Incident on FCPS middle school bus

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What did this kid say to her? Violence isn't acceptable and it is a good thing she was punished, but I also find it hard to believe it came out of nowhere.

It's worth understanding what happened prior to the incident.

One child was suspended and the other was not. One child was granted a protective order. Watching the attack, the child who was strangled did not seem to be doing much to stop the attack, they were slapping away the girls hands and that is about it. The news article says that the girl had bullied this child before.

You are right, we don't know what was said before hand but I would guess that the judge asked those questions and that the school asked those questions. No one has rushed out to post "the other kid used unacceptable language."

Some kids are mean and bully other kids. It happens. The school should handle it early on but when it becomes assault, the kid who assaulted another kid should be punished. The girl was suspended. Hopefully she is not allowed on the bus, I don't think the story addresses that. They said that the boy sees her at school and that they pass each other but I don't remember it saying anything about the bus.

A child assaulting another child is serious. That 6 year old in Newport News had tried to strangle his K Teacher, was trying to whip kids on the playground, and broke the Teachers phone the very week he shot his Teacher. Not every bully or out of control kid ends up shooting someone but the behavior tends to escalate and needs to be addressed. The victim should be able to feel safe at school. The girl should be moved to a different school, preferably one where she is required to attend something to deal with her aggression.

Yes, she was punished for her actions, which were wrong.

The boy's family demanded a restraining order - a ridiculous overreaction.

Nevertheless, it's still worth understanding what happened prior to the incident.

Can you explain how you possibly think a restraining order was an overreaction? Did you watch the video? There is no way you have kids if you think that’s an overreaction. Or you have the problem kids.

I watched the video. It was terrible behavior and it was good that she was punished. Hopefully she learned her lesson.

But a restraining order is an overreaction in this scenario.

WTF? That is an approach you take when you have a student cheat on a math quiz. This was a violent assault and so far beyond the norm for behavior that more must be done to protect the innocent.

this isn't aassault, its assault and battery which is a felony

Assault
An assault and a battery are not the same thing. An assault in Virginia is where the defendant (1) engages in an overt act (2) with the intent to inflict bodily harm and (3) has the present ability to inflict such harm. Alternatively, an assault can occur where the Defendant (1) engages in an overt act (2) intended to place the victim in fear or apprehension of bodily harm and (3) creates such reasonable fear or apprehension in the victim.

Words alone are not sufficient to find someone guilty of misdemeanor assault. However there is no requirement that the victim actually be physically touched for him to be assaulted.

Battery
A battery is a willful or unlawful touching of another. An accidental touching is not a battery, so long as it was not done recklessly. The touching does not need to result in injury, nor does the defendant have to intend to do actual harm to the victim, a battery may be found where it was done in the spirit or rudeness or insult. A battery and an assault mainly differ in that an assault does not actually require the defendant to come into contact with the victim.

Spitting on another person does constitute a battery if done in a rude, insolent and angry manner. Even flashing a laser beam in another person's eye can constitute a battery.

Assault as a Hate Crime Resulting in Injury
Class 6 felony
Maximum fine of $2500
Maximum of 5 years of jail
Minimum of 6 months in jail, 30 days mandatory minimum

This wasn't a hate crime FFS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What did this kid say to her? Violence isn't acceptable and it is a good thing she was punished, but I also find it hard to believe it came out of nowhere.

It's worth understanding what happened prior to the incident.

One child was suspended and the other was not. One child was granted a protective order. Watching the attack, the child who was strangled did not seem to be doing much to stop the attack, they were slapping away the girls hands and that is about it. The news article says that the girl had bullied this child before.

You are right, we don't know what was said before hand but I would guess that the judge asked those questions and that the school asked those questions. No one has rushed out to post "the other kid used unacceptable language."

Some kids are mean and bully other kids. It happens. The school should handle it early on but when it becomes assault, the kid who assaulted another kid should be punished. The girl was suspended. Hopefully she is not allowed on the bus, I don't think the story addresses that. They said that the boy sees her at school and that they pass each other but I don't remember it saying anything about the bus.

