Celli 4,352 March 12, 2014 Share March 12, 2014 If a kid wants to bring something specific to school, then he should be allowed to. I'd report the bully and have him face consequences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostPony750 959 March 12, 2014 Share March 12, 2014 THIS IS F**KING VICTIM-SHAMINGThis. Quite a shitty decision from that school, I am disappoint. And I guess his bullies will have some fun telling him "Where's your backpack". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fluffernutter 435 March 12, 2014 Share March 12, 2014 (edited) By the eight, what is this bull? A kid gets bullied and the school blames the kid? By that logic, people who get bullied for having braces should get their braces removed, people who wear glasses should be banned from wearing glasses, and in an extreme case, those being physically attacked just shouldn't go outside ever again. It's a very faulty idea to go by, let the kid rock that Dashie backpack as much as he damn well pleases. Edited March 12, 2014 by NebulousBrony 2 click here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misty Shadow 8,283 March 12, 2014 Share March 12, 2014 What. You have got to be kidding me...again?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Sejong 859 March 12, 2014 Share March 12, 2014 Public schools could ban breathing if that means protecting the environment, so long as they have government backing, who respond to special interests with big bank accounts, the list of things banned in school is getting out of control, we should band together and ban government run public schools. American public education has become a Greek tragedy and the laughing stock of the world, little better than a daycare centre, rather than education we get discipline and enforcement, I graduated just as these measures we coming to effect. I feel bad for the younger bronies and ordinary kids who have to go to these schools, although there are good schools still around, they are few and far between, it is an ignominious existence we have with government authority run amok, I suggest you watch the documentary "The War on Kids" it is an stark image of what is happening to our pupils, for everyone who does go to these schools I say to you, stand you ground, defend you rights, if you can get home school that is freedom, someday looking back we can say what fools we were to leave our authority to those who were suppose to uphold them, so to the young bronies out there keep up your spirits, keep the ponies in your hearts and you will prevail. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rarity Paige Belle 1,855 March 12, 2014 Share March 12, 2014 Looks like nobody has posted a thread on this one yet, so I thought I would. A kid was being bullied for having a rainbow dash backpack, so of course the school's solution was to tell the kid he wasn't allowed to bring it anymore. http://www.equestriadaily.com/2014/03/kid-bullied-for-rainbow-dash-backpack.html Schools like this really make me sick... you don't solve problems by forcing kids into accepting being bullied. It's the bullies that should be punished, not the kid. Ugh... anyway what are everybody else's thoughts? As a teacher myself. It's just easier to work with the victim rather than the bully. Even if that means moving the victim to another school. Because, if the student is a bully, in 9/10 cases the parents are too! On more than one occasion I've been threatened by parents for giving detention to their kids. 1 Beautiful, Stylish, Fabulous AND evil! What more could you want? (Thanks Kyoshi for letting everyone use your sigs!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarSwirlTheBearded 356 March 12, 2014 Share March 12, 2014 This makes me think so much more on how lucky I am as a human being, to not have to be raised in the USA. Im glad I had the luxury to grow up in a country that allows a person to be free and can choose to do what he wants with his life. Thank you very much Scandinavia. now now... im not anti USA but I really really really think the US is the country americans claim it to be. American here. I can testify that this county is awful in almost every way. Not only is it bad, but the people are too stupid to realize that it is. I frequently wish I lived in Europe, but I only know extremely basic French (American education at its finest) and I don't know if I would do well as an immigrant. Plus, I'm only a teen, an I have no relatives in Europe. About the backpack: he should have been allowed to wear it. I think that he shouldn't have worn it, but that's the parent's job, not the school's. Sig by Kyoshi — Ask me anything – http://mlpforums.com/topic/94670-ask-sstb-me/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rarity Paige Belle 1,855 March 12, 2014 Share March 12, 2014 American here. I can testify that this county is awful in almost every way. Not only is it bad, but the people are too stupid to realize that it is. I frequently wish I lived in Europe, but I only know extremely basic French (American education at its finest) and I don't know if I would do well as an immigrant. Plus, I'm only a teen, an I have no relatives in Europe. About the backpack: he should have been allowed to wear it. I think that he shouldn't have worn it, but that's the parent's job, not the school's. Trust me you would be saying exactly the same thing if you were living over here in the UK. I know that when I was a teenager I wished I could've lived with my aunt who lives near Boston! Beautiful, Stylish, Fabulous AND evil! What more could you want? (Thanks Kyoshi for letting everyone use your sigs!