10-Year-Old Jasmine McClain Commits Suicide By Hanging Herself Due To Bullying
Columbus, NC - Columbus County authorities are investigating the death of a 10-year-old girl who hanged herself Monday night after repeatedly being bullied at school. Samantha West said she found her daughter, Jasmine McClain, dead in her bedroom Monday night.
“I just lost it because she took her last breath in my arms,” West said Wednesday. “She was a loving child. I just don’t understand.” Chadbourn Police Chief Steven Shaw said her death was obviously suicide, and he was about to close the case when he started checking posts on Facebook and other social media about Jasmine and her death. “Children started coming forward and making accusations that she was bullied — and bullied bad — in school,” Shaw said. Jasmine was picked on at Chadbourne Elementary School, West said, noting other children teased her about her clothes or her shoes. She left the school for a while and dreaded having to return about a month ago, her mother said.” – 5 News
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This is some of the most devastating news. I might want to choke someone if this were my kid.. Then again this wouldn’t be my kid, cause I wouldn’t send my kid to school in dirty shoes and old hand me down goodwill clothes. What I’m about to say is going to offend some people. But it’s the truth that needs to be stated.
1. This is why you should not have kids when you know right off the bat you can’t afford to spoil them. It is selfish.
2. YES, The kids are freaking mean. Heck some of us were mean lil kids and teased the poorer kids when we were younger. Hell, I was poor and still teased other kids.
3. If you are going to be a sorry azz parent and throw your kid on anything to go to school in at least have the decency to lie to her and tell her material things don’t count for anything and that those other kids had stupid parents because they wasted money on sending their kids to school looking nice so they could concentrate on their studies and not feel uncomfortable.
When I hear heartbreaking stories like this I often wonder if these parents forgot their own childhood or if their childhood was free of bullying. I can remember growing up is being teased in the neighborhood or at school if my clothes were not up to par.
My grandmother did not have a lot of money raising me and my siblings. We had payless shoes MOST TIME, but never once would they say PROWINGS all over them. Our shoes were always CLEAN and White. Black for my brother cause he would get his dirty too quick. Our clothes were always new and clean. We took them off when we got home so that they would last.
The Bullying Of Poor School Age Children For Lack Of Decent Clothing
Everyone wants to bring their kids up and tell them material things don’t matter and blah, blah, blah. That ish counts, especially when you are a child in school. Heck, even 50 cents son is questioned as to why he doesn’t have 50 pairs of shoes since his dad is 50 cent. Kids are cruel to everyone.. If you are bringing kids into this world in poverty get ya sh@t together. Get your lazy azz up and make something out of yourself. But then again, if being unable to provide for your child doesn’t make you figure out something, nothing will.. I am completely blaming this case on her mother.
Truth be told sometimes your best is just not good enough. Do better! When you are a half way decent parent your heart breaks when you can’t give your kid something. You will spend your last on that child. What’s the price of clean pair of shoes for a little girl $20??? So $20 here and there costed that child her life? Stop Playing. SMH,, I’m hella mad. Yet everyone wants to have a child and just provide them with love. There is more to life than just love.
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IM SO HURT THAT A TEN YEAR OLD TOOK HER LIFE..I FEEL SO BAD FOR HER FAMILY SHE WAS A BEAUTIFUL LITTLE GIRL..SOMETIMES PARENTS CANT AFFORD THE NAME BRAND SHIT FOR THEY KIDS..I HAVE A 3 YR OLD SON NOT EVERYTHING HE OWNS IS BRAND NAME CUZ I CANT AFFORD IT ALL THE TIME..I WAS RAISED NOT TO JUDGE PPL FOR THEIR LOOKS OR WHAT THEY HAVE CUZ ITS JUST THAT SOME PEOPLE DOn't HAVE IT..WE AS PARENTS NEED TO TEACH OUR CHILDREN TO RESPECT OURSELVES AND OTHERS..SOMETIMES THOSE ONES WHO CLDNT GET THE GD SHIT IN SCHOOL OR AFFORD THE HIGH SHIT BE THE ONES WHO GROW UP TO BECOME SOMETHING…KISSY U WERE WRONG TO BLAME THE MOTHER LORD SHE LOST HER DAUGHTER SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO THINK WHAT IF THAT WAS MY CHILD, THEY ARE CHILDREN WE ARE THE ONES WHO SHAPE OUR CHILDREN BUT DOn't BLAME THE MOTHER YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT SHE IS GOING THROUGH AND YES AT THAT AGE YOU KNOW BOUT SUICIDE I JUST KNO SHE FELT LIKE SHE DIDn't BELONG AND YOU SHOULD NEVER HAVE TO FEEL LIKE THAT EVER.
