08
This is horrible! How is it possible that nobody was there to see him when he hung himself? I think someone should still be monitoring the kids while they are in the seclusion room. I really hope that the parents of Jonathan will get justice :(
@tamarafireheart (15384)
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23 Dec 08
Hi Chevee,
That is so awful, I agree with the parents to sue the dschool, they are the ones that should be looking out for them and not to leave them alone knowing what his condition was like and to give hime a cord as well, I think its disgusting, I really feel for the parents.
Tamara
@camomom (7535)
• United States
28 Dec 08
That's terrible. No, I did not know about this happening. I don't like the idea of a time out room in schools anyway. The school officials are supposed to be trained to handle situations with bad children or children with disabilities. We're supposed to be able to trust these people with our kids. This is crazy. I don't even want to send my kids to school when the time comes. I don't know if they'll be safe or not.
@georgiasupergirl (59)
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23 Dec 08
That's horrible =s shouldnt the teacher have stopped him?
i hoe he was sacked, and sent to jail =[
but how do those around people like that not realize that there's something wrong before it's too late?
x x
@alyssakenzie (462)
• United States
22 Dec 08
That is horrible and I feel for the parents of that little boy. The teacher should have known better than to give the boy a rope. She was teaching at an alternative school and should have known not to give him a rope. The parents should go after the school for all they can. I know it won't ease their pain but at least it may prevent something like this from happening again and make sure that the school takes a look at its punishment policies and how to deal with troubles children.
@ronaldinu (12422)
• Malta
23 Dec 08
Jonathan hanged himself with a cord given to him by a teacher to keep his pants up. The teacher did not give him the rope to hang himself but to keep his pants up. I guess that students should be better supervised when they are in seclusion room. I believe that the school has failed in this aspect but I don't believe that it was the teacher's fault.
@jiang12345 (114)
• China
23 Dec 08
the school must find a good idea to all student .
a think the problem like this is serious .how can we do about this .
i fell so pity .we must forbid the things happen again.
