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The_Dunedan · 09-07-2006, 05:01 AM

Sadly, I must concur with a number of other posters. Your daughter may be innocent, but that won't help her. Schools do not protect victimized students. Period. I should know; like several others, I was the victim of years of harassment because I was "the nerd" all the way up into high school. In my experiance and that of most other people I know who were in the same situation, going to the teacher/principal is the worst thing you/Kelsie can do: not only is she now a "snitch" in the eyes of the bully, but she's just made it clear to the bully that there are no immidiate negative consequences to his conduct. In addition, many ( most, in my experiance ) school administrators have neither the time nor the inclination to stop such a problem. School boards are even worse. If a student complains enough of such things, the school may try to label them as suffering from some kind of psychiatric disorder; that's what they did with my little sister. If they "decide" that her complaints are the result of mental illness, they'll drug her. Then, she'll be getting bullied every day AND forced to take psychoactive drugs.

The advice they invariably give, to walk away/not react/ignore the bully, is disastrous because it usually incenses the attacker.

In my experiance/opinion, the correct response is as follows:

1: When attacked, Kelsie says at the top of her lungs "LEAVE ME ALONE!"

2: If the bully doesn't listen, she plants her foot in his balls as hard as she can. Repeat as needed until he falls over.

3: Kick him in the face as hard as she can a time or twelve while he's down there.

Yes, she'll probably be suspended. But there is, I assume, a lengthy paper-trail establishing that she's been continually harassed and attacked over an extended period; this will be useful in establishing that she reacted in self-defense. And you can be damned sure that kid will leave her alone. Bullies understand only one language; force. They understand naked, vicious, implacable ferocity and nothing else. They cannot be begged with, reasoned with, or bribed: on the contrary, they LOVE seeing their victims squirm and beg, and bribery is even better. Having their balls swell up to the size of a pair of Granny Smith apples, however, tends to get their attention.

09-07-2006, 05:01 AM	#15 (permalink)
The_Dunedan Junkie	Sadly, I must concur with a number of other posters. Your daughter may be innocent, but that won't help her. Schools do not protect victimized students. Period. I should know; like several others, I was the victim of years of harassment because I was "the nerd" all the way up into high school. In my experiance and that of most other people I know who were in the same situation, going to the teacher/principal is the worst thing you/Kelsie can do: not only is she now a "snitch" in the eyes of the bully, but she's just made it clear to the bully that there are no immidiate negative consequences to his conduct. In addition, many ( most, in my experiance ) school administrators have neither the time nor the inclination to stop such a problem. School boards are even worse. If a student complains enough of such things, the school may try to label them as suffering from some kind of psychiatric disorder; that's what they did with my little sister. If they "decide" that her complaints are the result of mental illness, they'll drug her. Then, she'll be getting bullied every day AND forced to take psychoactive drugs. The advice they invariably give, to walk away/not react/ignore the bully, is disastrous because it usually incenses the attacker. In my experiance/opinion, the correct response is as follows: 1: When attacked, Kelsie says at the top of her lungs "LEAVE ME ALONE!" 2: If the bully doesn't listen, she plants her foot in his balls as hard as she can. Repeat as needed until he falls over. 3: Kick him in the face as hard as she can a time or twelve while he's down there. Yes, she'll probably be suspended. But there is, I assume, a lengthy paper-trail establishing that she's been continually harassed and attacked over an extended period; this will be useful in establishing that she reacted in self-defense. And you can be damned sure that kid will leave her alone. Bullies understand only one language; force. They understand naked, vicious, implacable ferocity and nothing else. They cannot be begged with, reasoned with, or bribed: on the contrary, they LOVE seeing their victims squirm and beg, and bribery is even better. Having their balls swell up to the size of a pair of Granny Smith apples, however, tends to get their attention.