U said all dat just 2 piss ppl off, didn't u. Damn u must b bored. Well, if dat truly is ur opinion gd luck in life. U do all dat 4 ur kidz, nd watch how they do u when ur old nd gray. Nursing home 4 u. Lol lol lol lol lollllllllll!!!!!!!
So sad
clearly the darling author has nothang to say it shouldnt matter what you wear if your heart is expensive dont let it break for hurtfull because youll get bigger than theyll ever be against bullying deffinetly rip jasmine
I have seen a kid with everything get teased so it really doesn’t matter what you got or what brand you wear cause some kids are just jealous different reasons she may have had some they were jealous of or about but somebody should hve got her help cause kids can n will be cruel its just upsetting how society is and how and what parents are teaching their children and tv has so many violent things.
And the ignorant parent of the century award goes to… Tada: Ms. Kissy
The author is dumb ass hell. Please I don't care what you wear or look like there is no reason for bullying!!!!! You didn't knw that mother's situation. Do judge. First and last time on this site. She lost her mind or here marbles blaming the mother. Blame the school for not doing crap or the kids and parent who did teach them what's right and wrong!!!! Dumb Blogger.
I have 3 kids and when you have kids you will understand times get hard. My kids are dressed but not in name brand things. I don't wear that stuff either. That does not define anyone. I pay 1000 dollars a month in daycare and after daycare is paid priorities as follows food and bills! Not jordans, baby phat etc. My kids have there own rooms and have a place to live that is not provided by section 8 or any other state assistantance. You sound naive as hell with this nonsense!
OMG how could a young beautiful child commite a suicide ?It is because she was teased by her peers or fault from parents n teachers at school?
How could a young beautiful child commite a suicide ?It is because she was teased by her peers or fault from parents n teachers at school?
OMG
this is extremely sad n most painful to watch.
How did a 10yr old baby know how to use a belt to commit suicide!. ..wer cud she hav had dt idea of suicide-tv?!
if she wentas far as dis one can imagine d extent of her suffering at scul.. i wonder why her mom hadnt detected d extent of dis be4 it got to dis..oh God disis painful.
Oh lets stop wit d blamin it on odas.. wat i’l blame here is ‘bullying’ . cos dis isnt d 1stcase of tragedy bullying has led to. Parents/teachers/gov’t shud start determinin new ways of puttin an end to dis..be4 it ruins/terminates innocent lives, cus its mostly d naive n soft dt suffer it.
In Africa 4 instance bullying is almost inexistent, cus parents n teachers dont tak it lightly on bullies. Infact kids in Africa aint ashamed of who or wat de ar talkless of being afraid of som bully. oh pls let asoln to dis be found n implemented!
Actually if she had the latest styles, kids would just resort to condemning her physical appearance. Is Moms suppose to spring for plastic surgery as well? Sorry Kissy, that is not the truth, just another opinion.
Shoes do not have anything to do with anything. If not her shoes, the kids would find something else. When a child goes to school, the SCHOOL is the temporary l parent and should step in to protect. Often time the school does nothing. When I was in school, bullied told the administration, nothing was done and all I got out of it was the bully kicking my behind. The school is responsible, period. This kid isn't the first and will not be the last.
she was far to young and pretty to even consider doing this to herself there should be some kind of justice for this baby and her family to have to deal with this family's devastating lost.
I’m late as hell, but I don’t give a sh*t. Your first ‘point’ is stupid. Period. Whether it’s the way you worded it or what, what do you mean you shouldn’t have children if you know you can’t spoil them? You don’t have to ‘spoil’ your child to be a good parent. I don’t understand what’s selfish about not having the means to spoil your child as opposed to just taking care of them. Being spoiled is having MORE than what you need, it isn’t not having what you need at all. The kids that bullied her into committing suicide probably have the same fucked up mindset that you do.
EVERYONE! What is first and foremost is that a baby has lost her life, and by educating ourselves from the beginning as to the signs of being Bullied in school, will assist us with PREVENTING this type of tradgedy in the first place.
One of the FIRST symptons of being bullied is WITDRAWAL & DETACHMENT within a child, and to recognize the symptoms of Withdrawal…… As parents we must first remain CONNECTED to our children, as it is the only way to comprehend what they are going through EMOTIONALLY, PHSYCOLOGICALLY, and PHYSICALLY.
