A Vancouver area teen who told a heart-breaking story in a YouTube video of cyberbullying that led to an all-out schoolyard attack has committed suicide.
In stories and posts flooding Vancouver's social media networks, #RIPAmanda is trending as people post news and condolences for the teen, Amanda Todd. Amanda died in Coquitlam last night.
The young teen went to school in Maple Ridge but had changed schools and was living in Coquitlam. She joined YouTube on September 6 and posted her video September 7. Her last YouTube activity was when she added a Hunter Hayes music video to her favourites on YouTube.
On September 7, she also uploaded a presentation Cyber Bullying on Prezi in which she explains what cyberbullying is and gives advice on dealing with it.
In what could turn out to be her own very sad legacy, Todd urged people to stand up to bullies and to help their victims:
"If you see that someone is being bullied, don't be afraid to tell the bully to stop doing what they are doing. Make sure to tell them that it's wrong and that they shouldn't bully other kids."
To parents, Todd urged them "to always give your child emotional support" and help them if they are being bullied.
The Amanda Michelle Todd memorial Facebook page, posted early this morning, already has 2,000 people "liking" it.
There's more to the story but this is the meat of it.
***Warning: There is some potentially graphic content on there, she shows how she tried to commit suicide before, and the scars from trying to cut herself and stuff..***
In stories and posts flooding Vancouver's social media networks, #RIPAmanda is trending as people post news and condolences for the teen, Amanda Todd. Amanda died in Coquitlam last night.
The young teen went to school in Maple Ridge but had changed schools and was living in Coquitlam. She joined YouTube on September 6 and posted her video September 7. Her last YouTube activity was when she added a Hunter Hayes music video to her favourites on YouTube.
On September 7, she also uploaded a presentation Cyber Bullying on Prezi in which she explains what cyberbullying is and gives advice on dealing with it.
In what could turn out to be her own very sad legacy, Todd urged people to stand up to bullies and to help their victims:
"If you see that someone is being bullied, don't be afraid to tell the bully to stop doing what they are doing. Make sure to tell them that it's wrong and that they shouldn't bully other kids."
To parents, Todd urged them "to always give your child emotional support" and help them if they are being bullied.
The Amanda Michelle Todd memorial Facebook page, posted early this morning, already has 2,000 people "liking" it.
There's more to the story but this is the meat of it.
***Warning: There is some potentially graphic content on there, she shows how she tried to commit suicide before, and the scars from trying to cut herself and stuff..***
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