Tuesday, November 16, 2010

One way to handle bullies.

When a Parent Becomes a Bully - NYTimes.com:


“I’m going to [expletive] you up,” he says to the boys. “This is my daughter, and I will kill the [expletive] who fought her,” Jones said. Then he threatens the driver: “If anything happens to my daughter I’m going to [expletive] you up and everybody on this [expletive],” he said.

He was arrested and charged with two misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct and disturbing a school function, which could have earned him a four-month prison term. But last week he signed a plea deal that included a $1,000 fine, six months of probation, 10 hours of community service and anger-management classes.

Duvall has no regrets.
The comments are the expected range of reactions. I don't agree with the parent's actions here, or in the other example in the article. However, I don't blame those parents for reacting the way they did either. Both tried to work through the school administration's first for redress and got nowhere, so they did what they thought they needed to do to protect their kids.

Via Amelia S. 
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