Staying connected to our children in these times is NOT easy by any means, but I made a conscious decision that there was no other option for me. Unfortunately, our current economy has forced many parents to take on 2 or more jobs, which can very easily cause us to become DETACHED from our children, I have 1 Bio Son that has been successful all the way up from grade school and is now in his second year of College, and am also a Therapuetic Foster Parent to children that come to me with Behavioral, and Emotional issues, so it was always MANDATORY that I maintained CONNECTED to the children within my home, and as a Single Parent, if I wanted to maintain order in my home, rear up successful, and Emotionally Healhy children, I did not have a choice.
Ms. Kissy……… Now unfortunately you struck a lot of folks nerves, but I also heard a lot of the TRUTHS from some of the Bloggers who responded back to you.
REGARDING SPOILING YOUR CHILD………. NO SWEETHEART! I have a Bible that Commands me to NOT spoil my child, if I do, then I have NO TRUE LOVE for him……. but I HAVE SURELY BEEN A DAM GOOOOD NURTURING MOTHER that has provided all of the things that my child NEEDED, with a LITTLE of his wants, I was always a Clean and Neat Freak and developed the common sense early on that my child is a reflection of me, so going to school Neat and Clean was Never an issue for my son, but on the other hand, I never broke my neck trying to live like the Jones’s, either…. that is also another thing that causes us to become DETACHED & DISCONNECTED from our children, because when we live above our means, or attempting to Out Do our children with little Sally at school by ATTEMPTING to provide Excessive Material things it also Forces us to work 2 & 3 Jobs which takes away valuable time from home.
Now I know that I have spent wayyyy too long on this post, but the message that I was simply wanted to get across was the necessity of staying CONNECTED with our children for the sake of seeing through the warning signs, and to prevent tradgedies from happening.
Ms. Kissy, I will close up by reminding you that sometimes we’re dammed if we do, or dammed if we don’t, there are many children that go to school with the Finest things in life and are STILL bullied, because then they become ridiculed for…………. QUOTE – ” Having Too Much, Thinking That They Are Above All Of The Other Children “.
I LOOOVVVEEE Fashion, and DO believe that parents should invest time in the quality of grooming and cleanliness when sending children off to school, as this truely does assist with Self Esteem…..BUT….. I DO NOT believe that parents have to break the bank just to do it, last I recalled, Payless had the most Adorable items for younger aged children, and OH, depending on the location, you’re bound to find $500.00 dollar suits in Goodwill!
EVERYONE! What is first and foremost is that a baby has lost her life, and by educating ourselves from the beginning as to the signs of being Bullied in school, will assist us with PREVENTING this type of tradgedy in the first place.
One of the FIRST symptons of being bullied is WITDRAWAL & DETACHMENT within a child, and to recognize the symptoms of Withdrawal…… As parents we must first remain CONNECTED to our children, as it is the only way to comprehend what they are going through EMOTIONALLY, PHSYCOLOGICALLY, and PHYSICALLY.
Staying connected to our children in these times is NOT easy by any means, but I made a conscious decision that there was no other option for me. Unfortunately, our current economy has forced many parents to take on 2 or more jobs, which can very easily cause us to become DETACHED from our children, I have 1 Bio Son that has been successful all the way up from grade school and is now in his second year of College, and am also a Therapuetic Foster Parent to children that come to me with Behavioral, and Emotional issues, so it was always MANDATORY that I maintained CONNECTED to the children within my home, and as a Single Parent, if I wanted to maintain order in my home, rear up successful, and Emotionally Healhy children, I did not have a choice.
Ms. Kissy……… Now unfortunately you struck a lot of folks nerves, but I also heard a lot of the TRUTHS from some of the Bloggers who responded back to you.
REGARDING SPOILING YOUR CHILD………. NO SWEETHEART! I have a Bible that Commands me to NOT spoil my child, if I do, then I have NO TRUE LOVE for him……. but I HAVE SURELY BEEN A DAM GOOOOD NURTURING MOTHER that has provided all of the things that my child NEEDED, with a LITTLE of his wants, I was always a Clean and Neat Freak and developed the common sense early on that my child is a reflection of me, so going to school Neat and Clean was Never an issue for my son, but on the other hand, I never broke my neck trying to live like the Jones's, either…. that is also another thing that causes us to become DETACHED & DISCONNECTED from our children, because when we live above our means, or attempting to Out Do our children with little Sally at school by ATTEMPTING to provide Excessive Material things it also Forces us to work 2 & 3 Jobs which takes away valuable time from home.
