What pissed you off today?

AtLast · 10-21-2010, 10:10 PM

I haven't been on a whole lot the last week or so and not watching my usual news shows - had company and was off a few days camping. So, tonight zi read about another young gay man that took his life that has been bullied by other school kids. I'm pissed, but much, more in terms of a growing sadness about these cases. Mainly, my anger is at both school districts as well as parents that either put up with this (or dismiss bullying) or just plain have their heads up their butts about the seriousness of it. Recently, I have been thinking about during this time and what is going on, would I have taken my own son out of public school and home schooled him. Sure, kids can be cruel, but this is NOT even close to anything that is acceptable.

I am thinking that perhaps this needs to go as far as making school officials personally liable- as in criminally negligent- if they do not deal with bullying. All school districts should have teacher and administrative in-service training about bullying as well as workshops for parents (including identifying your own child as a bully). And parents that don't do something about their bullying kids ought to be liable criminally as well. And bring on the civil suits for wrongful death!!

Parents need to know the signs of bullying going beyond "kid cruelty" (fergoddessakes, could we define the damn difference!) and know they have support and some teeth behind them that will protect their kids.

It just seems like no one gives a damn about how this behavior is out of control and needs to be stopped!

Sorry- rambling. But thanks, the Planet, for giving me a place in which to vent!
yup... I'm pissed.... sorry, no spell check..

katsarecool · 10-21-2010, 11:52 PM

ALH, I could not agree with you more!!!! and lets not forget about teachers as well. ABCnews did a special one week ago about bullying and the one teacher interviewed admitted that she has seen bullying but was unsure what she could do about it. Back in my day a teacher would have grabbed the ear lobe of the bully and carted them off to the prinicipal's office. Now a days that would be considered inappropriate and the teacher would be disciplined. But there are things that the school staff can and should do up to an including the Board of Schools! Time is awasting while lives are being lost!!!

10-21-2010, 11:52 PM	#2
katsarecool Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She, Her, Woman Relationship Status: Single Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Between Athens and Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 1,236 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 3,849 Thanked 1,765 Times in 734 Posts Rep Power: 323366	ALH, I could not agree with you more!!!! and lets not forget about teachers as well. ABCnews did a special one week ago about bullying and the one teacher interviewed admitted that she has seen bullying but was unsure what she could do about it. Back in my day a teacher would have grabbed the ear lobe of the bully and carted them off to the prinicipal's office. Now a days that would be considered inappropriate and the teacher would be disciplined. But there are things that the school staff can and should do up to an including the Board of Schools! Time is awasting while lives are being lost!!! __________________

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10-21-2010, 10:10 PM	#1
AtLast Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Woman Preferred Pronoun?: HER - SHE Relationship Status: Relating Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: CA & AZ I'm a Snowbird Posts: 5,408 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 11,826 Thanked 10,827 Times in 3,199 Posts Rep Power: 21474857	I haven't been on a whole lot the last week or so and not watching my usual news shows - had company and was off a few days camping. So, tonight zi read about another young gay man that took his life that has been bullied by other school kids. I'm pissed, but much, more in terms of a growing sadness about these cases. Mainly, my anger is at both school districts as well as parents that either put up with this (or dismiss bullying) or just plain have their heads up their butts about the seriousness of it. Recently, I have been thinking about during this time and what is going on, would I have taken my own son out of public school and home schooled him. Sure, kids can be cruel, but this is NOT even close to anything that is acceptable. I am thinking that perhaps this needs to go as far as making school officials personally liable- as in criminally negligent- if they do not deal with bullying. All school districts should have teacher and administrative in-service training about bullying as well as workshops for parents (including identifying your own child as a bully). And parents that don't do something about their bullying kids ought to be liable criminally as well. And bring on the civil suits for wrongful death!! Parents need to know the signs of bullying going beyond "kid cruelty" (fergoddessakes, could we define the damn difference!) and know they have support and some teeth behind them that will protect their kids. It just seems like no one gives a damn about how this behavior is out of control and needs to be stopped! Sorry- rambling. But thanks, the Planet, for giving me a place in which to vent! yup... I'm pissed.... sorry, no spell check..