A child assaulting another child is serious. That 6 year old in Newport News had tried to strangle his K Teacher, was trying to whip kids on the playground, and broke the Teachers phone the very week he shot his Teacher. Not every bully or out of control kid ends up shooting someone but the behavior tends to escalate and needs to be addressed. The victim should be able to feel safe at school. The girl should be moved to a different school, preferably one where she is required to attend something to deal with her aggression.

Yes, she was punished for her actions, which were wrong.

The boy's family demanded a restraining order - a ridiculous overreaction.

Nevertheless, it's still worth understanding what happened prior to the incident.

Can you explain how you possibly think a restraining order was an overreaction? Did you watch the video? There is no way you have kids if you think that’s an overreaction. Or you have the problem kids.

I watched the video. It was terrible behavior and it was good that she was punished. Hopefully she learned her lesson.

But a restraining order is an overreaction in this scenario.

Are you fing kidding me? She choked him and even left bruising on his throat. An overreaction?!

If this was a DV situation, would you say the same thing?

Your comment is so outrageous that you have got to be a sht stirrer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And people wonder why the Mt Vernon pyramid is so under enrolled

According to the news article, the boy and his family live on Ft. Belvoir. Which means the attacker most likely also lives on Ft. Belvoir. I'm not 100% certain, but I'm pretty sure that the school buses that go to Ft. Belvoir only go to Ft. Belvoir. They don't drop off and pick up kids who are not on base. I'm not making excuses for the attacker, but if she's on base, she's not the "stereotypical Rt. 1" kid but a military kid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What did this kid say to her? Violence isn't acceptable and it is a good thing she was punished, but I also find it hard to believe it came out of nowhere.

It's worth understanding what happened prior to the incident.

One child was suspended and the other was not. One child was granted a protective order. Watching the attack, the child who was strangled did not seem to be doing much to stop the attack, they were slapping away the girls hands and that is about it. The news article says that the girl had bullied this child before.

You are right, we don't know what was said before hand but I would guess that the judge asked those questions and that the school asked those questions. No one has rushed out to post "the other kid used unacceptable language."

Some kids are mean and bully other kids. It happens. The school should handle it early on but when it becomes assault, the kid who assaulted another kid should be punished. The girl was suspended. Hopefully she is not allowed on the bus, I don't think the story addresses that. They said that the boy sees her at school and that they pass each other but I don't remember it saying anything about the bus.

A child assaulting another child is serious. That 6 year old in Newport News had tried to strangle his K Teacher, was trying to whip kids on the playground, and broke the Teachers phone the very week he shot his Teacher. Not every bully or out of control kid ends up shooting someone but the behavior tends to escalate and needs to be addressed. The victim should be able to feel safe at school. The girl should be moved to a different school, preferably one where she is required to attend something to deal with her aggression.

Yes, she was punished for her actions, which were wrong.

The boy's family demanded a restraining order - a ridiculous overreaction.

Nevertheless, it's still worth understanding what happened prior to the incident.

In retrospect, the restraining order was warranted. Hopefully the girl suffers criminal penalties for violating it

Huh? The restraining order came AFTER this incident.

No, restraining order came BEFORE this vicious school bus attack. Read the report. School refused to enforce it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What did this kid say to her? Violence isn't acceptable and it is a good thing she was punished, but I also find it hard to believe it came out of nowhere.

It's worth understanding what happened prior to the incident.

One child was suspended and the other was not. One child was granted a protective order. Watching the attack, the child who was strangled did not seem to be doing much to stop the attack, they were slapping away the girls hands and that is about it. The news article says that the girl had bullied this child before.

You are right, we don't know what was said before hand but I would guess that the judge asked those questions and that the school asked those questions. No one has rushed out to post "the other kid used unacceptable language."

Some kids are mean and bully other kids. It happens. The school should handle it early on but when it becomes assault, the kid who assaulted another kid should be punished. The girl was suspended. Hopefully she is not allowed on the bus, I don't think the story addresses that. They said that the boy sees her at school and that they pass each other but I don't remember it saying anything about the bus.

