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E-mailBully writes ‘accomplished’ on Phoebe Prince’s Facebook page on day of death
Published Friday, April 2, 2010, 8:23 AM
Updated Saturday, April 3, 2010, 1:02 PM
Phoebe Prince: Tragic teen killed herself after being hounded by bullies at school
An angry mother of a South Hadley High School students has spoken out about the bullying 15-year-old Irish girl, Phoebe Prince, encountered the last few days before she hanged herself.
The mother, who spoke on condition of anonymity to the Boston Herald for fear her daughter will get picked on, said the day Phoebe took her own life, one of the bullies wrote the cold word "accomplished” on Phoebe's Facebook page.
There is uproar between the Northeastern District Attorney's office and South Hadley school authorities.
School superintendent, Gus Sayer, has said the staff at the school only became aware of the bullying one week before Phoebe's death.
Northeastern District Attorney Elizabeth Scheibel said this is a lie.
In her criminal investigation - in which nine students from the school were charged in connection with the bullying -Scheibel said Phoebe's mother reported the harassment her daughter was suffering twice to school officials.
According to the mother, three days before Phoebe's death, a student confided in a staff member that someone had scratched Phoebe's face out of a class photo and drawn something obscene over it.
The staffer apparently took the picture down. “Phoebe had to go into that classroom and see that on one of the last days of her life,” said the woman. Sayer said he was not aware of the obscene drawing. The mother also stated that another staff member was present when Phoebe was being verbally attacked while studying in the library the day of her death.
Scheibel said the staff member never reported the incident until after Phoebe's death. Sayer disputed this. “I don’t believe (the staffer) witnessed it,” he said. “There was a staff member present, but that person did not overhear those conversations.”
"Sweeping it under the rug," is what the mother calls it. "Eventually it’ll all go away. That’s their motto,” the mother said. A friend of Phoebe's, Sergio Loubriel, told the Globe he had made plans with Phoebe for the evening she hanged herself.
She planned to call to his house after her dinner. “In the hallways, people would give little smart remarks, just look at her funny like she had three eyes,” Loubriel said. He added that students called her a “slut” and an “Irish whore,” but Prince never discussed her worries with him.
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Posted by Countryman083 on Aug 01, 2011, 01:44 PM EDTIt was very tragic & even more given the light punishment to those scum. Those bullies ought to be executed. Any one that wouldn't step in when Phoebe was being bullied is a coward. A curse on them all!
Posted by dearmandie on May 08, 2011, 11:41 AM EDT
How very sad and tragic. May God be with this sweet girl's family. I pray that this horrific event , brings awareness of bullying in schools and online. How anyone can close their eyes to something that has caused the unecessary death of this beautiful precious child is beyond me. Such a senseless death and waste of a precious life. This leaves me so very sad.
Posted by cuddlybuddly on May 08, 2011, 04:45 AM EDT
What goes around comes around, they will all suffer for this unless they are psychopaths and then they will re offend until locked up...Phoebe is free and at peace
Posted by harryfee on May 07, 2011, 10:58 AM EDT
sad, so sad. it breaks my heart.
Posted by JessicaD on Apr 27, 2011, 11:53 AM EDT
This is very sad and bullies are pathetic. Its too bad nobody did anything to help her at school, and I hope the school as well as the bullies are held responsible. I have to say two other things referring to the comments posted on here by "raynandsnow". You know nothing of this girl to say she's probably in beginning stages of bi-polar, which is another word for manic-depressive. The most obvious signs of this disorder ar e extreme mood swings, such as being very excitable to the point where it doesn't make sense to ppl around you, acting that way for no reason; being very hyper active "manic". Then suddenly without warning the person gets extremely sad, or mad accompanied by crying, screaming ect. Its bad to speak out about a person u know nothing more about than she sadly commited suicide, and label her with a serious mental illness such as bi-polar. We obviously know she must have been sad, very unhappy, and probably scared but nothing more. Lastly, no one who committs suicide is "being brave" as u suggested! Being brave is facing your fears and conquering them. There's nothing brave about killing yourself. Infact just the opposite! Its a weak, cowardly thing to do and ppl choose to do it bc/ they feel its an easy way out, not bc they are facing their fears. No disrespect for the Prince girl or her family is intended here. Kirk Cobain or any of the others you mentioned, are definitely "NOT" being brave either! If you really feel this way you should speak to a licensed therapist, or psychiatrist who can talk with you about the way you feel. Reading what you wrote makes me very concerned for you. If you want to talk with someone, but don't know how please call your local "Family Independent Agency" and they can direct you to the right ppl.
