15-year-old Austin Rodriguez attempted suicide last week, by taking over 120 pills of his own medication. His family him and rushed him to the hospital.
He's still there in coma.
33WYTV News reports:
His mother said the reason he tried to commit suicide is because he was bullied.Hang in there, Austin. Please, hang in there.
"Absolutely nothing was going through my head, and everything at the same time," said Bonnie Rodriguez.
That's how she described last Friday when her son, Austin, 15, told her he had taken more than 120 pills of his own medication and then collapsed on their kitchen floor.
"The night before this happened he said that we didn't know what was going on in his personal life, and we let him know that we were more than willing to listen to anything that he had to say," Rodriguez said.
She said Austin is openly homosexual, a good student and a great son with whom she has an honest relationship. But she didn't know how badly kids were bullying him.
"Until friends came out of the woodwork saying 'we knew Austin was going through this, we thought he was handling it a lot better, we didn't know what to do'," Rodriguez said.
Wellsville Schools Superintendent Richard Bereschik said the case involving Austin Rodriguez is currently undergoing a complete administrative review, and he can't discuss specific details. He said once the review is complete, school officials will follow the bullying policy in place.
2 comments:
So sad.
This scenario, unfortunately, is becoming all too common. It's time for these school administrators, who are charged with the safety of our youth, to be held accountable for their inactions and neglect. It's also time for the parents of these bullies to face civil charges and fines for the actions of their offspring. Once this happens, we may see incidents such as this decline.
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