I'm dropping the "ooh silly" act completely. It has come to my attention that at approximately 1 hour ago, 3:00 A.M., Eastern Daylight Time, one of our students, Edward, passed away due to Zippomorphus 81, an STI with a high fatality rate. I speak out my heart here when I say this hit me when I first found out. Yes, Edward may have been a school bully here, but he was still a kid. He had a future in front of him, hopes, dreams, and now they're all gone. Do you know how much that hurts me to think about? A kid dying because he made a dumb choice? I want to say, before you go and bombard Zip with outlandish insults and threats, that this is not her fault. Yes, she may have... consented and... was actively willing to indulge in... well... but she is still not at fault here. Nobody is. His funeral is tonight in Dublin. If you do attend, wear black. Remember, and this applies to all students who die, not just him, that even with all the bullying, and whatever else, we'll still remember him.