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PartyWithPinkie 189 March 12, 2014 Share March 12, 2014 (edited) It's shit like that... That makes he hate schools. They only want to look out for themselves. It was more convenient just to tell the kid that he couldn't bring that backpack anymore. Instead of punishing those bullies, they took the lazy way out. Edited March 12, 2014 by PartyWithPinkie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BinaryPony 120 March 12, 2014 Share March 12, 2014 As a teacher myself. It's just easier to work with the victim rather than the bully. Even if that means moving the victim to another school. Because, if the student is a bully, in 9/10 cases the parents are too! On more than one occasion I've been threatened by parents for giving detention to their kids. So, instead of facing the wrath of blind parents, the system would rather get rid of the original target? Signature by JellyBean. I'm derping your computer as we speak... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhortac 1,475 March 12, 2014 Share March 12, 2014 As a teacher myself. It's just easier to work with the victim rather than the bully. Even if that means moving the victim to another school. Because, if the student is a bully, in 9/10 cases the parents are too! On more than one occasion I've been threatened by parents for giving detention to their kids. And that's a huge problem right there. These idiot parents want to believe their kid(s) are a damn prodigy, even if the kid burned the entire school down. They need to open their damn eyes, and see that, their kid is doing bad shit, so deal with it. Feel free to add me on steam if you want to play something. Also don't be afraid to message and talk to me. I've had bad luck when I start a conversation, so I more then likely won't start one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Castle Bleck 19,522 March 12, 2014 Share March 12, 2014 (edited) Reminds me of a CSI: Miami episode where a "mean girl" at a high school was stoned to death by angry parents because she kept tormenting their kids and getting away with it (Her daddy was the superintendent). Edited March 12, 2014 by Anti-Villain By @Emerald Heart.↑ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon 4,557 March 12, 2014 Author Share March 12, 2014 As a teacher myself. It's just easier to work with the victim rather than the bully. Even if that means moving the victim to another school. Because, if the student is a bully, in 9/10 cases the parents are too! On more than one occasion I've been threatened by parents for giving detention to their kids. So your teaching philosophy is that you should just ship the victims to other schools and pretend the problem doesn't exist because it's easier on the teachers? You do understand that protecting kids is part of your job, whether or not it's 'easy' right? I mean what happens when the bully harasses a new person? Do you just ship the whole damn school away and leave all the bullies to run the place? Maybe the school district should use the same philosophy with teachers... if a kid doesn't like the teacher, you don't address the educational concerns of the child, you just fire the teacher. And keep firing teachers until everybody is happy... I bet teachers would find that type of a policy more distasteful when it was their lives on the line... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rarity Paige Belle 1,855 March 12, 2014 Share March 12, 2014 So your teaching philosophy is that you should just ship the victims to other schools and pretend the problem doesn't exist because it's easier on the teachers? You do understand that protecting kids is part of your job, whether or not it's 'easy' right? I mean what happens when the bully harasses a new person? Do you just ship the whole damn school away and leave all the bullies to run the place? Maybe the school district should use the same philosophy with teachers... if a kid doesn't like the teacher, you don't address the educational concerns of the child, you just fire the teacher. And keep firing teachers until everybody is happy... I bet teachers would find that type of a policy more distasteful when it was their lives on the line... I didn't say it was right. In fact it upsets me that once or twice a year a kid has to move from our school due to bullying, but there's nothing I can do. I teach in an all girls school and I am not allowed to intervene in fights in case an allegation is made against me. So I have to go off and find a female teacher. Meanwhile the victim is getting pummeled. I don't like it, but if I do get involved it's more than my jobs worth! 1 Beautiful, Stylish, Fabulous AND evil! What more could you want? (Thanks Kyoshi for letting everyone use your sigs!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon 4,557 March 13, 2014 Author Share March 13, 2014 I didn't say it was right. What you said is that it's easier to ship off the victims because that way you don't have to deal with the mean parents of the bully who might threaten you... