About Tempest Smith

In February 2001 at the age of 12, Tempest Smith committed suicide as a result of bullying she experienced at school. The bullying started when she was in the second grade and got worse as she got older.

When she reached middle school, Tempest found comfort in a new religion — Wicca, a peaceful nature-based faith. Her faith would be the source of the most severe abuse she'd experience at the hands of her fellow students. After almost two years, the gentle student who loved cats, playing the flute and shopping couldn't take it any more and ended her life.

Denessa, Tempest’s mother, started a foundation to promote tolerance designed to Teach, Educate, Motivate Parents, Educators & Students in Tolerance.

What can you do? Enlist the aid of a caring teacher. Say hello to the kid in your class who nobody talks to. Stand up for the teenage counter clerk who’s being verbally abused by an older customer. Let us know how you make a difference at our Facebook page.

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