I just finished reading a beautiful story, A Walk to Remember, by Nicholas Sparks. It’s about Jamie, a teenage student who was tormented by words from her schoolmates. Seventy years ago I was tormented by words from classmates in an urban junior high school. The taunts were directed at my Christian beliefs and at my being a “farm kid.” My escape came with my transferring to the U of M School of Agriculture, St. Paul, where my faith and farm were part of academia.
Allegedly, bullying led to the death of a K-M student, Rachel. As hurtful as written notes and harsh remarks in the hallway were seventy years ago, electronic messages are much more intense and ever-present. We share in the grief that our community (parents, siblings, grand-parents, students, school faculty and staff, and friends) is experiencing this morning as amidst the purple ribbons throughout our town, there will be the funeral for beautiful Rachel.
Dusty Heiserman
Kasson, MN
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