because she dared to accuse popular student of date raping her
Samantha Kelly, 14, committed suicide by hanging on November 8, 2010. This was 3 weeks after her first suicide attempt due to bullying at her school.
18-year-old student, Joseph Tarnopolski, was interested in her and wanted to take her to Homecoming. What could have been the start of a high school romance, became a date rape. He was actually arrested for statutory rape during consensual sex. However, Ms. Kelly said there was nothing consensual about the sex at all.
She returned to her school, Huron High, and when he was released on bond, so did Joseph Tarnopolski, the alleged rapist. Everyone in school took sides, and most of the students, took his side as he was the popular of the two students. Even Ms. Kelly's so-called friends took the side of Tarnopolski and declared Samantha Kelly to be a liar.
Bullies continue even on Facebook Page memorializing Samantha Kelly
Facebook Page
The Facebook Page has a discussion board and apparently people who have posted condolances to the family are being messaged by the bullies.
Samantha Kelly, 14, committed suicide by hanging on November 8, 2010. This was 3 weeks after her first suicide attempt due to bullying at her school.
18-year-old student, Joseph Tarnopolski, was interested in her and wanted to take her to Homecoming. What could have been the start of a high school romance, became a date rape. He was actually arrested for statutory rape during consensual sex. However, Ms. Kelly said there was nothing consensual about the sex at all.
She returned to her school, Huron High, and when he was released on bond, so did Joseph Tarnopolski, the alleged rapist. Everyone in school took sides, and most of the students, took his side as he was the popular of the two students. Even Ms. Kelly's so-called friends took the side of Tarnopolski and declared Samantha Kelly to be a liar.
Bullies continue even on Facebook Page memorializing Samantha Kelly
Facebook Page
The Facebook Page has a discussion board and apparently people who have posted condolances to the family are being messaged by the bullies.

Not only did she feel so helpless that she took her own life, but she's still getting taunted even after death? How much lower can people stoop? And how many more dead kids will it take until schools start doing something real about bullying? A doctor in the second link states that there is usually more going on than just bullying for a teen to commit suicide, but I have to say that the bullying damn well doesn't help things at all!


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