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In reply to the discussion: Bullied 11-year-old in coma after brutal schoolyard attack. [View all]raccoon
(31,110 posts)19. I wonder if the boy's family could bring a civil suit against the bullies' families. nt
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"What would happen to you if you beat up an 11 year old bad enough to send him to a hospital?"
magellan
Feb 2013
#3
Sometimes fathers who want to instill it as a trait of dominance encourage bully behavior imo
lunasun
Feb 2013
#40
If I was the victim's parent, I would sue the school, the school district, AND...
ProfessionalLeftist
Feb 2013
#29
I wonder if the boy's family could bring a civil suit against the bullies' families. nt
raccoon
Feb 2013
#19
It's not the school's job to punish crimes, that's the job of the criminal justice system.
JVS
Feb 2013
#21
Funny, schools apparently can punish things like bringing over the counter drugs to school
n2doc
Feb 2013
#33
Yeah, they seem to come down hard on kids who point their fingers to imitate guns, and that other
Nay
Feb 2013
#38
No, it's their job to set up the conditions by which they don't happen. n/t
lumberjack_jeff
Feb 2013
#45
It IS criminal, and I'm surprised you don't think they should be put in juvenile detention --
whathehell
Feb 2013
#61