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RKP5637

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12. It is, and asses like tRump fuel it!!! n/t

Reply to smirkymonkey (Reply #11)

Wed Aug 2, 2017, 11:49 AM

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After months of bullying, a 12-year-old New Jersey girl killed herself. Her parents blame the school [View all] RKP5637 Aug 2017 OP

6th grade is a terrible time for bullying, and texting and online bullying has made it even worse. pnwmom Aug 2017 #1

Likely the parents are the same. It's horrible! n/t RKP5637 Aug 2017 #2

I told my kids I would never care about if they were popular pnwmom Aug 2017 #3

Excellent! RKP5637 Aug 2017 #5

I thought I had it bad in 6th grade. Initech Aug 2017 #4

Yep, back then it was the classroom, halls or playground. I used to have this ass at the RKP5637 Aug 2017 #6

Did you see that article on Buzzfeed where students are using Trump to bully other students? Initech Aug 2017 #8

I've read a number of instances wherein kids are acting out Trump in their behavior. Yep, some RKP5637 Aug 2017 #10

America loves bullies Calculating Aug 2017 #7

Sadly, that is quite true. Often America is also a bullying nation in other countries and is RKP5637 Aug 2017 #9

That poor little girl! I can't imagine how bad it must be for a child that age to kill herself. smirkymonkey Aug 2017 #11

It is, and asses like tRump fuel it!!! n/t RKP5637 Aug 2017 #12

It's not worse. B2G Aug 2017 #14

You'd think no kid ever committed suicide due to bullying Mariana Aug 2017 #23

So tragic. But, B2G Aug 2017 #13

If I were a kid today I would have nothing to do with social media, because it's RKP5637 Aug 2017 #15

Agree. And B2G Aug 2017 #16

I don't know what the answer is, either gratuitous Aug 2017 #17

I'm not sure what she could say B2G Aug 2017 #20

Republicans don't have a lot of credibility when it comes to being against bullying gratuitous Aug 2017 #21

I never said they did. B2G Aug 2017 #22

Sorry, I was trying to make sense out of your other post gratuitous Aug 2017 #36

I think the parents should have taken her out of school. Mariana Aug 2017 #28

The stuff that happened at school is their responsibility Drahthaardogs Aug 2017 #18

Again, it's impossible to police thousands of kids B2G Aug 2017 #19

I don't necessarily disagree Drahthaardogs Aug 2017 #29

Why didn't they take her out of that school? cwydro Aug 2017 #24

Agreed, and I don't understand B2G Aug 2017 #25

That's what I would have done. It seems there would have been a lot of severe warning RKP5637 Aug 2017 #27

She should have been pulled out of school until this was resolved. Kaleva Aug 2017 #26

Agreed - kids can be extremely cruel. nt jonno99 Aug 2017 #31

The parents of the girl themselves bear some of the blame Kaleva Aug 2017 #34

While I hate to judge them without knowing them, I have to agree. If one of my jonno99 Aug 2017 #35

I do hope they also go after the parents of the girls who were doing the bullying Kaleva Aug 2017 #37

Personally, I question the need for a 12 year-old to have access to social media on their phone. jonno99 Aug 2017 #30

Did you hear Melania Trump's heartfelt message about this incident... hexola Aug 2017 #32

Sad to read this. Snackshack Aug 2017 #33