A child assaulting another child is serious. That 6 year old in Newport News had tried to strangle his K Teacher, was trying to whip kids on the playground, and broke the Teachers phone the very week he shot his Teacher. Not every bully or out of control kid ends up shooting someone but the behavior tends to escalate and needs to be addressed. The victim should be able to feel safe at school. The girl should be moved to a different school, preferably one where she is required to attend something to deal with her aggression.

Yes, she was punished for her actions, which were wrong.

The boy's family demanded a restraining order - a ridiculous overreaction.

Nevertheless, it's still worth understanding what happened prior to the incident.

An overreaction? Oh honey. If that were my kid, it would be an underreaction. I'd bring a metaphorical flamethrower to that place and that family.

Hopefully you don't spend time near any kids if you have rage issues.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The attacker should have been moved to a program that provides services for emotionally unregulated kids and not allowed to stay in a mainstream program.

x1000000

THIS is where FCPS has failed countless times. The kids that are in those schools are not protected. This is not the first time, and it will not be the last. This should not be happening. FCPS needs to be held accountable.

OP, I guarantee assailant's parent/s is defending her and threatening FCPS. There was a case, just a couple years ago, at a "DCUM approved" FCPS HS, where an unstable kid dragged another down the hallway and tried to drag that same kid into the bathroom to beat the kid up. It was caught on video by multiple sources. Surprise! The assailant's parent/s is/are in PR, and spun the story so that the assailant would not get expelled, which he absolutely should have, at the very least. Turns out, there is money stress in the assailant's home and home behaviors match what that violent kid brought to school. Gee, ya think? Consequences are what violent families like these need.

I feel for this young boy and his family. Does anyone know how we can petition so this girl gets proper penalty, and this boy is safe and can get a proper education, while feeling safe? No excuse for this. NONE.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:What did this kid say to her? Violence isn't acceptable and it is a good thing she was punished, but I also find it hard to believe it came out of nowhere.

It's worth understanding what happened prior to the incident.

One child was suspended and the other was not. One child was granted a protective order. Watching the attack, the child who was strangled did not seem to be doing much to stop the attack, they were slapping away the girls hands and that is about it. The news article says that the girl had bullied this child before.

You are right, we don't know what was said before hand but I would guess that the judge asked those questions and that the school asked those questions. No one has rushed out to post "the other kid used unacceptable language."

Some kids are mean and bully other kids. It happens. The school should handle it early on but when it becomes assault, the kid who assaulted another kid should be punished. The girl was suspended. Hopefully she is not allowed on the bus, I don't think the story addresses that. They said that the boy sees her at school and that they pass each other but I don't remember it saying anything about the bus.

A child assaulting another child is serious. That 6 year old in Newport News had tried to strangle his K Teacher, was trying to whip kids on the playground, and broke the Teachers phone the very week he shot his Teacher. Not every bully or out of control kid ends up shooting someone but the behavior tends to escalate and needs to be addressed. The victim should be able to feel safe at school. The girl should be moved to a different school, preferably one where she is required to attend something to deal with her aggression.

Yes, she was punished for her actions, which were wrong.

The boy's family demanded a restraining order - a ridiculous overreaction.

Nevertheless, it's still worth understanding what happened prior to the incident.

In retrospect, the restraining order was warranted. Hopefully the girl suffers criminal penalties for violating it

Huh? The restraining order came AFTER this incident.

No, restraining order came BEFORE this vicious school bus attack. Read the report. School refused to enforce it.

The parent of the young boy should absolutely sue FCPS. As I tax payer, I would be behind those parents 100%.. FCPS needs to feel this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:What did this kid say to her? Violence isn't acceptable and it is a good thing she was punished, but I also find it hard to believe it came out of nowhere.

It's worth understanding what happened prior to the incident.

One child was suspended and the other was not. One child was granted a protective order. Watching the attack, the child who was strangled did not seem to be doing much to stop the attack, they were slapping away the girls hands and that is about it. The news article says that the girl had bullied this child before.

