AMHERST, ERIE CO -- A high school in upstate New York has suspended some students after the suicide of a bullied gay teenager.
Jamey Rodemeyer's suicide at age 14 on September 18 drew national attention, including laments from Lady Gaga over the loss of another promising life to bullying.
Police in the Buffalo suburb of Amherst investigating the death uncovered five bullying episodes at Williamsville North High School, but cited difficulties in prosecuting the case in announcing last month that no charges would be filed.
The Buffalo News reports that the Williamsville Central School District concluded its own investigation into Rodemeyer's death last week by suspending some North High School students. School officials declined to say how many students were suspended or how long the suspensions will last.
Tracy and Tim Rodemeyer shared their story with our affiliate, WGRZ-TV in Buffalo, to expose what they said led up to the death of their son. They say their son was bullied for years in middle school. Jamey even talked about it in this video he made on YouTube back in May.
Are you concerned about the recent rash of gay teens committing suicide after being bullied? What can be done to stop it?(Information from the Accocaited Press was used in this report).
