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The Covington City Commission weighed in Tuesday night on the suicide of a Covington teen last Friday (Read that story here: Candlelight Vigil Remembers Covington Teen Bullied At School, Online). Commissioner Shawn Masters used his time at the end of the meeting to criticize the Kentucky state legislature for failing to pass anti-bullying legislation this year, a measure for which Masters campaigned in Frankfort. "Kids can be cruel, and they were to Sam Denham," Masters said, speaking of the 13-year old Woodland student who shot himself inside his family's home. "I implore everyone to let these (bullied) kids know that it does get better and that there are resources."
Masters cited his own experience with bullying as a student. "They tell you it toughens you up. It did toughen me up but it doesn't toughen everyone up," Masters said.
Mayor Pro-Tem Sherry Carran agreed with Masters and shared her own story. "I got beat up by a few guys when I was in fifth grade, (City Manager) Larry (Klein) got beat up, a student in Wallace Woods was beat up last week," Carran said. "Our commission can pass a resolution to support anti-bullying legislation."
"I think we as a community are the ones that have to deal with it," Masters said.
"What we're talking about here is tolerance," said Commissioner Steve Casper.
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