I 100% oppose bullying, and I think verbal abuse is real abuse.
However, I am not sure about charging these young meanies with stalking and abuse of civil rights leading to bodily injury.
This verbal stuff is very difficult to quantify and define.
Stalking? They were required to be at school all day every day. Did the meanies go by the house, drive by her work, whatever?
And abuse of civil rights? What civil rights? Do we have a right to not be insulted?
I do think threats to kill and maim are quantifiable and could be persecuted.
But just generally being nasty to someone?
Excessive bullying like this is what leads to things like Columbine. When no one does anything, it can reach a boiling point where the bullied kid feels so much despair and depression that they go off the deep end. They either commit suicide or bring a gun to school.
Yet parents and teachers allow this type of stuff to go on. It’s just insane.
Stalking can be online like they did to this poor kid.
Any setting except a school, that is. In that environment apparently a far higher standard of proof is demanded.
One of the stories I read about this poor child included the fact that she was pelted with cans and bottles from a car containing classmates. So this went way beyond teasing at school. They appeared to deliberately seek her out, whether at school or not. So I’m thinking that’s where the stalking charge might come from.
“And abuse of civil rights? What civil rights? Do we have a right to not be insulted?”
Teachers can spot patters of consistent bullying and distinguish it from one-off interpersonal rivalry. School boards are famous for expelling students for bringing an aspirin tablet to school - why are they so reluctant to expel bullies?
Be careful! You have offered an opinion that does not go with the flow and that can lead to severe mocking and flaming.
Next time just drink the Koolaid, ok?
You are the parent of which sweet innocent little darling?