Bully - The Movie

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Originally Posted by Scuba

Laney, Gea you two are great!! I agree that the school has an obligation to protect children but the overall responsibility is on the parents or guardians. Some parents, just refuse to take and active role in their child's upbringing. My most favorite line in any movie ever was from "Parenthood". When Keanu Reeves says to the mom "You know, Mrs. Buckman, you need a license to buy a dog, to drive a car - hell, you even need a license to catch a fish. But they'll let any butt-reaming asshole be a father.
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What's even more disturbing is when these parents defend their child's behavior. Often it's a "my child would never do anything like that" kind of comment. And how would they know anyway? Half the time they have NO idea what their kid is doing, where they are and who they are hanging out with. I've seen this happen up close and personal. It's both sad and infuriating.

I so agree 100% about the parents being active in the lives of their children from birth forward it is up to the parents to be responsible it is also up to us to take it up with the schools when necessary, ultimately it is up to the parents it starts at home. It starts from before birth.

Now for the heartbreaking part, there are so many kids that will not tell their parents when something is amiss at school and they try and handle it on their own or fear ridicule in the home thus difficult communications, i feel for both the parents and the children in these circumstances.

All parent / child relationships vary from one to the next. I hope that parents of middle and high school kids take them to see this film.

PS-Anyone can be a sperm or an egg donor, its takes a special person to be a "parent"