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In reply to the discussion: 9-year-old suspended after he says he stood up to a bully [View all]exboyfil
(17,862 posts)15. Document any incidents of bullying
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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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
This sort of thing wouldn't surprise me in any town in the US or Canada. (nt)
Posteritatis
Apr 2012
#20
Exactly - A kid recorded his teacher doing something down here and got in trouble
HotRodTuna
Apr 2012
#45
I agree. It's too bad that admins look the other way too often and kids have to
IndyJones
Apr 2012
#55
When I was in elementary school, the nuns encouraged me to 'stand up to bullies.'
onehandle
Apr 2012
#22
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
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
"Get both sides of the story" and "zero tolerance policy" are mutually exclusive. (nt)
Posteritatis
Apr 2012
#54