[paddles]

"The mother of the 11-year-old girl said her daughter had been suspended twice already this fall for fighting - each time for three days - but this time, she said, is 'a joke to me.'"

As ridiculous as this whole thing sounds, methinks there's a little more to this story....

[GrandEagle]

As ridiculous as this whole thing sounds, methinks there's a little more to this story....
Could be, but a few years ago my daughter (6 years old) was being bullied by a boy in her class. Nobody would do anything about it and I got tired of seeing her come home with bruises so I taught her how, where, and most importantly, when to clean his clock. She strolled up to him while he was showing off for his friends, (three other boys), caught him under his jaw with a punch. Nearly knocked him out, but more importantly, embarrassed him beyond comprehension because he got his butt kicked by a girl right in front of his friends.
I had warned her that there might be consequences at school and we would just have to deal with them, but that if she didn't start it, she was not in trouble with me at home. Sure enough I was called into the principals office. After they explained to me that she was going to be suspended for three days, I let them have it for not taking care of the original problem that had been going on for the last two years, and reminded them of the many, many complaints I had come to them with about her being bullied and bruised.
They were pretty upset with me when they found out that I had taught her how to defend herself and that instead of trouble, I would take off work and she and I would enjoy a vacation. I finally found someone with some sense and we resolved the issue without her missing school. They essentially just let the whole thing go.
There is always more to the story and frequently you could never guess what the rest of the story is.

GE