Posted by lostgirl26 on Apr 13, 2011, 05:28 PM EDT
I myself was bullied when I was 12 (Am now 16) but there was nothing done about it apart from the teacher 'talking' to them about it. I was told the next day by the girl to 'keep your mouth shut' and that was my breaking point. I knew i could either fight this or succumb to it. After she said those four words to me I knew i didn't care anymore what she did to me, she then pushed me into the sink and I turned around and I stood directly in front of her and said that no matter what she has said or done to me I won't allow it anymore and she won't do it anymore. She didn't do anything after that and was the day I stood up to her and became myself again. I She had made me feel the lowest of the low and unworthy.I knew this was going to lead me that way and I know now that if I didn't 'fight' back that i would end up like Pheobe and I am thankful that I am not because if i didn't i wouldn't still be here. I have since found out that it was from jealousy and because i was 'smarter' than her (i am not saying i am just giving the reason why this happened) and she called me 'nerd, dork, freak'. I think that NO ONE should be punished for who they are and no one else has the right to do that and what makes it worse is that this is happening to people at such a young age and at places where we are meant to feel safe but people turn a blind eye to it. The people who know about it yet CHOOSE to do nothing are just as bad as the bullies because they are allowing this to happen. It is sickening.
Posted by raynandsnow on Mar 19, 2011, 01:08 PM EDT
Pnoebe didn't deserve any bit of that bullying. She probably was in the early stages of developing bi-polar disorder and all that abuse just pushed her over the edge. Many sufferers of that condition don't make it to old age. Her low was just so dark, she couldn't think of anyone else on that night, even her lovely sister. She was brave in a way, I know most people will never understand that point of view. She just wanted to finish it. She was honest to herself, she just wasn't prepared to live with the seemingly endless darkness. Jim Morrison called a song after that feeling; 'End of the Night'. He ended it too, as did Kurt Cobain, Mark Rotko, Kurt(?) Smith of Joy Division, and so many others. I was stopped in my tracks more than once. Eventually I learnt to cope, Phoebe was only 15, and knew exactly how to go. I didn't and live to tell the tale. I know exactly what Phoebe went through.
Posted by raynandsnow on Feb 26, 2011, 12:20 AM EST
I just cant understand the evil inflicted on this poor little teenage girl. I cried many times over it, and I never even met her or anyone close to her. I have decided to honor her memory through an art exhibition. I travelled all the way from Cork, Ireland to Springfield MA to get inspiration for it. I would like to speak with a relative or friend of Phoebe before I go home on Tuesday if possible, it would really mean a lot to me.
I wrote this poem back in Ireland;
'The Talk of The Nation' (Title)
The Bald eagle a national symbol
One nation under God
Stripped to the bone
God's Country torn and bleeding
Decades of growth flung in her face
The face of Phoebe is all I can see
Brought to the edge of extinction
Like our feathered friends
Our Native Americans
She is dead now but her spirit lives
America the beautiful was lost on her
and lost on me
Phoebe you made the snows return to Ireland
and drove screaming blizzards to bury New England
Everything pure and white now mourns your loss
Even the tundra swans are coming South now
They miss their mother
She was a mother of pearl
She was just a girl
Defenseless she swallowed so much
In the end she swallowed the poison
Bitter pills are never enough
Late last night I thought I heard
a mute swan singing
As she lay dyeing, ice-fast on Lake Champlain
Close your eyes, she sang
You can close your eyes now Phoebe
Its alright
We're on our way back home.
Posted by BeenThere on Feb 23, 2011, 12:23 AM EST
All bullies have low self-esteem issues. Some are also very cold hearted. The combination of the two will most likely produce the criminals or terrorists of that generation. Any bully not feeling some remorse after one's death is a cold-hearted criminal-in-the-making...and yes, some jail time for these individuals would be well-deserved. We should not be waiting until they become hard-core criminals to do something about it. We should not allow them the opportunity to hurt another soul.