You are right, we don't know what was said before hand but I would guess that the judge asked those questions and that the school asked those questions. No one has rushed out to post "the other kid used unacceptable language."

Some kids are mean and bully other kids. It happens. The school should handle it early on but when it becomes assault, the kid who assaulted another kid should be punished. The girl was suspended. Hopefully she is not allowed on the bus, I don't think the story addresses that. They said that the boy sees her at school and that they pass each other but I don't remember it saying anything about the bus.

A child assaulting another child is serious. That 6 year old in Newport News had tried to strangle his K Teacher, was trying to whip kids on the playground, and broke the Teachers phone the very week he shot his Teacher. Not every bully or out of control kid ends up shooting someone but the behavior tends to escalate and needs to be addressed. The victim should be able to feel safe at school. The girl should be moved to a different school, preferably one where she is required to attend something to deal with her aggression.

Yes, she was punished for her actions, which were wrong.

The boy's family demanded a restraining order - a ridiculous overreaction.

Nevertheless, it's still worth understanding what happened prior to the incident.

In retrospect, the restraining order was warranted. Hopefully the girl suffers criminal penalties for violating it

Huh? The restraining order came AFTER this incident.

No, restraining order came BEFORE this vicious school bus attack. Read the report. School refused to enforce it.

No, go re-read the article.

The bus incident happened in late January and the girl was suspended.

Boy mom pressed charges and requested restraining order in February.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It's time to make the parents of these behavior problem kids get more involved and be inconvenienced. This girl should not be in a mainstream setting, nor should she be allowed on a bus. If the parents don't want her to be in a specialized setting, the school should be allowed to overrule them.

I have a kid with special needs and the school doesn't hesitate to inconvenience me for stupid crap.This girl's parents should have to drive her back and forth to a behavior based program they can't "opt" her out of.

Agreed.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What did this kid say to her? Violence isn't acceptable and it is a good thing she was punished, but I also find it hard to believe it came out of nowhere.

It's worth understanding what happened prior to the incident.

One child was suspended and the other was not. One child was granted a protective order. Watching the attack, the child who was strangled did not seem to be doing much to stop the attack, they were slapping away the girls hands and that is about it. The news article says that the girl had bullied this child before.

You are right, we don't know what was said before hand but I would guess that the judge asked those questions and that the school asked those questions. No one has rushed out to post "the other kid used unacceptable language."

Some kids are mean and bully other kids. It happens. The school should handle it early on but when it becomes assault, the kid who assaulted another kid should be punished. The girl was suspended. Hopefully she is not allowed on the bus, I don't think the story addresses that. They said that the boy sees her at school and that they pass each other but I don't remember it saying anything about the bus.

A child assaulting another child is serious. That 6 year old in Newport News had tried to strangle his K Teacher, was trying to whip kids on the playground, and broke the Teachers phone the very week he shot his Teacher. Not every bully or out of control kid ends up shooting someone but the behavior tends to escalate and needs to be addressed. The victim should be able to feel safe at school. The girl should be moved to a different school, preferably one where she is required to attend something to deal with her aggression.

Yes, she was punished for her actions, which were wrong.

The boy's family demanded a restraining order - a ridiculous overreaction.

Nevertheless, it's still worth understanding what happened prior to the incident.

Can you explain how you possibly think a restraining order was an overreaction? Did you watch the video? There is no way you have kids if you think that’s an overreaction. Or you have the problem kids.

I watched the video. It was terrible behavior and it was good that she was punished. Hopefully she learned her lesson.

But a restraining order is an overreaction in this scenario.

WTF? That is an approach you take when you have a student cheat on a math quiz. This was a violent assault and so far beyond the norm for behavior that more must be done to protect the innocent.

this isn't aassault, its assault and battery which is a felony

Assault
An assault and a battery are not the same thing. An assault in Virginia is where the defendant (1) engages in an overt act (2) with the intent to inflict bodily harm and (3) has the present ability to inflict such harm. Alternatively, an assault can occur where the Defendant (1) engages in an overt act (2) intended to place the victim in fear or apprehension of bodily harm and (3) creates such reasonable fear or apprehension in the victim.

