Jessica Blake: Officials to investigate bullying claim

“R.I.P Jessica and whilst you up in heaven please send plenty of horlicks to your bullies to help them sleep at night incl Ms Japp who said and i quote
Yesterday, Beverley High School declined to comment on speculation Jess – described by head teacher Sharon Japp as a "quiet, polite and well-behaved pupil" – may have been bullied.
Ms Japp may your conscience eat you whilst you sleep at night.”

“I dont think the bullies involved will ever be able to lead a normal life once their conscience starts reminding them of what they are responsible for. The guilt will consume them for ever once the penny drops that they ultimately drove a young girl to her death.”

“EVIL bullies! I was bullied, as my brother was after myself (But he was even more so :(!! ) It has to be accepte in society that bullying happens, and it is not be be the norm!! Our children live in th era of texting & Faebook, I await for my daughter's request for that, as I will not encourage her into such a thing - as I already am. And when she does, I will track and know all her details!! Any sly fox out ther - I will have you like a shot!!”

“How sad that young people are not dealt with and this poor girl has been so desperate that she has taken her own life. Teachers should be trained to deal with behaviour and recognise when bullying is taking place, parents should feel able to go in to schools and discuss problems and schools must stop their ignorance and not on our doorstep opinions but deal with with the bullys. Thoughts are with the family of Jess.”

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if they cant fulfil that duty of care we should not send our children to them.”

“this is the same story we are hearing over and over again the schools dont do anything, sure they make all the right noises and talk a load of rubbish and thats where it ends.
we also took our daughter out of a school not for bullying as such, she had a disagreement with others who said they would all get her and the school said they would not guarantee her safety so we took her straight out.
schools have a duty of care to ensure our children are in a safe environment, if they cant fulfil that duty of care we should send our children to them.
imagine most people withdrawing their children from schools all over the country until things change, you can bet it wouldnt take long.”

“As upsetting and disturbing as it may sound, it's likely that she could have been a victim of bullying. Perhaps it was the unbearable thought of returning to school in a week's time having to endure the torment from those horrid, pathetic excuses for human beings once again that drove her to make such a decision.
It's absolute rubbish that BEVERLEY HIGH SCHOOL takes bullying seriously- I know someone who, after trying multiple times to resolve her bullying issue there, had to leave since nothing was being done about it! This was only a couple of years ago but little has changed- she isn't the only one to have left this overrated school due to bullies.
BEVERLEY GRAMMAR SCHOOL is no different: when I was in Year 8 (being a 6th Form student, now) a friend was constantly threatening to kill himself because of bullies; a situation scarily similar to this one. However, as a close friend, I went with him to our form tutor and he told her the people causing him grief. She sat us all in a room and we spoke about it- and it was soon resolved. The 'bullies' apologised, even realised how they were making him feel and afterwards gave him no more trouble. One of them grew to be one of his best friends. I feared that had I not stepped in, something as dire as this may have occurred.
After hearing about all of Jess' friends who were grieving and have left notes for her, I feel disappointed in the sense that more could have possibly been done for her. Friends KNOW when their classmates are being bullied.
Bullying is a disgusting yet preventable aspect of school life: blind eyes have been, are and will be turned in many cases and happenings at BEVERLEY HIGH SCHOOL are no exception, which is implied in the fact that "Beverley High School declined to comment on speculation that Jess may have been bullied". The school is at least partially responsible, in my opinion.
The next stage in this investigation should involve the interviewing of every BEVERLEY HIGH SCHOOL pupil, consisting of questions such as "Do you know what it's like to be bullied?", "Have you ever bullied anyone?" and "Do you know who bullied Jessica Blake?"...people will know. Even while she was missing, following the discovery of a bike, a Beverley resident who now lives in Scarborough posted a "joke" on Facebook along the lines of "My Dad has got me a new bike, but it smells like sewers".
If this investigation determines those responsible for bullying her in its conclusion, those abhorrent, depraved people should be NAMED AND SHAMED, even if they are teenage girls.
But this will never happen...they will continue to live their everyday lives. They will continue to bully.”

“My daughter was bullied at Beverley Girl's School fourteen years ago. She was fourteen years old and had a breakdown because of it all.
They had a no bullying policy.......sure, it entailed my daughter and the bully meeting face to face to talk it out. Yep, that did the trick! Not! I took her out of the school and taught her at home. The bullies of Jessica should face manslaughter charges. My thoughts go out to her family.”

“That poor, poor girl. It breaks my heart. I sincerely hope they have learnt just how hurtful the things they say and do are and they don't just move on to the next victim.
I would be mortified if I found out my children had made another child feel themselves so worthless that they didn't want to be here any more.
I know it's a long shot, but if any children/teenagers feeling the same have felt the need to read through the articles regarding Jess remember you don't have to suffer in silence, Call childline on 0800 1111 if you feel you have nobody else to turn too. Please.”

“Collie; I agree with your post wholeheartedly. When I was at school, the bullying stopped at the school gates and you walked the long-way home to avoid confrontation. Miserable times that only happened from 8-3. Now, bullying leaves school and enters the home via text, Facebook etc. it is not only schools who need to clamp down on bullying. It is not isolated to term-times. Parents have an equal - actually make that greater, responsibility to ensure that their children are not bullies or bullied. The schools cannot be blamed exclusively. No one wants to think that their child is involved in bullying, but in order to stop this vile practice we ALL need to play a part. My thoughts go out to all of Jess' family and friends. May you all find the strength to cope with this tragedy.”