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2005-06-12 Britain

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Posted by too true 2005-06-12 07:52|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Sorry TT but you're suffering from Optimists syndrome here.

"In a verdict likely to anger leftwingers, the report suggests that bullies should be treated as aggressors rather than victims of their social background. GASP - could it be ... Common Sense??? YES!! score one for reality."

But just who gets to determine who is a bully and who is a victim, hmmmmm?? That's right, all those left wingers in the social services and educational industries. I'll garauntee that any law of this kind would rapidly be used to attack any parent who dared to question a school or a teacher.

And the victim can be made to look like the instigator very easily. After all, how many times do we here about a foul in a sport being called on the reaction rather than the action?

This is nothing more than Orwell redux.

Posted by AlanC">AlanC 2005-06-12 10:02|| 2005-06-12 10:02|| Front Page Top

#2 The give away is the use of the plural Parent(s). LOL! Parent is singular as is Granny or Aunt Milly.

Oppppsssss.... nevermind.

/it's summer.

Posted by Shipman 2005-06-12 10:57|| 2005-06-12 10:57|| Front Page Top

#3 While discussing self defense with my sons Jr.High Princepal,he's answer to the ??? of when does a student have the right of self-defense. His answer was a student's right of self-defense(acorrding to the Az.school board)consists of falling to your knees,covering your head with your arms,and praying.I let him know in no uncertain terms what I thought of that.

Posted by raptor 2005-06-12 11:54|| 2005-06-12 11:54|| Front Page Top

#4 raptor: Was that in Arizona??????

12 or so years ago my son was having trouble with a bully. He got in trouble with the school for defending himself. When I spoke to the teacher (the bully was the teacher's pet) I explained that my son knew that I would not accept him starting a fight but that I had no problem at all with him finishing one, and that I had not raised him to be a compliant victim of violence. If she had any objections I would give her the number of my lawyer ( which I did not have). The trouble stopped and I never heard a word again. AND this was in Massholia!

Posted by AlanC">AlanC 2005-06-12 12:08|| 2005-06-12 12:08|| Front Page Top

#5 Yeap,Alan.Lee Kornigee Jr.High,Miami,Arizona.

Posted by raptor 2005-06-12 12:17|| 2005-06-12 12:17|| Front Page Top

#6 Yep, self defense is also not permitted in Southern California. However, my school immediately suspends and expels (2-strikes) the attacker. Did it to one 1st grade miscreant this year; his parents took the hint and moved him out of state.

Posted by Pappy 2005-06-12 12:33|| 2005-06-12 12:33|| Front Page Top

#7 Raptor, same thing in Tennessee. My daughter was walking down the hall at school and a girl said, "Hey, Lauren." She turned around and was met with a fist to the mouth. She grabbed hold of the other girl and they both went down, She was suspended for 3 weeks. I really gave the school Principal and the school board a piece of my mind and then filed charges against the other girl. I had dental costs to pay whitch I got back from the other girl's parents as a result of the charges. It doesn't matter what happens both students are suspended. Absolutely rediculus.

Posted by Deacon Blues">Deacon Blues 2005-06-12 19:45|| 2005-06-12 19:45|| Front Page Top

#8 Be very quiet and know that most of the teaching staff is on your side in any sort of face of in or out of court.... make them your friends.

Posted by P Drake 2005-06-12 20:18|| 2005-06-12 20:18|| Front Page Top

#9 Same in Ohio. Fortunately a teacher came through the blocked bathroom door and took both girls directly to the principal's office, where the other girl was given no time to think up lies, so she confessed to attacking trailing daughter #1. Both girls were given in-school suspension and required to write an essay detailing what she'd done wrong. I explained to the principal that td1 would write the essay, but that as the descendent of Holocaust survivors I require her to protect herself from attack, and that we'd be going out to dinner to celebrate her behaviour. The principal was shocked by my attitude, which is too damn bad.

Posted by trailing wife 2005-06-12 23:31|| 2005-06-12 23:31|| Front Page Top

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