Ty Smalley’s Father Fights to Stop Bullying
Kirk Smally had to go through the worst pain a parent can feel, losing a child. His son Ty Smalley, 11, committed suicide after being bullied at his middle school. Now Kirk Smally vows to help stop school bullying.
Smally said that fighting against bullying is important to him because it is also a promise he made to his son, "I promised my son that I'd stop this from happening to another child."
Naturally, Kirk feels guilty for the loss of his son. He said, "Ultimately, my son's safety rested in my hands. I was responsible for my son's safety," he said, fighting back tears. "I'm his dad … it's my job to protect him."
According to Smalley, bullying should be treated as a crime. Currently each school treats bullying differently and have their own rules or way to go about the situation.
Smally went on to say, "We haven't done Ty's last load of laundry, because it still smells like him. We haven't washed his sheets because I can go in there and lay on his bed and still smell my boy," Smalley said. "You want to learn what bullying and suicide is all about, you talk to the people directly who it affects the most."