In the ten minute video, published on 7 September and re-posted by a friend this weekend, Canadian teenager Amanda speaks of self-abuse and suicide attempts following a campaign of bullying that forced her to change schools.
She speaks of trying to kill herself by drinking bleach after a physical attack at her new school, only to be taunted about it later on social networking sites. Its horrible how much bullying has escalated in recent years.
She speaks of trying to kill herself by drinking bleach after a physical attack at her new school, only to be taunted about it later on social networking sites. Its horrible how much bullying has escalated in recent years.
Video and more details after break
The video is trending on Twitter, with hundreds of re-tweets and sympathetic comments.
It has attracted close to 9,000 comments on YouTube and has been watched more than 500,000, since being flagged up by a high school graduate whose sister was friends with Amanda.
Her death has also spurred dozens of Facebook groups dedicated to her memory and calling for an end to bullying.
It has attracted close to 9,000 comments on YouTube and has been watched more than 500,000, since being flagged up by a high school graduate whose sister was friends with Amanda.
Her death has also spurred dozens of Facebook groups dedicated to her memory and calling for an end to bullying.
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