Feb 23rd is "Anit-bully" day here in Canada and I will be wearing "pink" that day to remind everyone of it! To remind everyone to treat eachother with respect and dignity - whether we are blue, white, red, yellow, orange, brown, black or green; whether we are dirt poor, poor, middle class poor, simply middle class, rich or just plain billionaires; whether we are educated or uneducated; whether we come from Venus or Mars, Pluto or Jupiter, or wherever. Whatever our differences, we should celebrate them not degrade them, for those differences colour our otherwise black and white world and aren't all the colors of the world more wonderful then simply black and white?
Phoebe Prince, you were one of the colours of this world -and while you left a beautiful bright coloured "painting" long before you departed this world - it's shimmering brighter and more prominent now!!!
Posted by gino466 on Feb 13, 2011, 12:18 PM EST
hopefully these idiots will see some jail time
they richly deserve it
Posted by mamaginnty on Feb 13, 2011, 10:22 AM EST
My heart goes out to the family, and phoebe R.I.P. times have changed so, at 15 they are no longer children, they know exactly what they are doing. This bunch should be put in stocks in front of the school and ridiculed with rotten fruit etc, then put to work around the area where Phoebe lived. As for M.COLLINS, I fully agree with AYLWARD, he is a hypocrite.
Posted by howareya on Feb 10, 2011, 11:52 AM EST
My daughter was bullied in 2nd grade by another girl. Went to the school twice and nothing was done about it but "talking" to the girl. I finally found that girl and scared the cr@p out of her. Bingo...no more bullying! Although she was young enough to be afraid of me. Of course that was 20 some years ago too...might be arrested today!
Posted by ATGAUST42 on Jan 19, 2011, 12:30 AM EST
Wow Aylward, maybe you shouldnt be using words like hypocrite. You are a bully
Posted by brooklyntirconn on Jan 17, 2011, 09:27 AM EST
Things like this really piss me off my son suffered from bullying even to this day at 20 years old he has self esteem issues it ruined his whole chilidhood and you hear the same thing all the time but nobody cares until one of these kids takes up a gun and shoots up the place u look at all school shootings the common thing about the kids doing the shooting is that they were bullied
Posted by jeaninesoothow on Nov 28, 2010, 02:48 AM EST
What a terrible tragedy! I cannot believe one of the bullies wrote 'accomplished' on her fb page. So outraged! Oh what is this world coming to?!? My heart goes out to her family. Such a beautiful and vibrant young girl with so much ahead for her in life!! RIP Phoebe Prince.
Posted by HurtnLove18 on Nov 23, 2010, 01:32 PM EST
HAPPY BIRTHDAY PHOEBE PRINCE R.I.P.
Posted by HurtnLove18 on Nov 23, 2010, 01:31 PM EST
My heart goes out to her family that wrong for people to bully i been threw it.I had no self esteem.In i wish i could get ahold of one of her parents i dedicated a poem to her and her parents.i understand where they are coming from i really do.
Posted by gino466 on Oct 08, 2010, 09:02 AM EDT
this is one of the most revolting stories i have ever read- I hope these people are put in prison for many years
if I was the judge I would have no mercy for these animals
Posted by Aylward on Oct 07, 2010, 03:47 PM EDT
To the poster "Michael Collins" who condemns bullies as "faggot wankers". Get a clue. Using the term "faggot" puts you in that group of people who bully gay teenagers into suicides. What a flaming hypocrite you are! You are no better than the bullies who hounded Phoebe to her death.
Secondly, change your screen name - you are a disgrace to the memory of Michael Collins.
Posted by feistyeire on Oct 06, 2010, 02:07 PM EDT
This is absolutely horrific! My heart breaks for her family! These kids should be held fully responsible for her death, & the school officials should be next in line! Please kids, talk to your parents, church, counselors, neighbors, somebody, anybody! Please don't end your life over these hateful cretins! PLEASE GET HELP! PLEASE DON'T LET THEM WIN! YOU ARE WORTHY OF A LONG FULFILLING HAPPY LIFE!! YOU DESERVE MORE!!!
Posted by SeamusMor on Sep 24, 2010, 01:10 PM EDT
I hope that arrogant punk Sean Mulveyhill gets gang raped in prison!
