Suicide sisters’ mum launches legal action against Donegal schools authority

Sherlinton. They want to track more than just the kids.

One commenter said that the picture looks like there was a pact? WTH! Are you serious? In our school there were bullies and some stoop up to them. Now the schools have their hands tied by the system. The bullies are much more aggressive and they have seen so much killing with the video games and access to horrid things on computers that the violence has ecalated to the point where our children are taking their own lives to avoid these kids. The massacre in Connecticut was the same. A drugged out kid who couldn't get along in society went nuts and killed 26 people. It's a sign of the times. Protect your children - take responsibility for their upbringing - don't trust public schools anymore. Better to home school and actually see your child have a good life. In the USA they want to tag the children with RFID Tags to track them around like animals - dogs. This is wrong and always will be. Mark of the beast coming soon.

Mairint. You sweep with a very wide brush. Expecting people in a position of responsibility such as school teachers to tender to the well being of a child that has just self harmed is hardly expectation to rear the child. Have you statistics either to prove that children who have been afforded all your reccomendations above are less likely to fall onto the route of self harm or worse. Do children loved by their parents not fall into depression or whatever else triggers such tragic action. I won`t call it a mortal sin as others do, GOD gave us the components that make us up. some stronger than others.

The education system is expected to educate students it cannot rear the children too. That is the responsibility of their mother and father. Parents can see changes in their children. They can keep their children on track. How can they give their children mobile phones, access to T.V. willy nilly without supervision or 'parent lock'. How can they allow their children wear inappropriate clothing, pierce and tattoo their bodies.. If parents loved their children they would set limitations, pray with them every day, make sure they know the principles of how to live as a Christian and understand why Christ came to earth as a human baby and ultimately gave His life. It is not easy to rear children but we cannot give up trying. They are too important and are only 'loaned' to us for a short while. Let us stop messing up both ours and their lives and help all our children and grandchildren through the painful time of growing up. Children bring joy into our lives. Of course the usual airheads will attack my reasoning. Just think it out first....

I agree the bullies should be put into foster care. However, it is the victims who get punished and have to pay as two of my children had to get counseling after being the target of bullies. The school's intervention was totally ineffective in dissuading the bullies. I then told my children to give the bullies a message: The bullies should be watching out because I, armed with a baseball bat, could be waiting for THEM around any corner at any time. Once my children delivered this message, we had no more trouble with bullies.

On the face of things from whats available, without bias, its hard to imagine any right thinking adult never mind a schoolteacher would allow any child in a distressed state to be alone. I can`t but feel and hope this is proven not to be the case.

@PhlutiePhan Sister hug. Ye nut!!

What is PhlutiePhan implying? Erin's walk home, apparently alone, after a suicide attempt illustrates profound neglect on the part of the educational administration. Was anyone home when she arrived. It was an ideal time for the school to intervene, seek professional assistance related to adolescent abuse and bullying and offer some sort of care and protection. The subsequent suicide of the elder sister is obviously related to her siblings loss. Can we learn anything from this to reduce the frequency of adolescent suicide?

Maybe they should try putting the bullies in foster care. That would make more sense.

The picture of the two sisters insinuates something more devious that would explain the suicide pact.

Another death inside the HSE Corporate care system. As one child put it "care is the one place where you can legally abuse a child and get paid for it" Clearly the foster persons failed and should be held accountable- but no the state does not prosecute itself.