Online bullying led to this boy's suicide

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Also of course, most teachers, work colleagues etc dont want to have to deal with it. They want an easy, non complicated, non messy, life.

That is different to "dont want to know".
And I said teachers, work colleagues etc.
etc

There cannot be many people anywhere who want to have to deal with it.
Unless they like that sort of thing

I very much agree with most of the rest of your post.
I did wince slightly when you said about parents facing the perpertrator. Is that a good idea? Not sure

It is a sad case and I feel for the family of Felix. I was bullied relentlessly at secondary school so I know what it feels like. I hated school so much that I eventually stopped going and that resulted in my parents getting visits from the truant officer. All I could think was, if I don't go, I'm safe from the bullies.
In the era of internet & social media there is no escape for the children & young adults whose lives are being made so miserable by certain individuals.
I worry for my DGD's now

I think we should concentrate in this case, on the plight of this family, losing a Son, not arguing about Schools policies etc.RIP Felix.

My son is now 32, he was bullied so badly on a daily basis at school that I had to move him to another. You can not appreciate how bad an experience this is unless you go through it. A child I have living with me now is 14 and I have to be continually vigilant as he is vulnerable. I police his internet access at home, I'm aware of everything he does and who contacts him, we discuss his 'friendships'.
But my question, to the education authorities in particular is, if all this aledged effort is being put into policing the bullying just what have we achieved in the last 18 years? As far as I can see Nothing!
Nothing has changed since my son was 14, we may have learnt a few things but we certainly don't act on them, until there are stricter sanctions put in place and people stop protecting the bullies, making excuses for them, vulnerable children will continue to suffer or even die.

Diddy, if we don't argue about schools policies and just offer sympathy to the victims nothing will ever change, that's the equivalent of sticking our heads in the sand. Of course I sympathise with Felix's family because there for the grace of God!

What a heartrenching story I also worry this could happen to my grandchildren I don't understand how people can be so cruel to another human being , especially these trolls who don't even know the person but jump on the nasty bandwagon . My son was bullied for a while at secondary school mainly by an older boy ,when I saw headmaster he said there was no bullying in his school but had to take that back when he questioned the boy and he admitted it bullying as always gone on but with social media it can spread it's frightening , don't know how it can be stopped .