Except the reaction and what we teach our children. Since nobody is responsible for their own actions, the actions of others or the actions of their parents, the government must control this outrage in the school system. WRONG!
This is a problem made worse by a touchy feely cumbaya society that teaches there is never a time for violence. Boys are bad if they ever get into a confrontation regardless of who started it. We can't play with balls at recess or keep score of anything or else someone’s feelings get hurt.
I was taught to never get into a fight. My father was strict. I was picked on and bullied (from grade 3 to 11). I was in 8th grade when my father modified the lesson to include the occasional time when a man should use violence. 1) To defend the helpless 2) To defend or stand up for yourself.
The next day at recess I punched Tommy H. in the nose. I had to sit in the principles office for about 4 days during recess. The bullying from him and two others stopped that day. I was in several fights in high school. Each one was morally justified whether I was defending myself or someone else (on one occasion both). When my private school instructors listened to the events, details and witnesses, my use of violence was excused.
Logic and reason is not allowed to be considered or taught in society today. But we would do well to teach our kids to not let bullies abuse others. Also, we should teach them to not be victims of bullies either.
Bullying will never end. All this is saying is that the government is picking and choosing who can be the bullies.
once the touchy feely crap became the new standard, defending oneself became the business of the busybodies, and now, no one is safe, except the bully, from gettin his nose broken... the real bully now is the state...