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Dad forces son to run to school in rain as punishment for bullying other students
https://www.yahoo.com/ ^ | 4/6/18 | Alex Lasker

Posted on 03/06/2018 9:11:58 AM PST by BBell

A video of a Virginia father's unorthodox punishment for his bullying son has gone viral.

Bryan Thornhill shared a Facebook Live video on March 1 showing his 10-year-old son running to school in the rain as punishment after he was kicked off his school bus for three days for bullying another student.

In the video, Thornhill says that he "does not tolerate" and "cannot stand" bullying, and refers to the unusual punishment as "old school, simple parenting." The father of two also claims that since his son has been running the mile trek to school every day, his attitude has vastly improved.

"Ironically, since he's been running to school this week, his behavior's been much better. Teachers have approved of his behavior this week," Thornhill said. He hasn't gotten in trouble this week, where last week, he was just absolutely out of his mind."

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TOPICS: Education; Society
KEYWORDS: bullying; punishment; school; students
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The kid has ADHD. What better way to rid the child of all that excess energy he has. There was a time when boys could be boys and recess was a blast. We had a lot less ADHD kids back then.
1 posted on 03/06/2018 9:11:59 AM PST by BBell
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To: BBell

Good idea to punish the kid.
Bad idea to put it online.

Next visit CPS.


2 posted on 03/06/2018 9:13:56 AM PST by mad_as_he$$ (We need common sense FBI reform.)
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To: BBell

Bring a little bit of focus into the young mans life.


3 posted on 03/06/2018 9:14:08 AM PST by Delta 21 (Build The Wall !! Jail The Cankle !!)
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To: BBell

>>We had a lot less ADHD kids back then.<<

That is b/c the standard diagnosis for the ailment of being a boy is ADHD.

If today’s standards had been in place when I was 10 I would be so drugged up I would still be in my childhood home (and mom an dad are long-passed).


4 posted on 03/06/2018 9:15:27 AM PST by freedumb2003 (obozo took 8 years to try to destroy us. Trump took 1 to rebuild us. MAGA!!)
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To: BBell

I noticed the fatazz dad wasn’t running with him


5 posted on 03/06/2018 9:16:49 AM PST by AppyPappy (Don't mistake your dorm political discussions with the desires of the nation)
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To: mad_as_he$$
BOOJIT !

We ain't skeered !

PARENTING ... ho !

6 posted on 03/06/2018 9:18:03 AM PST by knarf (I say things that are true, I have no proof, but they're true)
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To: AppyPappy
Do you help your kid clean his room ?

You're part of the problem.

7 posted on 03/06/2018 9:18:55 AM PST by knarf (I say things that are true, I have no proof, but they're true)
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To: AppyPappy

Have a feeling the dad has first hand experience of this running punishment.


8 posted on 03/06/2018 9:24:07 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: BBell

Dad should be charged with abuse. I understand the need for discipline but this is really bad—optics and reality. He is further reinforcing the bully—Dad in this case. Kid will emulate. Very sad current and future for this 10 year old. 10!


9 posted on 03/06/2018 9:24:40 AM PST by Reno89519 (Americans Are Dreamers, Too! No to Amnesty, Yes to Catch-and-Deport, and Yes to E-Verify.)
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To: AppyPappy

why should dad have to run? He was not the problem.

My wife considered her driving our three kids to school a privilege for them. When they abused that privilege with their mouths or behavior, out they went. A nice 1 mile walk to school did wonders for their attitude and all three are now wonderful, quality, young adults.

And no, she didn’t walk with them.


10 posted on 03/06/2018 9:26:14 AM PST by okkev68
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To: knarf; AppyPappy

No kidding. How many self entitled snow flakes did you unwisely raise AP? Any of them now with BLM or ANTIFA?


11 posted on 03/06/2018 9:26:19 AM PST by LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget (God punishes Conservatives by making them argue with fools. Go Trump!)
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To: Reno89519

I really hope you forgot the sarcasm tag.


12 posted on 03/06/2018 9:27:15 AM PST by okkev68
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To: BBell
There was a caller on a local talk radio show a few years ago who described a life-changing incident when he was about 12 years old. He was a troublemaker as a kid, and he was picked up by a police officer over some kind of incident involving vandalism or petty theft.

The cop brought him home, and the father had the kid mow the cop's lawn and rake leaves every Saturday through the entire summer and fall. That was the last time the kid every caused any trouble. LOL.

13 posted on 03/06/2018 9:29:35 AM PST by Alberta's Child ("Go ahead, bite the Big Apple ... don't mind the maggots.")
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No, I didn’t. I have twin 10 year olds. I was abused by my dad. What this is is abuse. He should be in jail, counseling or something.


14 posted on 03/06/2018 9:30:14 AM PST by Reno89519 (Americans Are Dreamers, Too! No to Amnesty, Yes to Catch-and-Deport, and Yes to E-Verify.)
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To: Reno89519

Stuff like this is what made me call you a leftist before.

This post you posted is insane.


15 posted on 03/06/2018 9:30:51 AM PST by Lazamataz (What America needs is more Hogg control.)
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To: BBell

I probably sound like an old man but... for me this was called going to school.


16 posted on 03/06/2018 9:30:56 AM PST by ArcadeQuarters ("Immigration Reform" is ballot stuffing)
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To: mad_as_he$$

That is exactly what my daughter said.


17 posted on 03/06/2018 9:31:27 AM PST by BBell (calm down and eat your sandwiches)
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To: mad_as_he$$
Bad idea to put it online.

Dad appears to be a cyber bully. Not real good.

18 posted on 03/06/2018 9:31:55 AM PST by ClearCase_guy (The government cannot protect you and isn't even trying. Self-defense is a right.)
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To: Reno89519

You have friggin got to be kidding me. Dad didn’t raise a hand to him. He punished him. It is like when I was a kid and screwed up my mother made me transcribe pages out of our dictionary. I ended up with a wondrous vocabulary, am able to write faster than most people can type and learned discipline.

The kid got a workout and odds are he will not be acting the bully again soon.


19 posted on 03/06/2018 9:32:52 AM PST by LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget (God punishes Conservatives by making them argue with fools. Go Trump!)
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To: Reno89519
No, I didn’t. I have twin 10 year olds. I was abused by my dad. What this is is abuse.

What this is, is adequate punishment.

He should be in jail, counseling or something.

He should be on the cover of Parenting Magazine and get a personal reception at the Trump White House.

20 posted on 03/06/2018 9:33:22 AM PST by Lazamataz (What America needs is more Hogg control.)
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