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Assuming this is a real story, it is a direct indictment of a lack of proper parenting. When I was a boy my parents (especially my Dad) told me never manhandle girls. Never physically harm them in any way.
I remember one day at a little kids party a girl who supposedly liked me kept trying to push me into the pool (it was not a pool party as everyone was dressed up). I remember holding/pushing back against her to keep from going into the pool. Nothing aggressive or offensive, just defensive.
My Dad apparently saw it and grabbed me by the scruff of the neck, pulled me out of site and gave my rear and a few smacks.
Even after I explained what happened, he said it didn't matter.
The point is that it has been ingrained in me to not touch a woman in any negative way, as it should be with all young boys. These mutants, regardless of their motivation, were obviously not taught the same lesson. Had I done something like that, I may as well have left town so as to not be beaten senseless.
If I were the Dad of that girl, I'd be visiting the punks Dads individually, to teach them how they should have taught their sons.
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Yes and perhaps some peer pressure. Sometimes children misbehave because they want to fit in. Not that it’s an excuse.
You had an old school father. It seems they don’t make them as many of them these days.
1) It’s a private school located in an area with one of the best public school systems in the nation, including having one of the smallest achievement gaps in the nation. There is absolutely no reason for her to remain at that school if this is the way she was treated. Why are these parents/guardians going to the news instead of the school administration? Once found out, there is absolutely no way the school would tolerate this type of behavior.
2) She only told what happened after repeated questioning. I taught children this age, listening to her, watching her tell the story, considering the story - there is something off. I don’t doubt the hair is missing, it’s the why that is problematic.
3) $12,000 for private school in that area is dirt cheap.
4) Unless Mrs. Pence is her teacher, why was that part of the story?
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If this actually happened (and I personally think it did), and those boys are not expelled, I can see a huge (and justifiable) protest, as well as a huge lawsuit.
It is very difficult to imagine that in today's world, that this would have been allowed to happen -- and, yes, I do blame the school staff and the boys' parents, but mostly the boys. They are old enough to know right from wrong, and there is NO excuse for that kind of behavior. In fact, they should be sent to some kind of "alternative" school for a year instead of being allowed to continue in any kind of school for privileged kids.
The boys need to be expelled. At the age of 12 kids who shoplift candy bars get in trouble with the law so I do think the law should get involved if there is enough evidence that they held her down, covered her mouth, called her names and cut her hair because that is assault. I’m not proposing time in Juvie because I think that’d be counterproductive but rather some sort of community service or other form of restitution to help them understand that they never can do something like this again because if you think of three grown men holding down a woman, calling her names, covering her mouth and cutting her hair, it paints a really bad picture and no one wants them to turn into those guys as adults.
1) It’s a private school located in an area with one of the best public school systems in the nation, including having one of the smallest achievement gaps in the nation. There is absolutely no reason for her to remain at that school if this is the way she was treated. Why are these parents/guardians going to the news instead of the school administration? Once found out, there is absolutely no way the school would tolerate this type of behavior.
2) She only told what happened after repeated questioning. I taught children this age, listening to her, watching her tell the story, considering the story - there is something off. I don’t doubt the hair is missing, it’s the why that is problematic.
3) $12,000 for private school in that area is dirt cheap.
4) Unless Mrs. Pence is her teacher, why was that part of the story?
Yes I question why she never came forward to the school administrators or her family. If not for grandmother noticing her hair the bullying would just continue if indeed that is what has been happening. I'm not sure what she had to be afraid of. Accusations of bullying, especially at a private school, would be taken seriously and dealt with swiftly. Perhaps I'm wrong but I agree something about this story is off.
As well I'm not sure what the point of mentioning Mrs. Pence was.
If things did happen as she said though those boys should at the least be expelled. In most public schools just having scissors on the playground would be enough to suspend or expel a student.
The boys need to be expelled. At the age of 12 kids who shoplift candy bars get in trouble with the law so I do think the law should get involved if there is enough evidence that they held her down, covered her mouth, called her names and cut her hair because that is assault. I’m not proposing time in Juvie because I think that’d be counterproductive but rather some sort of community service or other form of restitution to help them understand that they never can do something like this again because if you think of three grown men holding down a woman, calling her names, covering her mouth and cutting her hair, it paints a really bad picture and no one wants them to turn into those guys as adults.
IF proven, a week of juvy just to terrorize them would be a good thing. Betting at that point, they will not do it again.
This one isn't quite passing the sniff test. We'll see.
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