tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247219133305043026.post4703661015274550245..comments2024-03-27T01:43:34.196-06:00Comments on School Improvement Network: How to Stand Up to Bullies…And Get ExpelledSchool Improvement Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02615005940875662497noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247219133305043026.post-90982077881934576752012-05-10T08:30:36.951-06:002012-05-10T08:30:36.951-06:00A provocative response, Elisa. Thank you for your ...A provocative response, Elisa. Thank you for your feedback. As has been discussed in earlier posts on proxy bullying, do you think it would be possible on such a panel for a bully to implicate an innocent classmate and get the classmate expelled for no reason?<br /><br />I bring this up not as a detraction, but rather as a way to further explore such an idea.School Improvement Networkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02615005940875662497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247219133305043026.post-86844799307867429012012-05-08T13:31:32.649-06:002012-05-08T13:31:32.649-06:00The non-professional side of me think it would be ...The non-professional side of me think it would be just fine if a kid bullying an LGBT kid got "stunned." Stun away. But as a professional in an education-related field, and cannot think that way. I can't see that the LGBT student has any options. Legally, he is required to attend school. Since school bullying is allowed--and since the harassing of LGBT youth is often violent and deadly--it seems his only option for attending class was to arm himself, and he went with an option that would not injure anyone. <br /><br />I agree that weapons can't be allowed on school grounds. So what's the option? I advocate zero-tolerance for bullying. How about a panel of sorts--maybe consisting of teachers, students, and community members--that would hear about each reported instance of bullying. If the panel determines that the bullying is genuine, the student(s) is/are expelled. No 3 strikes. One, you're gone. I think one problem is that administrations have created an environment in which bullying is acceptable. When they don't act or there are no real consequences for the bullies, the message is clear.Elisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16614452725383193283noreply@blogger.com