Words alone are not sufficient to find someone guilty of misdemeanor assault. However there is no requirement that the victim actually be physically touched for him to be assaulted.

Battery
A battery is a willful or unlawful touching of another. An accidental touching is not a battery, so long as it was not done recklessly. The touching does not need to result in injury, nor does the defendant have to intend to do actual harm to the victim, a battery may be found where it was done in the spirit or rudeness or insult. A battery and an assault mainly differ in that an assault does not actually require the defendant to come into contact with the victim.

Spitting on another person does constitute a battery if done in a rude, insolent and angry manner. Even flashing a laser beam in another person's eye can constitute a battery.

Assault as a Hate Crime Resulting in Injury
Class 6 felony
Maximum fine of $2500
Maximum of 5 years of jail
Minimum of 6 months in jail, 30 days mandatory minimum

+1

So glad they went to the press. More people need to know what goes on in FCPS; and more parents need to be held accountable for their spawn.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:What did this kid say to her? Violence isn't acceptable and it is a good thing she was punished, but I also find it hard to believe it came out of nowhere.

It's worth understanding what happened prior to the incident.

One child was suspended and the other was not. One child was granted a protective order. Watching the attack, the child who was strangled did not seem to be doing much to stop the attack, they were slapping away the girls hands and that is about it. The news article says that the girl had bullied this child before.

You are right, we don't know what was said before hand but I would guess that the judge asked those questions and that the school asked those questions. No one has rushed out to post "the other kid used unacceptable language."

Some kids are mean and bully other kids. It happens. The school should handle it early on but when it becomes assault, the kid who assaulted another kid should be punished. The girl was suspended. Hopefully she is not allowed on the bus, I don't think the story addresses that. They said that the boy sees her at school and that they pass each other but I don't remember it saying anything about the bus.

A child assaulting another child is serious. That 6 year old in Newport News had tried to strangle his K Teacher, was trying to whip kids on the playground, and broke the Teachers phone the very week he shot his Teacher. Not every bully or out of control kid ends up shooting someone but the behavior tends to escalate and needs to be addressed. The victim should be able to feel safe at school. The girl should be moved to a different school, preferably one where she is required to attend something to deal with her aggression.

Yes, she was punished for her actions, which were wrong.

The boy's family demanded a restraining order - a ridiculous overreaction.

Nevertheless, it's still worth understanding what happened prior to the incident.

Can you explain how you possibly think a restraining order was an overreaction? Did you watch the video? There is no way you have kids if you think that’s an overreaction. Or you have the problem kids.

I watched the video. It was terrible behavior and it was good that she was punished. Hopefully she learned her lesson.

But a restraining order is an overreaction in this scenario.

Are you fing kidding me? She choked him and even left bruising on his throat. An overreaction?!

If this was a DV situation, would you say the same thing?

Your comment is so outrageous that you have got to be a sht stirrer.

Kids get in fights in school ALL of the time. You think they should ALL be thrown out of school and charged with crimes over a single incident?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:What did this kid say to her? Violence isn't acceptable and it is a good thing she was punished, but I also find it hard to believe it came out of nowhere.

It's worth understanding what happened prior to the incident.

One child was suspended and the other was not. One child was granted a protective order. Watching the attack, the child who was strangled did not seem to be doing much to stop the attack, they were slapping away the girls hands and that is about it. The news article says that the girl had bullied this child before.

You are right, we don't know what was said before hand but I would guess that the judge asked those questions and that the school asked those questions. No one has rushed out to post "the other kid used unacceptable language."

Some kids are mean and bully other kids. It happens. The school should handle it early on but when it becomes assault, the kid who assaulted another kid should be punished. The girl was suspended. Hopefully she is not allowed on the bus, I don't think the story addresses that. They said that the boy sees her at school and that they pass each other but I don't remember it saying anything about the bus.

A child assaulting another child is serious. That 6 year old in Newport News had tried to strangle his K Teacher, was trying to whip kids on the playground, and broke the Teachers phone the very week he shot his Teacher. Not every bully or out of control kid ends up shooting someone but the behavior tends to escalate and needs to be addressed. The victim should be able to feel safe at school. The girl should be moved to a different school, preferably one where she is required to attend something to deal with her aggression.

