RaikuFA said:
At least once a month I hear of a kid killing themself or going insane. Why does it happen? Bullying is the answer. I want to ask though WHY DOSEN'T THE SCHOOL GET INVOLVED? I can understand cyberbullying but the ignore button is there for a reason, plus police care more about the bullying online than bullying that happens in schools.
Apparently, my situation still happens to this day. Day after day I was beaten down to the point where I had bruises, a bloody nose etc. The schools response? "We didn't see anything." A teacher actually encouraged me getting beaten. The schools response? "We can't do anything, she's a teacher." What if another teacher saw and we were dragged to the principals office? "Well, the kid with the bruises everyday probably started it so we're gonna suspend him for three days while the other gets a days suspension."
I mean what do you do? Whats it gonna take foor this shit to stop?
It's harder to stop than you think.
It's simply impossible, with today's overcrowded classrooms and shortage of teachers, for every child to be supervised 100% of the time. It's just not possible, sorry. And if the bathroom stall was the only place in the world they wouldn't be seen, they'd do it all there.
As a teacher, our hands are tied as far as how and when we can act. Verbal teasing is
especially hard to punish, because if we don't hear it, it's a he-said-she-said war. Parents will take that to the school board, and we
will be overruled... and also, we'll gain a reputation as "That teacher that pisses parents off. We need to find out how to get rid of him/her." (Remember, school boards can't fire parents, but they can fire teachers.)
And what about those cases where it really
is both kids "starting it?" Or when a student chooses not to report it until they've also gotten involved, and now
both have to be punished?
We always like to think
our situation is cut-and-dry, because we only allow
our perception of the situation. When you're looking at it from the outside, having to juggle the perceptions of a bunch of kids, a crowd of parents, an administrator, and a school board? Not so easy.
People need to go after the
parents, not the
teachers.