Disney star Demi Lovato took to her
Twitter to stand up against the kind of school bullying that has contributed to youths committing suicide, urging education officials to take action against bullying, to according to
Advocate.com. "This is what verbal harassment can cause. Something has to be done. It honestly amazes me how schools refuse to take action in verbal abuse... They say they do, but this [is] what ends up happening. So, so sad," Lovato, 16,
Tweeted in response to high-profile suicides that followed months of bullying at school. She specifically mentioned 11-year-old Jaheem Herrera's death in Atlanta last Thursday.
The star of
Disney Channel's
Camp Rock and
Sonny With a Chance touched on her own experience with teen bullies, which eventually led to her being homeschooled.
"I can't explain what I went through when I left public school to start homeschooling. One day I will. But right now...just know what you say to someone can affect them for the rest of their life."