Yes, she was punished for her actions, which were wrong.

The boy's family demanded a restraining order - a ridiculous overreaction.

Nevertheless, it's still worth understanding what happened prior to the incident.

Can you explain how you possibly think a restraining order was an overreaction? Did you watch the video? There is no way you have kids if you think that’s an overreaction. Or you have the problem kids.

I watched the video. It was terrible behavior and it was good that she was punished. Hopefully she learned her lesson.

But a restraining order is an overreaction in this scenario.

Are you fing kidding me? She choked him and even left bruising on his throat. An overreaction?!

If this was a DV situation, would you say the same thing?

Your comment is so outrageous that you have got to be a sht stirrer.

Kids get in fights in school ALL of the time. You think they should ALL be thrown out of school and charged with crimes over a single incident?

Choking another kid as shown in that video? Yes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What did this kid say to her? Violence isn't acceptable and it is a good thing she was punished, but I also find it hard to believe it came out of nowhere.

It's worth understanding what happened prior to the incident.

One child was suspended and the other was not. One child was granted a protective order. Watching the attack, the child who was strangled did not seem to be doing much to stop the attack, they were slapping away the girls hands and that is about it. The news article says that the girl had bullied this child before.

You are right, we don't know what was said before hand but I would guess that the judge asked those questions and that the school asked those questions. No one has rushed out to post "the other kid used unacceptable language."

Some kids are mean and bully other kids. It happens. The school should handle it early on but when it becomes assault, the kid who assaulted another kid should be punished. The girl was suspended. Hopefully she is not allowed on the bus, I don't think the story addresses that. They said that the boy sees her at school and that they pass each other but I don't remember it saying anything about the bus.

A child assaulting another child is serious. That 6 year old in Newport News had tried to strangle his K Teacher, was trying to whip kids on the playground, and broke the Teachers phone the very week he shot his Teacher. Not every bully or out of control kid ends up shooting someone but the behavior tends to escalate and needs to be addressed. The victim should be able to feel safe at school. The girl should be moved to a different school, preferably one where she is required to attend something to deal with her aggression.

Yes, she was punished for her actions, which were wrong.

The boy's family demanded a restraining order - a ridiculous overreaction.

Nevertheless, it's still worth understanding what happened prior to the incident.

Can you explain how you possibly think a restraining order was an overreaction? Did you watch the video? There is no way you have kids if you think that’s an overreaction. Or you have the problem kids.

I watched the video. It was terrible behavior and it was good that she was punished. Hopefully she learned her lesson.

But a restraining order is an overreaction in this scenario.

Are you fing kidding me? She choked him and even left bruising on his throat. An overreaction?!

If this was a DV situation, would you say the same thing?

Your comment is so outrageous that you have got to be a sht stirrer.

Kids get in fights in school ALL of the time. You think they should ALL be thrown out of school and charged with crimes over a single incident?

Maybe if we had real consequences for fighting and being violent in schools, there’d be less violent behavior. An expulsion for one fight (especially between two kids, but this wasn’t a fight between two kids, this was one kid beating up another which is a different situation entirely …) no. But it should go immediately to a suspension, then a repeated incident the kids need to be sent to alternative school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:What did this kid say to her? Violence isn't acceptable and it is a good thing she was punished, but I also find it hard to believe it came out of nowhere.

It's worth understanding what happened prior to the incident.

One child was suspended and the other was not. One child was granted a protective order. Watching the attack, the child who was strangled did not seem to be doing much to stop the attack, they were slapping away the girls hands and that is about it. The news article says that the girl had bullied this child before.

You are right, we don't know what was said before hand but I would guess that the judge asked those questions and that the school asked those questions. No one has rushed out to post "the other kid used unacceptable language."

Some kids are mean and bully other kids. It happens. The school should handle it early on but when it becomes assault, the kid who assaulted another kid should be punished. The girl was suspended. Hopefully she is not allowed on the bus, I don't think the story addresses that. They said that the boy sees her at school and that they pass each other but I don't remember it saying anything about the bus.

