Bullies force 5-year-old off school bus
Less than a month ago, people across Canada donned their pink shirts to bring awareness to the growing issue of bullying. Apparently making people aware of the issue does nothing at all to solve the issue.
My heart goes out to little Ryan and his family. I can't imagine what that family has already gone through with their boy, let alone have to deal with insensitive kids and their ignorant parents.
The state of parents in our country these days is a topic that I've heard come up several times over the past couple of days and I can't help but agree with some of the commenters regarding this article.
ottawamum said, "The Prairie South School Division should be ashamed of themselves. CBC should provide the names of the school principal, bus driver, board of directors for the school and the bullies themselves. They do not deserve privacy and certainly not the protection they refused to provide for little Ryan. The adults should be fired and the bullies expelled."
EASTCOAST M wrote, "The bullies who have committed a crime against this sweet little boy should be made to walk to school or the little darlings can be driven to school by their indulgent parents."
Why is it that the victim and his family are the ones now having to rearrange everything? Why do the bullies and their parents get to continue on as though nothing happened? Where is the justice in that? Where does the school board stand on this issue? How does this prevent bullying from becoming an even bigger issue than it already is?
Now, I'm not a parent, but I'm a proud Auntie and it would break my heart to hear that any of my nieces or nephews were being bullied. I'd have to fight the urge to run to that school playground and do some bullying myself.
Here's my honest opinion: 1) too much authority has been taken away from teachers - they are no longer able to effectively discipline without the fear of reprimand, 2) parent's don't take nearly enough responsibility for the actions of their kids. No one, no one can convince me that kids just turn out bad when they've got good parents. Good parents produce good kids. Bad parents produce bad kids. It's a pretty simple equation. Stop making excuses and take some ownership here. Kids who are taught the basics at home (with proper enforcement) don't suddenly go bad on the school bus.
In this case, the bullies should be kicked off the bus and the parents left to deal with the aftermath. In no way should Ryan and his family be penalized for the undisciplined action of others.
Less than a month ago, people across Canada donned their pink shirts to bring awareness to the growing issue of bullying. Apparently making people aware of the issue does nothing at all to solve the issue.
My heart goes out to little Ryan and his family. I can't imagine what that family has already gone through with their boy, let alone have to deal with insensitive kids and their ignorant parents.
The state of parents in our country these days is a topic that I've heard come up several times over the past couple of days and I can't help but agree with some of the commenters regarding this article.
ottawamum said, "The Prairie South School Division should be ashamed of themselves. CBC should provide the names of the school principal, bus driver, board of directors for the school and the bullies themselves. They do not deserve privacy and certainly not the protection they refused to provide for little Ryan. The adults should be fired and the bullies expelled."
EASTCOAST M wrote, "The bullies who have committed a crime against this sweet little boy should be made to walk to school or the little darlings can be driven to school by their indulgent parents."
Why is it that the victim and his family are the ones now having to rearrange everything? Why do the bullies and their parents get to continue on as though nothing happened? Where is the justice in that? Where does the school board stand on this issue? How does this prevent bullying from becoming an even bigger issue than it already is?
Now, I'm not a parent, but I'm a proud Auntie and it would break my heart to hear that any of my nieces or nephews were being bullied. I'd have to fight the urge to run to that school playground and do some bullying myself.
Here's my honest opinion: 1) too much authority has been taken away from teachers - they are no longer able to effectively discipline without the fear of reprimand, 2) parent's don't take nearly enough responsibility for the actions of their kids. No one, no one can convince me that kids just turn out bad when they've got good parents. Good parents produce good kids. Bad parents produce bad kids. It's a pretty simple equation. Stop making excuses and take some ownership here. Kids who are taught the basics at home (with proper enforcement) don't suddenly go bad on the school bus.
In this case, the bullies should be kicked off the bus and the parents left to deal with the aftermath. In no way should Ryan and his family be penalized for the undisciplined action of others.
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