Now I know that I have spent wayyyy too long on this post, but the message that I was simply wanted to get across was the necessity of staying CONNECTED with our children for the sake of seeing through the warning signs, and to prevent tradgedies from happening.
Ms. Kissy, I will close up by reminding you that sometimes we're dammed if we do, or dammed if we don't, there are many children that go to school with the Finest things in life and are STILL bullied, because then they become ridiculed for…………. QUOTE – " Having Too Much, Thinking That They Are Above All Of The Other Children ".
I LOOOVVVEEE Fashion, and DO believe that parents should invest time in the quality of grooming and cleanliness when sending children off to school, as this truely does assist with Self Esteem…..BUT….. I DO NOT believe that parents have to break the bank just to do it, last I recalled, Payless had the most Adorable items for younger aged children, and OH, depending on the location, you're bound to find $500.00 dollar suits in Goodwill!
Good Stuff! Thanks for responding.
I cannot understand how a ten, yes ten year old would even have the mindset of commiting suicide because of bullying. At ten years of age, the last thing on my mind was suicide for any reason at all.
Parents need to raise their children to be strong have strong personalities and to overlook material things. I was raised in this way, therefore, it never mattered to me what I had or didn’t have at school and who made fun of me as a result.
This is just too sad.
I cannot understand how a ten, yes ten year old would even have the mindset of commiting suicide because of bullying. At ten years of age, the last thing on my mind was suicide for any reason at all.
Parents need to raise their children to be strong have strong personalities and to overlook material things. I was raised in this way, therefore, it never mattered to me what I had or didn't have at school and who made fun of me as a result.
This is just too sad.
I totally agree with you kissy its one thing to be poor and not having money to buy name brands but being dirty there is no excuse for that you don’t have to have on dirty shoes and clothes cuz your poor wtf in grenada W.I. Where my family is from and other caribbean islands you wont be allowed in the school if your hair is not combed and your not clean head to toe which I believe is the proper way to send a child to school and fuck who don’t like it!
I totally agree with you kissy its one thing to be poor and not having money to buy name brands but being dirty there is no excuse for that you don't have to have on dirty shoes and clothes cuz your poor wtf in grenada W.I. Where my family is from and other caribbean islands you wont be allowed in the school if your hair is not combed and your not clean head to toe which I believe is the proper way to send a child to school and fuck who don't like it!
STFU!
Ebbony Hutchison you can STFU! Cuz I wasnt writing to you I was writing to Kissy Denise . Stupid ass hoe mind your business the nerve of these bitches they don made me go hood SMH
Aimee Duncan NO BITCH YOU CAN STFU! AND FYI WHEN YOU POST ON A BLOG UR TALKING TO EVERYBODY! SILLY HOE YOUR COMMENT WAS IGNORANT AS FUCK JUST LIKE KISSY'S WAS AND I CAN SAY WHATEVER THE HELL I WANT BITCH GO SIT UR SIMPLE IGNORANT ASS DOWN! BLAMING THE DAMN MOTHER FOR HER CHILD'S DEATH! STUPID ASS!
What is amazing is that she doesn’t realize that she just condoned bullying by addressing the wrong issue……..
What is amazing is that she doesn't realize that she just condoned bullying by addressing the wrong issue……..
The celeb gossip is good but this blogger is one ignorant b*tch. Please stay in your lane and discuss more ignorant, basic and easy to understand matters. Complex issues are not your forte.
I couldn’t finish reading this……lol
The shallow bitch who runs this blog make me sick. I hate when people who have never been through shit opin upon real life issues.
Wow. She REALLY believes she “stated the truth” too. :0(
Wow. She REALLY believes she “stated the truth” too. :0(
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The celeb gossip is good but this blogger is one ignorant b*tch. Please stay in your lane and discuss more ignorant, basic and easy to understand matters. Complex issues are not your forte.
I couldn't finish reading this……lol
The shallow bitch who runs this blog make me sick. I hate when people who have never been through shit opin upon real life issues.
Wow. She REALLY believes she "stated the truth" too. :0(
Wow. She REALLY believes she "stated the truth" too. :0(
Wow. She REALLY believes she "stated the truth" too. :0(
Wow. She REALLY believes she "stated the truth" too. :0(
Wow. She REALLY believes she "stated the truth" too. :0(
Sorry. Technical difficulties
Sorry. Technical difficulties
Somebody please give this woman a smart pill. I think her bottle was labeled IGNORANT.
Somebody please give this woman a smart pill. I think her bottle was labeled IGNORANT.