Mom Says Son's Suicide Came after Extreme Online Bullying

KMBC 9'S BRIAN JOHNSON IS LIVE AT BLUE SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL. INVOLVED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS SPEAKING TO PARENTS AT 6:00 P.M. TO GET QUESTIONS ANSWERED. ONE PARENT IN ATTENDANCE LOST HER SON LAST YEAR. ANOTHER. BRIAN: THIS MONTH IS HARD, THE LOST HER SON TO SUICIDE. MORNING. 14 YEARS OLD. KMBC 9 CONFIRMED AT LEAST FOUR STUDENTS IN THE DISTRICT KILLED THEMSELVES IN THE LAST YEAR. IS HIGHER. >> IT IS A HUGE PROBLEM HERE. I KNOW THAT THE DISTRICT IS DOING WHAT THEY CAN, BUT IT'S GOT TO BE MORE. SENSITIVE. AFTER SERVING AT THE ANIMAL SHELTER, HE PICKED OUT CLEARANCE OUT C LARENCE BECAUSE NO ONE >> HE LOVED THAT DOG,. BRIAN : JOEY WAS SEVERELY BULLIED, NOT PHYSICALLY, BUT ONLINE THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA. >> THEY ARE MEAN TO EACH OTHER. THEY HAVE THIS ANONYMITY WITH SOCIAL MEDIA. THEY CAN S THINGS, AND THEY AGAINST ADVOCATES. THEY SAY HURTFUL THINGS. BRIAN: JOEY WAS SEEING A PSYCHIATRIST AND GOT MEDICATION. THE BULLYING GOT SO BAD HE WANTED TO GO TO A DIFFERENT SCHOOL. >> THE HARDEST THING IS WAKING UP EVERY MORNING AND REALIZING THAT THIS IS REAL. THIS IS REALLY MY LIFE NOW. THAT IT'S NOT JUST A NIGHTMARE. SEMINARS ARE A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. PARENTS THOUGHT TO THE INFORMATION WAS VERY HELPFUL. PREVENTION EXPERTS SAY THESE TYPES OF SEMINA NEED TO BE THAT STUDENTS RECEIVE ANNUALLY.