Posted by GREYHOUND6119 on Aug 16, 2010, 03:22 PM EDT
I THINK THAT THE SUPERINTENDT OF THIS SCHOOL SHOULD BE FIRED AS WELL AS THE OTHER WITNESSES. TO WITNESS SUCH AWFUL THINGS AS THIS AND NOT DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AS A CRIME
Posted by michaelcollins on Jul 27, 2010, 10:46 AM EDT
i went to school with animals...i mean proper scumbags...yea i got bullied...but you should see the bullies now....i passed one muppet the other day je was begging for money for his heroin addiction it was great to see him looking like a zombie.....what comes around goes around...these shower of faggot wankers that bullied phoebe will get theres in the end
Posted by sailmaker on Jun 23, 2010, 11:11 AM EDT
The continuing revelation of facts related to this case still pull at the heart-strings. I am mystified that people in authority (the school) could continue to claim to have been completely blind. This beautiful life was lost; those in authority continue to deny responsibility. I keep waiting for someone to man up and take responsibility, and suspect that no one ever will unless the district attorney makes them! What a tragedy, and it just keeps on giving . . . .
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Posted by HEARTLESSWORLD on Jun 06, 2010, 08:25 AM EDT
Also there are too many kids growing up behind the screen of the internet,which is largely unsupervised,and the problem with this internet,is there is no stringent censorship or control that you have with the T.V.This breeds apathy and hate,amongst the young..There are generations younger than me still in their teens and some who have left the school system in their early 20's,who are not at all as human as the last generation.
I admit to being a latch key kid,i had a good childhood,because parents took the time to EXPLAIN TELEVISION.
Couple all these home factors with their own personality problems and you have heartless bullies,some even willing to kill and maim..
Posted by HEARTLESSWORLD on Jun 06, 2010, 08:20 AM EDT
It is about time on of the heavy weight lawyers started chasing up these cases,and putting the misery to rest,there is a lot of bullying is schools in ireland,and teachers just walk past,SOME TO THIS DAY IN IRELAND EVEN PARTICIPATE,AND EVEN TURN STUDENTS AGAINST THE YOUNG VICTIMS..I have experienced this when i was about 9 or 10,the thought of suicide did cross my mind,but then i figured the world would turn,and my parents always gave me good advice KICK THEIR F****G ASS!Which back then did work a treat,i went in the next day and gave kelly nolan the hardest punch in the face i could as a measly child but it worked none the less and i have never looked back since!
American schools are worse for bullying though,there is so much cliqueness,which you don't get in irish schools,and being honest i think it is out of control..Something needs to be done about this cliqueness,i think it can make bullying worse,and make certain kids feel like there worthless because they are not in a clique etc..Which does not matter in ten years from now..trust me while they are all welfare mommas,you actually have a day to look forward to..
Posted by Chemteach on May 27, 2010, 02:04 PM EDT
My understanding is that "accomplished" was not posted on Phoebe Prince's wall, but rather, was the status of one of the alleged bullies on her own Facebook site. However,one of the bullies did post "she deserved it" on Phoebe's Memorial Facebook Page. How utterly thoughtless and cruel.
In the process of teaching Phoebe a lesson about the caste structure and pecking order in an American High School, the alleged bullies thoroughly ruined their own lives. Whether they will ever experience any remorse for their actions is problematic. Some of them might while others will probably feel unjustly persecuted because they cannot step beyond their own narcissism. Convicted or not they will exist as pariahs outside of their own families. Even their fellow perps will probably turn against them and turn states evidence in exchange for reduced charges. Obviously, maturity, judgement, and empathy were not part of their character set and a debacle resulted therefrom.
There is plenty of blame to spread around in this tragedy. One very insightful commentator likened many American High Schools to prisons which are actually run by the convict trustees and where harassment, mayhem, and assaults are every day occurances and where the administraion thereof has delegated its legal and moral responsibilities and turns a blind eye in order to make its job easier. The "cool kids" (queenbees, wannabees, and athletes)at SHHS ran the school at the sufferance of the both the administration and the social culture in the South Hadley Community. Only successful "wrongful death" civil suits will engender any remorse on the part of the administrators or lead to their resignations.
Posted by phoebesupporter on May 20, 2010, 09:47 AM EDT
You will always be remembered but you should've waited a little more. You bullies should be ashamed of yourselves. ACCOMPLISHED?! SERIOUSLY? By killing someone's heart. Ok, that's great.
Posted by keano276 on May 12, 2010, 06:45 AM EDT
why hasn't somebody burned down the school? Or burned the teachers, or the bullies? if it was my daughter, I would!!
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