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Title: Tragic Story
Post by: Snoopy on September 08, 2009, 11:47:46 AM

A tragic story made worse by the idiot who wrote the headline.

Bullied pupil, 16, hanged himself day before collecting GCSE results

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1211747/Bullied-pupil-16-hanged-day-collecting-GCSE-results.html#ixzz0QVyQN4ce


How could he collect his results after he hanged himself?  Banghead

Title: Re: Tragic Story
Post by: Uncle Mort on September 08, 2009, 12:07:35 PM

So, should the topic for discussion be poor journalism or school bullying?

Title: Re: Tragic Story
Post by: Snoopy on September 08, 2009, 12:11:04 PM

Neither really. We have done both too often and we can't make either go away.

I just needed to vent my spleen. Sorry if I woke you with my howl of anguish.

Title: Re: Tragic Story
Post by: Uncle Mort on September 08, 2009, 12:15:22 PM

Been working, now lunchtime.

Title: Re: Tragic Story
Post by: Snoopy on September 08, 2009, 02:33:20 PM

And for those who really want to see whence cometh the problems with English Grammar look no further ~ Nick, I suggest you don't click on this, you will weep!

http://wales.gov.uk/topics/educationandskills/learningproviders/basicskillscymru/?lang=en