Treating bullying as everyone's problem reduces incidence in primary schools

Re:Treating bullying as everyone's problem reduces incidence... by martin-t on Saturday November 16, 2024 @06:25PM (#42160469)

That was the outcome in this case but in general it can be very damaging for someone to lose most of their social circle. The principal's goal was to save face at the expense of harming the son. The fact that he came out on top is irrelevant to the morality of the principal's behavior.

The principal is in a position of power which cannot be held accountable within the confines of the system. Such positions are ripe for abuse and in fact attract people who want to abuse power.

As a society, we should design rule systems in such a way that each position can be held accountable.

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Re:Treating bullying as everyone's problem reduces incidence... by rustcleaner on Saturday November 16, 2024 @10:28PM (#42161771)

>The principal's goal was to save face at the expense of harming the son.

Call the local media, father & son duo to be arrested from sidewalk in front of school official's home for camping in protest of his son's expulsion after protesting a wrongful suspension. (Repeat for the bully's home, then back to the principal's, then run for the school board and when you win make that principal's life hell in that district. Bury a kilo of cocaine in her back yard and phone a tip in. Etc.)

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