A 14 year Old Girl Commits Suicide Over a Mobile Phone Brawl

This is a very sad story indeed. However, I think that this girl must have had some underlying issues phychologically that caused this one little thing to push her to end her life. I do not think that children need cell phones. I did not have one until I was able to go and apply to get my own when I was eighteen years of age. When I was at school, if I had to stay late or wanted to go home with a friend, I used something called a pay phone. I always made sure I had enough change on me to make a phone call if I needed to, and in no way did I need a cell phone. If I was out at a movie and was calling to get a ride home, same thing. There are still pay phones out there, and I don't see anything wrong with teaching our kids that they can use those. They don't have to have a cell phone just because their best friend's parents let them have one. I think that when my children start asking me to have a cell phone because "Everyone" else has one, I will have to be firm and tell them NO. They do not need it, and when they are old enough to go and sign a contract, or do a pay as you go plan, and keep up with the bills for themselves, they can go get one. That is what I did, and it was just one added thing that helped me to learn to take responsibility for myself. There is nothing wrong with teaching children that they can be responsible and work to get the things that they want.

That is silly for a girl to kill herself because she could not blab to her friend while in school. Why is she in school then in the first place? If she wanted to waste time and chat she should have stayed home and helped her mother. I mean here in North America, kids can go to school with no problem and the parents do not need their children to help them, but I bet in Sri Lanka, her parents really sacrificed to get her to go to school and this child does a stupid thing like that. You cannot blame anyone except this girl herself, surely not the government of Sri Lanka. They probably assumed that the cell phones in school would be used in emergency, not to waste time. I can just feel what her parents felt, thinking that she wanted a phone just in case of emergencies. What a waste!

Personally to me, to fight over something like a Cell Phone does seem a little odd for sure. I personally feel that the younger generation should be more limited in what they can do with their phones, and parents should be able to monitor it more as well. Under like 12 I feel it should only be for in case of Emergency or when in an after school activity. With so many bad things happening anymore if parents aren't keeping in control more you never know what could happen for someone out there as well.

My 14 year old son has a cell phone, it's a rule in school that the kids can't take the phones with them and if there is something they have to stay after school for and they take it so they can get a ride home, the school requests that they leave it in the office in the morning and pick it up after school hours. He has been leaving it home when he goes. It not only disrupts the class but could be used for text messaging to cheat on quizzes or tests. I've been to alot of places where people don't turn their phones off and it does get annoying to everyone else when they're trying to listen to someone at a meeting or a concert, etc. I have been debating about my son taking his phone to school, keeping it in his pocket with the power or sound shut off, only because I had read some time ago about a school shooting where a brother and sister had cell phones and sent their mom a text message letting her know that they were okay and in hiding. If something like that were to happen, I would want to know right away that my child was safe and what was going on. I guess kids with cell phones in school is a debatable issue for me.

she sounds like a troubled little girl to start with. her parents are partly responsible for that. at early stages when thy noticed there is somethingbothering their child they should have offered themselves. proper communication wiht out children would save them form so many harm. it is a very sad story academ.......

In my country the Philippines there is a rule in class that no using of cellphone and any form of use shall be confiscated and shall be returned after the class has ended and some will be return after the school year has ended... It's sad that using cellphone is not regulated by the school and the parents of that child has no clue on what the child was doing with her cellphone. There must be a clear regulation on cellphone usage when it is to be use and not to be use.

That is terrible. I have a teenage daughter also and she loves to have her phone with her at all times. I think some teens do use them a bit too much though. It is so sad that the girl lost her life over one.

people going to hate me now. but my thing is her parnets should have taught her to respect the teacher, the teacher was doing her job. no kids should be allow to get or make calls well in school in the middle of the class. if i was the teach i would have done the samething and taken it away from her. yes it's sad some young person would kill themself over so stuipd. but to me after reading the story she must have felt like she can whatever she wanted too do. parents need to teach the kids they must follow the rules.

Hi academic2, It is indeed sad. I blame it partly on the parents. It is our job as a parent to know not only the desires of our children but more importantly their needs. I have no trouble telling my children NO to amny requests they have, all in the name of keeping up with everyone else. I don't see a need for children to carry cell phones if it is not a dire need. With so many bad things being offered on the internet and the texting world today, our children should be shelterd as long as possible. I am not saying that all phones and internet sites are bad, I am saying that parents need to pay closer attention to their children and what, where who and why they are doing. Giving a child too much freeway to come and go and buying them all the latest gadgets only gives the child more opportunity to get hurt, be it emotional and or physical. Jealousy plays a big cause in some fights and kids today will use these gadgets for bad, sending hate mail and taking unauthorized pictures and uploading them to websites. The list is endless, I just think we as parents have the authority to know our kids and say when enough is enough. Opinions will come and go, but the life of our loved once is only here once, protect it.

This is a very sad story.I guess using cellphones at school should be ban,there should be rules implemented with using cellphones inside classroom,so students will be aware of the right and proper usage of cellphones,and would respect the school rules and regulations and to avoid such incidents like this one.