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Originally Posted by HeatherR
No. I don't think that kids should roll over and take it. I was simply giving a reason schools can't take action when rules are broken. You create an environment where fighting is acceptable...and a bunch of kids who claim they are standing up for themselves trying to avoid punishment (Bullies themselves using this excuse).
A good parent will talk to their kids about ways to resolve these kinds of problems and use good judgement. Sometimes standing up for yourself may require getting physical.
My example was just that a recent example that is in our local news. The parent is an ahole agreed...It just shows how things can get out of hand very quickly and have tragic, lasting consequences. But wouldn't calling the police be the same as telling a teacher? (BTW, I agree the way to handle it would be to call police, but others in the thread say that "tattling" will make is worse...wouldn't that be the same the next day at school to be teased the next day?)
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I was saying the father should have called the police. May have gotten the kid made fun of, yes, but when a bunch of lil thugs like that decide to step onto MY property and threaten MY kid... that's where it will end
Anyway, yeah you make good points about the bullies using the same excuse to get out of trouble and such. I definitely feel that fighting should be a last resort, but I don't want my children to feel afraid to fight back if necessary - which I think some schools can have that effect with their threatened punishments for fighting no matter who started it.
I think a lot of my frustration on this topic stems from what my dad told me to do if someone tried to fight me: go hide in a corner. Love my dad to death, but couldn't fathom why he would tell me this.