Excessive bullying like this is what leads to things like Columbine. When no one does anything, it can reach a boiling point where the bullied kid feels so much despair and depression that they go off the deep end. They either commit suicide or bring a gun to school.
Yet parents and teachers allow this type of stuff to go on. It’s just insane.
I do agree it should not be allowed to go on. I am just not convinced persecuting the alleged bullies for “stalking” and civil rights violations is very cohesive. It could really turn on people.
I believe the first responsible person is the bullied victim’s parents. We would not tolerate being bullied in our workplaces. Yet many expect our kids to tolerate it daily. Physical bullying as well as verbal. Inexcusable.
I remember once a little girl called Dr. Laura. She was ten or so, and said she was fat. She said she didn’t want to go to school any more because the kids would tease and tease her. I can just imagine. She sounded like a sweet little girl.
Dr. Laura recommended she exercise more and EAT APPLES WITH CINNAMON!!!
I was yelling in the car - TAKE THE KID OUT OF THAT SCHOOL! Would Dr. Laura put up with that at the workplace every day?
So Columbine was who's fault, now? It wasn't the shooters' faults?
That's really a myth about Columbine, one of many that have gone on over the years. Eric and Dylan weren't bullied. They weren't outcasts. They weren't part of a "trenchcoat mafia." In fact, they were quite normal. In the typical clique hierarchy, they were pretty much in the middle of the pecking order.