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In reply to the discussion: Bullied 11-year-old in coma after brutal schoolyard attack. [View all]AngryOldDem
(14,061 posts)65. This is the way it's supposed to be.
Schools can't get away with throwing up their hands and saying they can't do anything. Bullshit. Your school and principal show that it CAN be done. Otherwise, cut the "zero-tolerance" bullcrap.
Your school and principal are to be commended.
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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