Comments on: School Anti-Bullying Laws Needed to Protect Kids http://www.bloggernews.net/120113 High-quality English language analysis and editorial writing on the news. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:47:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Glitter http://www.bloggernews.net/120113#comment-1399824 Glitter Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:07:55 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/120113#comment-1399824 First, I would go to the police and get them involved. Secondly, I would go to the news media and get a TV backing. Lastly, I would go to the parents and possibly get my minister to come for support as well. Also going to the school board should be on the list. As a parent I will do what is necessary to protect my kids and believe me I would win if I was put to the test. I would also frequent the areas the bully is and get video to prove the problems exist. Go after the bully and make a difference if you don't take a stand other kids could also become victims!! First, I would go to the police and get them involved. Secondly, I would go to the news media and get a TV backing. Lastly, I would go to the parents and possibly get my minister to come for support as well. Also going to the school board should be on the list. As a parent I will do what is necessary to protect my kids and believe me I would win if I was put to the test. I would also frequent the areas the bully is and get video to prove the problems exist. Go after the bully and make a difference if you don’t take a stand other kids could also become victims!!

]]> By: Ben Leichtling http://www.bloggernews.net/120113#comment-1257893 Ben Leichtling Thu, 28 May 2009 21:53:58 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/120113#comment-1257893 Hi Lana, I’m sorry for what’s happening to your son at school. On the face of it, assuming your son isn’t at fault, it sounds like you’re not going to get any help from the principal or the assistant. Punishing everyone equally is cowardly. It’s been going on for at least two years and he should know who the bully is. Most of the kids know. Asking the bully’s friends is like asking Draco Malfoy’s friends in the Harry Potter series. You won’t be given justice. Like your son, you’ll have to fight for it. Administrators, especially cowardly ones, hate publicity. But they can be moved if there’s a lot of publicity that they’re not protecting kids. How would they like to be known as the principal who didn’t stop bullying at the next Columbine High School? Get facts, interview as many kids as possible. Find students who have been bullied by the same kid. Rally parents. Get a lawyer who knows how to generate a lot of negative publicity. Get the radio stations talking about the problem at the school and that the assistant principal is not stopping it. I’ve been an expert on shows like that and they can be very effective. Or, get your kid out of there. School is hard enough to get through without having to waste time protecting himself from thugs and terrorists. Good luck and best wishes, Ben Hi Lana,

I’m sorry for what’s happening to your son at school.

On the face of it, assuming your son isn’t at fault, it sounds like you’re not going to get any help from the principal or the assistant. Punishing everyone equally is cowardly. It’s been going on for at least two years and he should know who the bully is. Most of the kids know. Asking the bully’s friends is like asking Draco Malfoy’s friends in the Harry Potter series.

You won’t be given justice. Like your son, you’ll have to fight for it.

Administrators, especially cowardly ones, hate publicity. But they can be moved if there’s a lot of publicity that they’re not protecting kids. How would they like to be known as the principal who didn’t stop bullying at the next Columbine High School?

Get facts, interview as many kids as possible. Find students who have been bullied by the same kid. Rally parents. Get a lawyer who knows how to generate a lot of negative publicity. Get the radio stations talking about the problem at the school and that the assistant principal is not stopping it. I’ve been an expert on shows like that and they can be very effective.

Or, get your kid out of there. School is hard enough to get through without having to waste time protecting himself from thugs and terrorists.

