He hung himself due to bullying.
Josh suffered from ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder). He had suffered months of cruel taunts from classmates because the condition had left him struggling with his schoolwork. His family said that he was 15 years old but his mind was more like a 12 year old.
Josh was also called "Paedo" by his classmates because his girlfriend of two months was two years younger than him. Paedo, pronounced in England as "Peedo", means a paedophile.
Josh's family stated that they had no idea he was so disturbed as to take his own life.
Friends describe Joshua as lovely and cheeky.
Friends describe Joshua as lovely and cheeky.
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| Saint Francis of Assisi, pray for Joshua |
Joshua was a pupil at Saint Thomas More Catholic School, in Willenhall, West Midlands. The school asked for privacy following the teenager's death.
No doubt they would. Given the fact that they failed to protect this boy from repeated harassment.
Hello....ground control to Saint Thomas More Catholic School....get with the program. Wake up and see what your students are doing to each other!
Pray for those who are tormented unto death. Amen.
Let us pray that Joshua Maddox is in heaven. Let us pray that he is at peace and is with God. Amen.
I know about this case and I would like to point out that as yet there is no evidence that he was bullied at school. Bullying via social networking sites has not been ruled out which if this is the case the school cannot be held responsible. I think judgement has been made unfairly as people try to apportion blame for what isa very sad incident
ReplyDeleteWith all due respect, the full extent of this is not and probably will not be known. However, I went to this school and left 3 years ago, but still regularly visit my old teachers. I know that when I was bullied at school, and even through social media, it was dealt with immediately after me telling the staff. If the staff do not know about the situation, they can't do anything to help, and since it is not clear whether or not the school knew about the bullying, it is slanderous to discredit the name of this fantastic school without all of the facts. My deepest sympathies and condolences go out to the family of this poor boy. I advise that we try to learn from this without speculating about the role of the school, since one comment, especially on the internet, can cause a lot of trouble, especially as I highly doubt the individuals writing in this blog have ever seen the school, let alone had any interaction or been a pupil there.
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