Kirk Smalley’s 11-year-old son Ty committed suicide after being bullied. Smalley now works to try to protect other kids from bullies. He spoke to CNN’s “American Morning’s” Carol Costello about his efforts.
Costello: You seem like a man on a mission.
Smalley: You could say that. I have a pretty big purpose in life right now. I’m not going to stop. I’ll fight bullying wherever it’s found. Schools. Workplace. I’m not going to quit until bullying does. I got no choice. … I can’t picture being able to turn on the news or open a newspaper, Miss Costello, and see that another child, another family has gone through what we have gone through and is living the nightmare we’re living, without knowing I have done everything I possibly can to stop it from happening.
Costello: You’ve accomplished a lot in such a short time.
Smalley: I don’t feel like I’ve accomplished enough. … I’m so worried school has already started now. We don’t have laws in place. We don’t have the change we need.
