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15. Document any incidents of bullying

Thu Apr 19, 2012, 05:51 PM

Apr 2012

I know my school has a form to fill out (not publized). This opens up your options down the line, and puts the administration on notice that you will be watching.

Several bullies bullied my daughter and her friend in 9th grade. One of the the things they did was sexual in nature mostly directed at my daughter's friend. They both had pebbles (rocks?) thrown at them and my daughter's friend was struck slightly. I would have called the cops if my daughter had bee struck - that is a battery and is against the law (not to mention the assault). The harassment did stop.

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9-year-old suspended after he says he stood up to a bully [View all] closeupready Apr 2012 OP

The kid who throws the second punch is always the one caught. n/t lumberjack_jeff Apr 2012 #1

That's what we always told our kids. "So always hit first?" FailureToCommunicate Apr 2012 #27

My personal approach is a very long time delay for that second punch. lumberjack_jeff Apr 2012 #36

Don't I know that. blackspade Apr 2012 #42

agreed. Take your lumps from the mindless school beaurocracy HotRodTuna Apr 2012 #43

Been there, done that TrogL Apr 2012 #59

The retaliator is always the one who gets in trouble. Brickbat Apr 2012 #2

Lazy ass administrators use zero tolerance, to sit on their duffs. WingDinger Apr 2012 #3

And zero discretion and zero BRAINS! elleng Apr 2012 #11

What else would you expect from the hard-right-wing capital of the world?! Dont call me Shirley Apr 2012 #4

That's hardly Denver. Other parts of CO, sure, but Denver isn't "the right wing capital" (nt) apnu Apr 2012 #10

The story is out of Colorado Springs. Comrade Grumpy Apr 2012 #17

This sort of thing wouldn't surprise me in any town in the US or Canada. (nt) Posteritatis Apr 2012 #20

How is this "right wing"? HotRodTuna Apr 2012 #44

This Really Doesn't Sound Like a Hard Right-Wing Type of Decision On the Road Apr 2012 #60

That'll teach him not to stand up for himself. BadgerKid Apr 2012 #5

Use technology instead. Atypical Liberal Apr 2012 #6

Assuming it recorded the incident - which it often wouldn't... Posteritatis Apr 2012 #19

Exactly - A kid recorded his teacher doing something down here and got in trouble HotRodTuna Apr 2012 #45

So, to get the evidence, your kid has to take a beating first? Fuck. That. PavePusher Apr 2012 #58

What Role Did The Parents Play? DallasNE Apr 2012 #7

Wouldn't surprise me. Remember the incident of closeupready Apr 2012 #8

Its self defense. elleng Apr 2012 #9

I think those sorts of rules are fairly common DisgustipatedinCA Apr 2012 #13

There's schools that would suspend him even if he didn't defend himself Posteritatis Apr 2012 #18

The same thing happened to my kid. teewrex Apr 2012 #12

My kids will get my 100% support in fighting back against bullys. HotRodTuna Apr 2012 #46

I agree. It's too bad that admins look the other way too often and kids have to IndyJones Apr 2012 #55

In the 5th grade christx30 Apr 2012 #56

The kid who regularly bullied me eventually became a lawyer. SleeplessinSoCal Apr 2012 #14

Document any incidents of bullying exboyfil Apr 2012 #15

Good for him for standing up for himself. MrSlayer Apr 2012 #16

Funny that in this tea party town of gun nuts wanna be tough guys pasto76 Apr 2012 #21

When I was in elementary school, the nuns encouraged me to 'stand up to bullies.' onehandle Apr 2012 #22

I guess Colorado isn't a "Stand Your Ground" state thesquanderer Apr 2012 #23

Maybe "stand your playground" ? FailureToCommunicate Apr 2012 #26

duzy obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #57

bully marshall gaines Apr 2012 #24

He learned two good lessons gtar100 Apr 2012 #25

+ 1000 nt abelenkpe Apr 2012 #28

absolutely HotRodTuna Apr 2012 #47

If that were my kid distantearlywarning Apr 2012 #29

This is all administrators fear, and it's the source of all this zero tolerance crap HotRodTuna Apr 2012 #48

My son gets bullied at school, called 'gay' etc, or any kids name that's not his. woodsprite Apr 2012 #30

Hire a lawyer, now. Throckmorton Apr 2012 #34

We always told our sons to expect trouble if they fought back, but... sybylla Apr 2012 #31

I'm sure this happens every day. d_r Apr 2012 #32

This happened to me elementary school. Dawson Leery Apr 2012 #33

Lots of bad solutions. My favorite: Killing with one blow means never having to say you're sorry. saras Apr 2012 #35

The kid has the right to self defense and isn't obligated to be some punk's punching bag TheKentuckian Apr 2012 #37

Which will naturally be followed by another bout of blaming the victims for it all.. (nt) Posteritatis Apr 2012 #38

Big whoop! AlbertCat Apr 2012 #39

Nathan.... unkachuck Apr 2012 #40

Be Careful...... backtomn Apr 2012 #41

Yes, because punching somebody is just like shooting him dead. 2ndAmForComputers Apr 2012 #49

I hope that was sarcasm HotRodTuna Apr 2012 #50

I was bullied by a few different people from Elementary School to HS HotRodTuna Apr 2012 #51

one thing every good teacher/administrator knows: get both sides of story wordpix Apr 2012 #52

"Get both sides of the story" and "zero tolerance policy" are mutually exclusive. (nt) Posteritatis Apr 2012 #54

I almost got suspended because I beat the shit out of a bully. Odin2005 Apr 2012 #53