Gay Iowa Teen Kenneth Weishuhn, 14, Takes Own Life After Bullying

Gay Iowa Teen Takes Own Life After Bullying
By Julie Bolcer

Kenneth Weishuhn, a high school freshman in Paullina, Iowa, took his
own life Saturday after being bullied by classmates at school and
online, and with death threats by phone.

KTIV reports on the death of Weishuhn, who was 14 and attended South
O'Brien High School in O'Brien County. His sister Kayla said that
friends at the school "turned on him" after he told them he was gay
last month, and boys in her sophomore class started the bullying.

"She says they took their teases online, to websites like Facebook,
creating a hate group against gays and adding Kenneth's friends as
members," according to KTIV. "However, it was only the beginning,
family say he started receiving death threats from South O'Brien
students on his phone."

Kenneth's mother Jeannie said he "blew off" the phone calls when she
asked about them, so she thought things were ok. She said that the
high school students were given a warning, but she never heard from
the school.

KTIV reports that the school has opened an investigation.

More:
http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2012/04/16/Gay_Iowa_Teen_Takes_Own_Life_After_Bullying/

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