A child assaulting another child is serious. That 6 year old in Newport News had tried to strangle his K Teacher, was trying to whip kids on the playground, and broke the Teachers phone the very week he shot his Teacher. Not every bully or out of control kid ends up shooting someone but the behavior tends to escalate and needs to be addressed. The victim should be able to feel safe at school. The girl should be moved to a different school, preferably one where she is required to attend something to deal with her aggression.

Yes, she was punished for her actions, which were wrong.

The boy's family demanded a restraining order - a ridiculous overreaction.

Nevertheless, it's still worth understanding what happened prior to the incident.

Can you explain how you possibly think a restraining order was an overreaction? Did you watch the video? There is no way you have kids if you think that’s an overreaction. Or you have the problem kids.

I watched the video. It was terrible behavior and it was good that she was punished. Hopefully she learned her lesson.

But a restraining order is an overreaction in this scenario.

Are you fing kidding me? She choked him and even left bruising on his throat. An overreaction?!

If this was a DV situation, would you say the same thing?

Your comment is so outrageous that you have got to be a sht stirrer.

Kids get in fights in school ALL of the time. You think they should ALL be thrown out of school and charged with crimes over a single incident?

Fights implies mutual combatants. Does this boy look like he's fighting? This is a bully beating up a kid. She's ready to graduate to the prison part of the pipeline

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What did this kid say to her? Violence isn't acceptable and it is a good thing she was punished, but I also find it hard to believe it came out of nowhere.

It's worth understanding what happened prior to the incident.

One child was suspended and the other was not. One child was granted a protective order. Watching the attack, the child who was strangled did not seem to be doing much to stop the attack, they were slapping away the girls hands and that is about it. The news article says that the girl had bullied this child before.

You are right, we don't know what was said before hand but I would guess that the judge asked those questions and that the school asked those questions. No one has rushed out to post "the other kid used unacceptable language."

Some kids are mean and bully other kids. It happens. The school should handle it early on but when it becomes assault, the kid who assaulted another kid should be punished. The girl was suspended. Hopefully she is not allowed on the bus, I don't think the story addresses that. They said that the boy sees her at school and that they pass each other but I don't remember it saying anything about the bus.

A child assaulting another child is serious. That 6 year old in Newport News had tried to strangle his K Teacher, was trying to whip kids on the playground, and broke the Teachers phone the very week he shot his Teacher. Not every bully or out of control kid ends up shooting someone but the behavior tends to escalate and needs to be addressed. The victim should be able to feel safe at school. The girl should be moved to a different school, preferably one where she is required to attend something to deal with her aggression.

Yes, she was punished for her actions, which were wrong.

The boy's family demanded a restraining order - a ridiculous overreaction.

Nevertheless, it's still worth understanding what happened prior to the incident.

Can you explain how you possibly think a restraining order was an overreaction? Did you watch the video? There is no way you have kids if you think that’s an overreaction. Or you have the problem kids.

I watched the video. It was terrible behavior and it was good that she was punished. Hopefully she learned her lesson.

But a restraining order is an overreaction in this scenario.

Are you fing kidding me? She choked him and even left bruising on his throat. An overreaction?!

If this was a DV situation, would you say the same thing?

Your comment is so outrageous that you have got to be a sht stirrer.

Kids get in fights in school ALL of the time. You think they should ALL be thrown out of school and charged with crimes over a single incident?

Fights implies mutual combatants. Does this boy look like he's fighting? This is a bully beating up a kid. She's ready to graduate to the prison part of the pipeline

Yep.

And honestly- somehow I’m ok with that.

If kids are violently assaulting other kids in school, we shouldn’t force their victims to have to go through repeated trauma so that the schools can somehow save the attacker. That is not the schools job.

The schools are there to educate. So give her homeschooling and keep her out of our schools. And if she can’t handle homeschooling- well, move to a different county.

I hope the boys mom sues and something changes or we’re going to end up just like Newport News.