Good luck and best wishes,
Ben

]]> By: Lana http://www.bloggernews.net/120113#comment-1185381 Lana Sat, 02 May 2009 15:21:56 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/120113#comment-1185381 I went online to find something that would help me regarding bullying in school. Last Thursday my son was jumped by a fellow student and sometime during this incident my son saw another student hand the bully some brass knuckles. The fight was broken up and my son was sent home on the bus. I was never notified from the school, I had to hear it from my son. I took pictures of his eye. My husband and I went to the school very irate and met with the vice principle Mr. Beckart. He told us that it was still under investigation and that my son needed to sit in detention until the investigation was completed. I told the principle NO I will bring my son home before you punish him with detention while you figure things out. I got a call at the end of the school day saying that my son was suspended for 5 days! The same that was given to the bully! I was so angry! The principle said he did a thorough investigation and talked to witnesses that my son did throw punches. It was later that day that my daughter came home who attends the same school and she said she talked to about 5 people who saw the whole thing and they said my son did not hit back and that he was being choked and that my son was trying to push the kid off. SO here I am with my son suspended for 5 days, a black eye, a whimp considered by others because he did not fight back and I have NO RECOURSE! We feel like such victoms. (the reason why my son did not fight back was because he has been in a fight before and was suspended for fighting back and he did not want to get suspended because it is the end of the school year and he is trying to pass all his classes and he knows that getting suspended would put him behind) This is so unfair!!! On a side note this kid has been harrassing my son since the 7th grade and my son is in 9th now. There should be some rights for those of us who are victums of bullying! I went online to find something that would help me regarding bullying in school. Last Thursday my son was jumped by a fellow student and sometime during this incident my son saw another student hand the bully some brass knuckles. The fight was broken up and my son was sent home on the bus. I was never notified from the school, I had to hear it from my son. I took pictures of his eye. My husband and I went to the school very irate and met with the vice principle Mr. Beckart. He told us that it was still under investigation and that my son needed to sit in detention until the investigation was completed. I told the principle NO I will bring my son home before you punish him with detention while you figure things out. I got a call at the end of the school day saying that my son was suspended for 5 days! The same that was given to the bully! I was so angry! The principle said he did a thorough investigation and talked to witnesses that my son did throw punches. It was later that day that my daughter came home who attends the same school and she said she talked to about 5 people who saw the whole thing and they said my son did not hit back and that he was being choked and that my son was trying to push the kid off. SO here I am with my son suspended for 5 days, a black eye, a whimp considered by others because he did not fight back and I have NO RECOURSE! We feel like such victoms. (the reason why my son did not fight back was because he has been in a fight before and was suspended for fighting back and he did not want to get suspended because it is the end of the school year and he is trying to pass all his classes and he knows that getting suspended would put him behind) This is so unfair!!! On a side note this kid has been harrassing my son since the 7th grade and my son is in 9th now. There should be some rights for those of us who are victums of bullying!

]]> By: Ben Leichtling http://www.bloggernews.net/120113#comment-1075043 Ben Leichtling Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:54:01 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/120113#comment-1075043 Thanks for the comment, HateLiars. Often, principals are reluctant to take on bullying parents who protect their little terrorists. Hopefully, the laws would give courage and support to principals’ who want to confront bullying parents who pay their salaries. Best wishes, Ben Thanks for the comment, HateLiars.

Often, principals are reluctant to take on bullying parents who protect their little terrorists. Hopefully, the laws would give courage and support to principals’ who want to confront bullying parents who pay their salaries.

Best wishes,
Ben

]]> By: Ben Leichtling http://www.bloggernews.net/120113#comment-1075039 Ben Leichtling Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:53:24 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/120113#comment-1075039 Thanks for the comments. The reason we need anti-bullying laws? If everyone did what was right, courageous or necessary, we wouldn’t need laws. But since people are always people, we need laws to set standards, specify consequences and support people who want to stop the bad behavior. That is, we need anti-bullying laws because of the parents, principals and communities that don’t stop bullying. The laws will help the abused and harassed parents and principals stand up to the bullies and their bullying parents. Laws will force reluctant principals and school districts to act or be held liable. Best wishes, Ben Thanks for the comments.

The reason we need anti-bullying laws? If everyone did what was right, courageous or necessary, we wouldn’t need laws. But since people are always people, we need laws to set standards, specify consequences and support people who want to stop the bad behavior.

