One can not defend one's self

Darnell Young, 17, brought a stun gun to school to ward off bullies and was expelled after he says he brandished the weapon last month while he was being confronted by classmates.

"I raised it up, and then I pushed the button twice," Darnell Young, 17, a student at Arsenal Tech High School in Indianapolis told Fox59.com. He told the station he thought he was about to be jumped.

"I would never apologize for defending my child when the school wouldn't."

- Chelisa Grimes, Young's mother

Young says he's been bullied for a while at the school. He says he's been called gay slurs and has been the target of thrown bottles and rocks. The bullying has gotten so bad, Young says he considered killing himself.

Young's mother, Chelisa Grimes, told the station that she armed her son with a stun gun after complaining to school administrators several times about the bullying.

"I would never apologize for defending my child when the school wouldn't. My child has the right to go to school and feel safe," Grimes told the station.

Young will be able to return to school on Jan. 7, 2013.

If you were in this 17 year olds place and have already contemplated suicide what would you do? Well, this student couldn't take it any longer so his mom bought him a tazer to protect himself. You can't blame somebody who has to get a weapon to protect himself or to at least make him feel safer. The school has a responsibility to guaranty the safety of all of their students failing to do so should be punishable. Its not like the school had no idea what was happening considering Young and his parents complained to the school on multiple occasions.

This also raises the question of how good of a society are we when people are made fun of for the way they are to the point of considering taking their own life! 

That should not be acceptable.