tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19466193.post4919500697846973020..comments2024-03-18T18:54:11.710-04:00Comments on I Should Be Laughing: Another One: Mitchell WilsonBobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15302478126147924237noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19466193.post-45738408123064544682011-11-15T17:29:34.503-05:002011-11-15T17:29:34.503-05:00My heart goes out to Mitchell's family and I h...My heart goes out to Mitchell's family and I hope that the young men that bullied him get the help they need to become productive citizens.<br /><br />We just had a 10 year old girl commit suicide at a school in East-central Illinois after being bullied. I want to know where 10 year olds are getting words like slut to call each other. We have been talking to our 10 year old son about what to do if he is bullied (he is an easy target with Aspergers and ADHD) and we hope that anti-bullying programs in the school will help. After Ashlynn's death many schools in our area are reinforcing their programs. <br /><br />Please talk to your kids and listen when they talk to you. If you are an educator or administrator pay attention to a child that is crying out for help!<br /><br />facebook dot com/Ashlynn.Conner.Anti.Bullying.Foundation?sk=wallJulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05438866989036207094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19466193.post-48020339834472823972011-10-04T20:58:31.839-04:002011-10-04T20:58:31.839-04:00These senseless deaths are to much. I can deal wit...These senseless deaths are to much. I can deal with several things but a child ending his life is unfathomable. <br />*sigh*Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563083955389042990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19466193.post-48182505938563936592011-10-04T16:48:56.289-04:002011-10-04T16:48:56.289-04:00I actually had a conversation with my children tod...I actually had a conversation with my children today about how children can be mean about anything that is different. I also explained that I wanted them to accept everyone and try to put themselves in others shoes, this conversation is on the cusp of the domestic partner talk we had the other night. My 10 and 7 year old are getting an education this week. Open lines of communication are the most important thing in my house but I wish that I could put them both in a bubble sometime. Not about he domestic partner conversation, that was actually easy. It was about the hateful stuff. My heart goes out to this boys parents. It could be any of us. That is the scary thing.Tivo Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09222236723738513626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19466193.post-12266339824875580762011-10-03T23:02:55.103-04:002011-10-03T23:02:55.103-04:00Tragic story, but great post. As a lawyer, I susp...Tragic story, but great post. As a lawyer, I suspect that the criminal justice system will not be able to do much to the bullies who drove this child to prefer death to life with his bullies, because current laws just don't capture bullying and its effects. We definitely need criminal laws that capture this behavior and punish it strongly enough to serve as a deterrent to bullies. Personal injury law might be part of the solution - lawsuits aimed at the parents and/or school systems that failed to protect this child by stopping the bullies. It would be like the cases against bars or homeowners who serve liquor to someone who then drives a car and causes an accident. <br />My heart goes out to this child and his family.Susannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19466193.post-132697323398601132011-10-03T22:31:24.442-04:002011-10-03T22:31:24.442-04:00Being bullied is no fun, and all react different. ...Being bullied is no fun, and all react different. I was short and fat, with red hair and freckles in HS, it was not fun. But I relied on my brains and moved on to better things. I have no desire to look back.Ken Richeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425810816600512504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19466193.post-90115840308846015872011-10-03T17:30:43.628-04:002011-10-03T17:30:43.628-04:00I certainly hope this case makes it to court. May...I certainly hope this case makes it to court. Maybe bullies will understand the consequences of their hateful actions once they see other bullies getting locked up for prison terms.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19466193.post-82630284771991318762011-10-03T17:28:59.653-04:002011-10-03T17:28:59.653-04:00Here is a student produced, short film on the topi...Here is a student produced, short film on the topic<br />http://vimeo.com/7717005Jeffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19466193.post-88997185142496181332011-10-03T15:37:56.400-04:002011-10-03T15:37:56.400-04:00I agree, that school district needs to know what&#...I agree, that school district needs to know what's really going onWonder Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16723949771552274515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19466193.post-48999839932205049922011-10-03T13:57:59.783-04:002011-10-03T13:57:59.783-04:00I hope his parents sue the school district! This h...I hope his parents sue the school district! This has got to stop!!Tiger Chanterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00909718504841717052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19466193.post-53344384402157481442011-10-03T13:43:30.030-04:002011-10-03T13:43:30.030-04:00I had another thought along the lines of fragile c...I had another thought along the lines of fragile children and the school environment.<br />If a child gets into this situation and the situation does not stop then school is a toxic and dangerous environment. With an education advocate the parents could request (sometimes with the help of a lawyer) that the school provide a home tutor until such time the child feels safe to return to school. I have worked with a child diagnosed with an anxiety disorder. He spent most of fifth grade with me and we transitioned back into school very slowly. <br />The expense might move districts to be much more proactive from the start. It is expensive, in a time of diminishing budgets (our district used half its emergency budget just to get thru this year), but the cost of not doing so is increasing tragic. I think we hear a lot more about this problem that has previously gone unreported now that social media and instant news is available.the dogs' motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11512888563325865616noreply@blogger.com