ADAMS COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) – Jonny Tomasello, a freshman at Bermudian Springs Excessive Faculty in Adams County, took his personal life on December 4, 2023. He was solely 15 years outdated.
“Jonny was on the autism spectrum. He had an infectious smile, and he simply actually introduced pleasure to all people. He had a coronary heart for his neighborhood. He liked doing neighborhood service. He liked sports activities. He was a singer and an outdated soul,” stated Jonny’s mother, Natalie Tomasello.
Thanks for signing up!
Look ahead to us in your inbox.
Subscribe Now
Tomasello says they moved from Cumberland Valley earlier than the youngsters began college.
“He began in eighth grade over on the Bermudian Springs Center Faculty. The bullying began instantly,” stated Tomasello.
Tomasello says Jonny was bullied day-after-day.
“The vicious names that he was referred to as every day, only for strolling right into a classroom, being body-checked on the steps,” stated Tomasello.
To lift consciousness and honor Jonny, a motorbike experience was held beginning on the Battlefield Harley-Davidson in Gettysburg.
“He liked bikes. He thought they had been simply the best factor,” stated Tomasello.
Dozens of bikers participated in “Bikers Towards Bullying Experience for Jonny.”
‘Kids need to feel heard:’ Making mental health resources available in Pennsylvania
“Not solely do our youth at this time should deal with the face-to-face bullying and bodily assaults that we did again once we had been youthful, however they’re additionally now coping with it on-line as properly. We’re not taking it critically sufficient and we have to present grace, love, and compassion to our youth and be examples,” stated biker Melissa Cruys.
Tomasello encourages dad and mom to set an instance.
“You possibly can inform your little one to be variety. You possibly can say all of these items. However in case you’re setting an instance, even in case you don’t even understand they’re watching and also you’re being unkind, your children are seeing that they usually’re emulating that,” stated Tomasello.
Tomasello ending with this, “Be variety. It prices nothing to be variety.”
Copyright 2024 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This materials is probably not printed, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to ABC27.
