It comes amid This Morning's new Be Kind campaign to combat bullying
This Morning's Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield were horrified when a woman revealed her son tried to "walk in front of a lorry" because he'd rather die than continue to be bullied at school.
It comes after Holly and Phil launched This Morning's Be Kind anti-bullying campaign to help save lives after tragic stories of children committing suicide after being bullied.
Speaking to a woman who went by the name of Mary, she revealed her heartbreak at trying to get help for her 11-year-old son.
She said: "He's been a victim of bullying for over a year, he's being punched and kicked daily; he's come home with strangulation marks on his neck to the point that he said he just wants to die.
"He's been trying to hurt himself, he tried to run in front of a lorry than cross the road to school because he said it would be easier to die than go to school."
Phil asked what the school said about it and she replied: "We've contacted the school, we've contacted the education, the head master said it was like banging his head off a brick wall because he didn't have the support of the parents of the bullies."
Agony Aunt Deirdre then said: "I know I often sound like I'm school blaming but the first thing is to keep a record, work out every single mark and scratch, photograph it so you have really solid evidence. Go back to the school and say this isn't good enough, your son is really at risk here."
Phillip said he could hear the "desperation" in her voice and was clearly upset about the situation.
He said: "There are all sorts of legal restrictions but something like that where a school is so inactive, you should be able to name and shame them and say 'Sort yourselves out because you're going to lose an 11-year-old under a lorry if you don't do something about this'.
"It's only after something like that happens that you hear 'We've put measures in place to make sure this never happens again'."
The upsetting phone call came after the presenting duo kick-started the Be Kind campaign on today's show, after 17-year-old Felix Alexander's mum Lucy, and 14-year-old Megan Evans' mum Nicola Harteveld shared the tragic stories of how their children committed suicide after being bullied.
Viewers and their children will then be able to watch these stories on the , so they can understand the importance of speaking out if they’re targeted themselves.
Phillip said: “I think the interviews we did with these poor mums will live with me forever. The stunned grief was heartbreaking. Two lovely young people who, because of bullying felt they had no other option but to take their lives and by doing so, destroy their families.
"If you're feeling like this PLEASE talk to someone, share how you feel, there is always a solution if you open up. I'm 100% behind this campaign. I hope we can save young lives and show the bullies how catastrophic one tweet, one snapchat or one text can be.”
Holly added: “We really want this to help children, their families… and even bullies themselves to realise what they are doing.
"It’s fantastic that so many schools have already asked to show our interview to pupils. How much better would the world be if everyone was just that bit kinder to each other?”
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