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Thunder Dash 7,826 March 13, 2014 Share March 13, 2014 (edited) For the one hundred-trillionth time... This country's going down. Land of the free? More like land of the corrupt officials! Edited May 15, 2014 by Thunder-Dash Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeWg-TtBRMfqketa1ELyKGg Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/menelik-david-kenneth-cannady 2nd SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/thunder-dash-alternative/tracks Pony.fm: https://pony.fm/thunder-dash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rarity Paige Belle 1,855 March 13, 2014 Share March 13, 2014 What you said is that it's easier to ship off the victims because that way you don't have to deal with the mean parents of the bully who might threaten you... Being as you're an expert, what should I do? Confront the parents, get into a fight with them? I teach in an area of London called Hackney. Look it up. Its the equivalent of South Central LA. I don't know what the parents could be carrying. The school has confiscated knifes before and this is primary(elementary) school! Beautiful, Stylish, Fabulous AND evil! What more could you want? (Thanks Kyoshi for letting everyone use your sigs!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spagem 505 March 13, 2014 Share March 13, 2014 So punish the victim instead of the bully? 'K. And by the way, that's an awesome Dashie backpack. I'd wear that too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
man dude man 555 March 13, 2014 Share March 13, 2014 I'm sorry but If I were this kids parent or guardian, I would be coming after the school, directly, I would encourage my kid to wear the beautiful rainbow dash backpack I bought him online, and I would respect his artistic tastes, I would already have him informed as to waht a "bigot", "troll" "bully", ect, are, and he would be more offended by the school than the bullies, what can kids do, say hateful irrelevent crap that they most likely learned from their intolerant parents and from a board of education that spreads intolerance? Kids bully because they mind another kids backpack, school responds by making kid not wear his backpack? In these bullies eyes, they have won. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanks 10,817 March 13, 2014 Share March 13, 2014 Wonderful, so instead of actually taking steps to solve the real issues causing this problem they are just going to pretend they don't exist and pretend to do something about it by banning students from wearing pony gear. Hey it was totally the kids fault I mean he was totally asking for it when he decided to wear a backpack based on a harmless cartoon.*sarcasm* 1 Rarity Get's Cockroaches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rarity Paige Belle 1,855 March 13, 2014 Share March 13, 2014 Wonderful, so instead of actually taking steps to solve the real issues causing this problem they are just going to pretend they don't exist and pretend to do something about it by banning students from wearing pony gear. Hey it was totally the kids fault I mean he was totally asking for it when he decided to wear a backpack based on a harmless cartoon.*sarcasm* I'm sorry but the kids parents are partly at fault here. They know that kids are gonna bully a boy who comes into school with a MLP backpack. Beautiful, Stylish, Fabulous AND evil! What more could you want? (Thanks Kyoshi for letting everyone use your sigs!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windseeker 546 March 13, 2014 Share March 13, 2014 This would no-doubt encourage bullying if they believe they are going to get away with it again. Then again, school administrations are almost unaware of the brony community, probably believing that the kid was wearing it as a joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Castle Bleck 19,522 March 13, 2014 Share March 13, 2014 Vigilante justice = good. 1 By @Emerald Heart.↑ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanks 10,817 March 13, 2014 Share March 13, 2014 I'm sorry but the kids parents are partly at fault here. They know that kids are gonna bully a boy who comes into school with a MLP backpack. The kid is only 9, maybe the parents actually didn't know because lets face it even if it is a boy he still is in the "target audience" and it is not like his parents forced him to do it. Rarity Get's Cockroaches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
man dude man 555 March 13, 2014 Share March 13, 2014 I'm sorry but the kids parents are partly at fault here. They know that kids are gonna bully a boy who comes into school with a MLP backpack. If you are a teacher I can't take you seriously, sure we could expect the muttered voices of intolerant little bigots with an insecurity of artistic taste high dosages of grand theft auto and parenting that comes second to drugs and alcohol, who is the one that should be shamed and laughed at, the kid with an artistic passion or the intolerant little bastards that are learning they can be rewarded for being ignorant snide little pricks. Of course the shaming will continue regardless if he wears the backpack to school or not, kids that bully do it because they are inferrior, and not getting more in depth with their problem, IS THE PROBLEM. Because they can and will continue. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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