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From all accounts (news and people that I know that knew this boy) he was a good kid. Decent student (grades and behavior), generally a nice boy.
My two theories were either there was a girl involved or there was bullying involved. Bullying seems to be the front runner although the school wouldn't release that information and the parents are not talking as far as I know. Three differnet boys that are in my home several times a week and several boys that my youngest son does his Marine functions with that attend that school say that particular school is a haven for that bullying behavior. I do not think Marinette is unique in that area.
As relatively crime free as this area is, there is a lot of bullying that goes on. My older twin attends a virtual school because he has been bullied since Jr. High because he is gay. The Principal actually said that there was nothing he could do because at that point is "was only verbal." I took it as far as the school board but my husband, son and I decided that the path of least resistance was best. It was getting to the point that my younger twin was getting in physical fights defending his brother which made him the bad guy. The only reason the younger one wasn't suspended was because the boy he got into a fight with actually used language (swearing) that was against the school policy. It wasn't because he called my son a fag, it was because he called him an f---ing fag. Not because he said my son should be shot, but because he said he should be f---ing shot.
There have been times when I have had to drag these people into the 20th century. In HS a student pinched my daughter's boob in front of teacher and it was greeted as "boys will be boys". He exposed himself to ME and six teenaged girls. I had to remind them (and the boy's parents) that the STATE has a zero sexual abuse policy and I notified my daughter and all of her friends that since the school will not deal with it directly to call the police.
There was an incident in our school last year with a student that brought a gun and knives to school. He left them in his car and never actually brought them into the school.
Is it wrong that I hope that this isn't the case, that I hope that he was just disturbed? Don't get me wrong I truly feel for him and his whole family, but the reason that boy was in that room matters to me. I don't want to establish blame, I just want to know how he fell through the cracks.
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I've been married for 24 years and have four wonderful children.
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