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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The original post was from a parent who, for some reason, isn’t telling the truth. The principal met with the boys involved and were disciplined. [b]The family declined an opportunity for the boys to meet face-to-face with the victim and apologize. The family members do not want closure but to bash the kids and their families. [/b]Is that what’s best for the victim- who is the targeted person? No. Public shaming and threats to go to the boys’ family homes to “end them” with machine guns and books on “how to kill” on the adult brother’s public Twitter account- that’s clearly the message: Let’s crucify the kid, his parents, and his siblings. Let’s ruin their “promising athletic careers.” Let’s reverse bully. Is that the message? Yes. No matter what the kids did or said, inciting retaliatory violence isn’t the answer and, quite frankly, if the targeted individual’s family is rallying to do this, then they’re as much as a problem as the kids who started this- the sad part is the adults who claim they’re daughter/sister is a victim sound more like bullies than the stupid kids who started this by making the remarks that landed them in this predicament.[/quote]

They posted online before they met with the school.

Why should the girl be forced to endure a fake apology from jerky boys? And who cares about their stupid football season?

Has it occurred to you that so many others are still angry because they have endured bullying, too? It's widely known these boys didn't let girls sit with them unless they were under a certain weight. And there's a rumor that an athlete at Sherwood assaulted a girl at a party last year...and then the "cool kids" pushed her out of the group.

If you are a parent of any student who runs with the clique of athletes and poms who party hard, then you might want to watch your kid a bit more closely. Olney is a small town, and everyone knows who does what.

PS - when you prioritize sports and popularity, it typically doesn't end well.

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How would people know that the boys met with the principal and were disciplined? Along the same line, how would people know that the girl and her family declined to meet face-to-face with the boys? This information sounds like it’s coming from a parent of one of the boys involved. It sounds like you are trying to turn this around and paint the victim and her family as the problem. You referred to the cyber bullying as a “predicament” the boys are in.  What an odd choice of words. Social media was the platform used to deliver the bullying. Ironically, social media is also the platform being used to inform the community of the boys’ actions. There are real life consequences for poor choices, and the public shaming aspect is part of the consequences in this case[/quote]

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