Parents of Billy Wolfe File Lawsuit to End Bullying

In recent years, stories of young teens that have taken their own lives after classmates have bullied them have been increasing, such as the story of Megan Meier, a young girl who committed suicide after a bullying ex-friend took her revenge to the internet. Her mother is now seeking legal action.

Now, another parent of a bullied child is taking a stand before it's too late to save her own son. Penney Wolfe of Fayetteville, Arkansas has had enough and is taking legal action against the bullies, who have been tormenting her son for years, and possibly even the school system. The assaults Billy Wolfe has suffered have caused him numerous injuries and extreme psychological stress. Stress that some kids just like him couldn't handle after a while and eventually took their own lives to escape from.

Lucky for Billy, his assaults have been well-documented. There are photos of the multiple injuries he has received as well as videos of his bullies assaulting him. The bullies even took their assault to the internet where they started such Facebook groups as "Everyone Who Hates Billy Wolfe".

In Billy's case, he is also lucky to have parents so involved that they want to stand up for their son, even if it makes them a subject of scrutiny. They are showing their son that the justice system is there for a reason and that bullying is serious. It's about time. Many kids aren't so lucky and suffer in silence from the cruelty aimed at them by their peers.

I know all too well how much it hurts because I've been there. I have also watched fellow classmates being bullied with a mixed sense of sympathy, detachment, and sometimes even relief that at least this time, it wasn't me.

His name was Kevin and I felt bad for him. He was a quiet boy with mousy features, freckles, and glasses. He was smart and a great writer so our English teacher's new idea sounded great. She meant well when she decided to create the "Thought Pot". It was a pot where we all did creative writing and submitted it throughout the week. Every Friday, she would spend class time reading the "creative" writing of students about whatever was on our minds.