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9. This happens every day

Reply to The Straight Story (Original post)

Mon Jan 9, 2012, 01:23 PM

Jan 2012

Happened to me in school all the time. Every day.

I remember the ONE time a teacher saw it and actually DID intervene to actually stop the bullying like it happened yesterday. Why? Because that was so RARE. Most teachers I had just averted their eyes when it happened and pretended not to see it. If I ever tried to complain, I heard "Oh, we didn't see it so we can't do anything," which was BS because the teachers WILLINGLY CHOSE not to see it.

I am not anti-teacher by any means. I certainly don't buy into the whole for-profit standardized testing or privatization agenda. I don't question that teachers take the duty to report suspected abuse at home seriously, but teachers definitely need to take the duty to protect their students from other students more seriously.

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Grim Bullying Tale From Middle School, teacher watches and ignores it [View all] The Straight Story Jan 2012 OP

K&R. And people wonder why some of these kids are pushed to such desperate circumstances bullwinkle428 Jan 2012 #1

The kids that did this should not be allowed to attend school CanonRay Jan 2012 #2

Maybe they were initially homeschooled justiceischeap Jan 2012 #3

This happened to me, when I was young (not so extreme!) Teachers witness bullying, do nothing Romulox Jan 2012 #4

Or maybe the teachers are terrified themselves JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2012 #5

That's a convenient excuse. Teachers have a DUTY to protect. It's not optional. nt Romulox Jan 2012 #6

I don't know; when the kids ganged up on me in elementary school Occulus Jan 2012 #7

Did anything come of that case? JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2012 #8

This happens every day strategery blunder Jan 2012 #9