Friday, May 11, 2012

Jay “Corey” Jones took his life


We lost another teen to suicide. Jay “Corey” Jones took his life because he was bullied in school.
Jones, a member of Century's gay-straight alliance, had an image on his Facebook page that said, "Gay & Proud." He was open about his sexuality and occasionally wore tight, colorful tank tops and short-shorts to school, Strader said.

"He just got really depressed about it because the guys weren't accepting him," Strader said.

Jones jumped from a pedestrian bridge near Century High School on Sunday, according to police.

In response to an inquiry from the Post-Bulletin, schools Superintendent Michael Muñoz issued a statement acknowledging there are issues related to bullying in the district. He did not directly address Jones' situation.

The district is in the planning stages of providing training and support for students, staff and families, Muñoz said, and will continue anti-bullying collaborations with Gov. Mark Dayton’s recently formed anti-bullying task force, Rochester police and others in the community.
This has to stop.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

He seem to have brought this on himself.

realistchick said...

Why would you say that.... You have to know him to even say shit like that, and you don't, so keep your fucken mouth close BITCH

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