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In reply to the discussion: 9-year-old suspended after he says he stood up to a bully [View all]Posteritatis
(18,807 posts)54. "Get both sides of the story" and "zero tolerance policy" are mutually exclusive. (nt)
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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