That is, we need anti-bullying laws because of the parents, principals and communities that don’t stop bullying. The laws will help the abused and harassed parents and principals stand up to the bullies and their bullying parents. Laws will force reluctant principals and school districts to act or be held liable.

Best wishes,
Ben

]]> By: HATELIARS http://www.bloggernews.net/120113#comment-1055494 HATELIARS Tue, 17 Mar 2009 22:07:10 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/120113#comment-1055494 There is a zero tolerance for drugs..and there should be for bullying too! And for the teacher or principal who doesnt want to deal with the parents????..GROW A SET! Adults in this generation are so afraid to upset the parents or make the kid feel bad...messed up! Bill O'Reilly said it best when describing this overcompensating on our kids..... "Every child gets a trophy"....Yes, sums it up! There is a zero tolerance for drugs..and there should be for bullying too!
And for the teacher or principal who doesnt want to deal with the parents????..GROW A SET!

Adults in this generation are so afraid to upset the parents or make the kid feel bad…messed up!

Bill O’Reilly said it best when describing this overcompensating on our kids…..
“Every child gets a trophy”….Yes, sums it up!

]]> By: anna :) http://www.bloggernews.net/120113#comment-1055367 anna :) Tue, 17 Mar 2009 21:05:47 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/120113#comment-1055367 pretty sad they have to have a "official" policy to do the right thing, this principal would probably walk past/ignore it if he saw something happining off school grounds like a 2grader getting beaten up by a 6grader....why cant people do whats right this man is a coward!!! pretty sad they have to have a “official” policy to do the right thing, this principal would probably walk past/ignore it if he saw something happining off school grounds like a 2grader getting beaten up by a 6grader….why cant people do whats right this man is a coward!!!

]]> By: anna :) http://www.bloggernews.net/120113#comment-1055348 anna :) Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:54:38 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/120113#comment-1055348 there are so many clicks these days the bullys parents and the principal were probably bbq buddies so they let it slide, the principal is in charge of ALL the students and thier saftey and should have done the right thing and put a stop to it law or no law, how can you expect kids to go AND do well at school if they dont feel safe??? its a bunch of bs if you ask me...so many people nowadays are afraid of offending "the in crowd" (it happens with adults to) they cant do the right thing, if vidios were going around school and all the kids knew what was going on the principal should be fired. big applause for billy for continuing to attend scool with that going on shows who the true MAN (adult) was in this case...i really hope this so called principal faces legal charges and loss of job!!!! there are so many clicks these days the bullys parents and the principal were probably bbq buddies so they let it slide, the principal is in charge of ALL the students and thier saftey and should have done the right thing and put a stop to it law or no law, how can you expect kids to go AND do well at school if they dont feel safe??? its a bunch of bs if you ask me…so many people nowadays are afraid of offending “the in crowd” (it happens with adults to) they cant do the right thing, if vidios were going around school and all the kids knew what was going on the principal should be fired. big applause for billy for continuing to attend scool with that going on shows who the true MAN (adult) was in this case…i really hope this so called principal faces legal charges and loss of job!!!!

]]> By: Cicatrix http://www.bloggernews.net/120113#comment-1054785 Cicatrix Tue, 17 Mar 2009 15:49:49 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/120113#comment-1054785 That is so sad. I wish someone would stand up & fight that school about having nothing in the policy. People like that Principal are the reason everyone is killing everyone. That is so sad. I wish someone would stand up & fight that school about having nothing in the policy. People like that Principal are the reason everyone is killing everyone.

]]> By: Legal Aid http://www.bloggernews.net/120113#comment-1054270 Legal Aid Tue, 17 Mar 2009 07:02:07 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/120113#comment-1054270 A traumatic experience such as bullying could make such an implications on children when they older. It's good to enact Anti-bullying laws to prevent serious consequences. A traumatic experience such as bullying could make such an implications on children when they older. It’s good to enact Anti-bullying laws to prevent serious consequences.

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