Labor Committee and House Education holds hearing on school bullying . 11-year-old Walker hanged himself this day . Steve Riach , the founder of Heart of a Champion Foundation -- a nonprofit organization that says it offers educators an `` innovative and effective approach to developing character in the lives of their students '' -- said his organization has learned that students recognize that school safety can not be accomplished only with security guards and metal detectors . Boy had been subject to `` relentless '' bullying , mother says . One expert calls bullying a national crisis .
Labor Committee and House Education holds hearing on school bullying . 11-year-old Walker hanged himself this day . Boy had been subject to `` relentless '' bullying , mother says . One expert calls bullying a national crisis .