14-year-old bully pulls out classmates feeding tube, principal asks victim to apologize or be suspended for 2 weeks for defending herself: ‘Just suspend me for the 2 weeks’

How are you supposed to respond to school bullies? The advice «fight back» or «just ignore it» is often touted as a solution, but I don’t think either is effective for ending verbal harassment. When kids teased me in school, I gave them neutral-one-word responses like «cool» or «okay.» They wanted to get a rise …
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14-year-old pulls out classmates feeding tube, principal asks victim to apologize or be suspended for 2 weeks for defending herself: ‘Just suspend me for the 2 weeks’

How are you supposed to respond to school bullies? The advice «fight back» or «just ignore it» is often touted as a solution, but I don’t think either is effective for ending verbal harassment. When kids teased me in school, I gave them neutral-one-word responses like «cool» or «okay.» They wanted to get a rise …
Seguir leyendo 14-year-old pulls out classmates feeding tube, principal asks victim to apologize or be suspended for 2 weeks for defending herself: ‘Just suspend me for the 2 weeks’