Bullied kid w/ Muscular dystrophy commits suicide

[Rider]

Sad story.

My son is 14 years old, 6' 2" 225lbs, knows tae kwon do (blue belt)and has wrestled for years. I'm not worried about anyone picking on him. He is pretty mild mannered now and I dont worry about him being a bully either though.

I do see bullies in his class however and it angers me that the parents of these kids turn a blind eye. Not so much physical bullies, but verbal abuse is very common. The schools in our area have a no bully pocilcy but it doesnt help at all. It has to be taught by the parents and they dont do that.

[Adeptus_Minor]

Originally Posted by Rider

I do see bullies in his class however and it angers me that the parents of these kids turn a blind eye. Not so much physical bullies, but verbal abuse is very common. The schools in our area have a no bully pocilcy but it doesnt help at all. It has to be taught by the parents and they dont do that.

Generally, if they're the kind of parent that produces a bully, they're not paying enough (or the right kind of) attention to the kid to begin with.

[jtemple]

Originally Posted by Adeptus_Minor

Generally, if they're the kind of parent that produces a bully, they're not paying enough (or the right kind of) attention to the kid to begin with.

Yep. If I ever get wind of my son doing the bullying, he's going to get his ass handed to him quick-like. The thing is, he knows that, even at not-quite-five-years-old. So, it'll probably never be an issue.

[Trip]

Originally Posted by Rider

Sad story.

My son is 14 years old, 6' 2" 225lbs, knows tae kwon do (blue belt)and has wrestled for years. I'm not worried about anyone picking on him. He is pretty mild mannered now and I dont worry about him being a bully either though.

I do see bullies in his class however and it angers me that the parents of these kids turn a blind eye. Not so much physical bullies, but verbal abuse is very common. The schools in our area have a no bully pocilcy but it doesnt help at all. It has to be taught by the parents and they dont do that.

I have seen more stories about this than anything. Verbal abuse can be 1000x worse than physical and if your kid throws the first punch, then they are the ones booted from school.

[azoomm]

Originally Posted by Trip

I have seen more stories about this than anything. Verbal abuse can be 1000x worse than physical and if your kid throws the first punch, then they are the ones booted from school.

http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/10/us/ac-...html?hpt=hp_c1

Special study.