Ty Field – Age 11
May 30, 2010 4 Comments
Richard "Ty" Field Smalley - Age 11
Ty Field was an 11-year-old sixth grader, who shot himself one evening in late May 2010, following an incident at school which culminated in his being suspended. According to Ty’s parents, he had been bullied all year-long by another child at his school. And on this particular day, Ty stood up for himself, and was reprimanded with a suspension by the school.
Ty’s father, Kirk Smalley, said, “I think he was tired of fighting it. I don’t think he had anything left in him.” He went on to note that his wife had complained to the school and gotten no satisfaction, the school characterized it as “Boys will be boys.”
The Superintendent of Perkins Schools, James Ramsey said he there was no indication the bullying occurred.
Here is a video clip from Kirk Smalley speaking on the bullying which Ty received which led to his suicide.
Links: Newson6.com
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Bullying: The 34 we lost in 2010 to Bullycide.
Note: 10 May 2011 – corrected name per comment received from Field family
Bullying
I think school need to start helping out with this…. this was really sad what found out about ty. well i know i am somebody. i’m going help stop it…..
The schools can’t keep ignoring this. I’m only 13 and I know that this is a serious matter. If the schools don’t do something about it it’ll only get worse. And I hope that he didn’t die in vain, that people will see this and take a stand against bullying, that the school will fix this problem, and that less people will die because of the horrible thing that happened to this boy. I never knew him or even heard of him until now and cried when I read this. Please anyone who reads this, if you are being bullied, tell someone. And if you stand by and watch someone be bullied and do nothing to stop it, you’re just as bad as the bullies. I love you Ty Feild, you will never be forgoten
Legal name is Ty Field
Corrected.