How do you think teachers can stop TEASING schools?
The sad thing is, schools really are trying to push bullying out of their system. The problem is the parents. I don’t know how many kids I went to school with that would receive detentions or suspensions for bullying or picking fights on a Friday, only to have them back in school on Monday because Mommy and Daddy though the school was out of line when punishing them for breaking a rule they knew the consequences of. Then when the parents undermine the school’s disciplinary actions, the child in question becomes emboldened to act out more, because they know they won’t face any consequences. Or their parents will bail them out of any consequences. A LOT of these kids will eventually turn from bullying other students to bullying school officials. I went to class with several students who moved from bullying other kids, to cussing out their teachers and pushing around their principals. The schools try hard, they really do. They don’t want to see kids being treated poorly by their peers. Un
