Comments on: Another tragic death: How can parents/schools stop bullying?

By: tamara bendas

tamara bendas — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:13:18 +0000

YA the schoold do not protect our kids my daughter has had a problen in school since the 3rd grade and they have done nothing ..they say they will handle it but like everyone says NOTHING it had started out with just name calliing and no my daughter wasnt inacent she also did the same to the girl but that is not the problem now she is in 5th grade where the same girl from 3rd grade is and now the girls sister is also in the school which eggs it on for the girl to physicly hurt my daughter she has been knocked down with a book bag by the older sister and they stomped on her hand and her fingers were swollen and NOTHING then was pushed down a flight of sament steps and hurt elbow was also swollen … and when she was in hall my daughter was going to pull her hair up and the girl stabed her with a pencial lucky she didnt ge5t my daughters eye ..reported it all …even talked to the school cop and nothing again ..at first i thougfht he was going to help but just like the rest of them nothing we had a meeting and the cop told mr that my daughter is a lier and none of it happend and that i need to get her help because she lies so much she belives it and they saw the marks on her from the pencial and they said she did it her self and is just trying to blame the girl which her friends saw it and they say there just sticking up for her..so i have no idea where to go with it now ..i just pulled her out of school and she is going to stay with my mom and go to school there but we are also move there in nov so we can save money to buy a house and also at the meeting i had told them we might be moving and the guidence counslder said well i go get the paper work now and we can start it well that was in aug now its nov ..i was so mad .so now all i can do is talk to an attorney about our rights ..also several other parents are have the same problem with the girl.so ill have to see how it all works out i just hope my daughter dont ever have to deal with any of this again ..

By: Sandra McLeod Humphrey

Sandra McLeod Humphrey — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:47:59 +0000

When I do school visits as a children’s author, we role-play different bullying scenarios, so that the students can experience the same situation from the perspective of the bully, the bully’s target, and the bystander. Hopefully, this increases student empathy which seems to be so lacking these days.

By: justin

justin — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:04:14 +0000

that is sad, that the boy had to kill him self just to stop the bullying. and his school did nothing to stop the bullying, just like my school, creekview high, of canton, ga.

By: Raz Chan

Raz Chan — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:19:11 +0000

Building self-confidence in your child through martial arts training will go a long way in helping to get rid of bullies. As a full-time self-defense instructor I know first hand from experience at what martial arts can do for an individual’s personality. Remember that the authority figures cannot be at your side 24/7. Bullies will always victimize people who they perceive as weaker then them. If you are not an easy target they will move on to someone else.

Raz Chan
http://www.ihatebullies.net

By: Sandra McLeod Humphrey

Sandra McLeod Humphrey — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 16:41:04 +0000

The results of a recent study found that relational bullying is now as prevalent among boys as among girls which surprised me. It probably shouldn’t have, but it did. When I do school visits, we role-play different bullying scenarios, so that the students can experience the same situation from the perspective of the bully, the bully’s target, and the bystander. Hopefully, this increases student empathy which seems to be lacking these days.

By: Emily Crane

Emily Crane — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:33:55 +0000

It’s unfortunate that some parents have to take their children out of school to keep them protected! Students–especially those who are bullied–need to feel empowered so they can defend themselves against bullies. (Nonviolent is always preferable.) I work at SchoolTipline, and we are trying to give each student the opportunity to report bullying and other school crimes to school officials. It takes effort from everyone to take a stand against bullying: parents, students and especially school administrators.

Check out our site and join the fight against bullying! http://www.schooltipline.com

By: Mel

Mel — Wed, 20 May 2009 16:23:38 +0000

I am appalled and disappointed with the finding from the independent investigation on the bullying of the young man. DCCS should hang their head in shame. Hopefully, the parents of Dunaire Elementary, will not sit passively and allow the principal nor his support staff to remain in the school system.

My 13 year old daughter was taunted by a couple of jealous girls in her dance class at Hooper Elementary. When I noticed the demeanor and facial expression of my daughter one day, I pressed her for an explanation. She revealed 3 girls were teasing her daily in school. That night I emailed the principal, their teachers and my attorney. I advised the administrators of my intent should they not resolve the situation immediately. By 8:30 that morning, I received a call from my daughter’s instructor. All of the parents were notified and were outraged with their children’s behavior. All of the girls were required to apologize. We never had another problem again. Parents document, document, document. Email your concerns so you can have a time and date stamp of each incident. My heart and prayers go out to the family. I hope they sue the school DCCS, the families and the principal. Justice delayed is not Justice denied.

By: Tina

Tina — Mon, 18 May 2009 16:29:34 +0000

I am absolutly appalled at the neglect of the few ohio school systems I know of. I recently moved here from N.H. and within three months of my childrens enrollment in the public school in Oberlin I had no choice but to pull them from public schooling and start homeschooling.
I have personally spoken to many of the teachers in this school system and they have all said the same thing. There IS a no bullying policy however.. its only on the books and is not impimented. The teachers are not permitted to enforce these rules and chaos is the order of the day.
I would not have been concerned if 1 or 2 had said the same thing but were talking at least a dozen that I spoke to said the same thing.
Perhaps this is what is happening in Mentor. That there is a no bullying policy in place… however it is not enforced nor even really implimented at all.
I think its time parents demanded a change in the schooling of these children. They need a safe secure enviorment. Apparently they really do NOT care about these children whose life and growth have been placed into their hands. They need a wake up call and more parents to go to meeting and say hey whats up with that? QUESTION QUESTION QUESTION your schools and thier tactics..
I hope the Mentor parents win I hope they get they get satifaction knowing that they are doing the right thing!

By: sandra hyatt

sandra hyatt — Mon, 18 May 2009 13:29:24 +0000

my diaughter is subject to this same thing she made a list of the bullies and the school tribunal took her out of school permently nothing was done to the bullies though she was angry when she made the list , this is wrong the schools should punish the bullies not the victims, i ask for advice to help get my child back in school /she needs her education but now can not get it . this was brantley county .
if you can help in any way please e mail me hyatt462@yahooo.com
my prayers go out to the family, my child stays to depressed by all this can a law suite be done i wonder because of what the school has not done , stop the bullies for this family

By: Terminator

Terminator — Fri, 15 May 2009 09:41:50 +0000

Bullying? A Solution? Beat the living crap out of the parents of the so-called bully who do nothing to stop their demonic children. Have your kids that are the target kick those bullies in the teeth. Maybe this will get society’s attention….