Originally Posted by Dogbyte

You are not the only one to find the event horrifiying.Anything such as this is.The problem is the authorities are doing their bit to reduce the incidents by bringing it into the open so that kids subjected to bulllying feel that they can now go to someone/parent or teachers, who is willing to listen and not say that there is nothing that can be done for them.As parents and teachers we find it difficult to go to the level at which the kids of today live and understand fully the cruelty other kids can inflict both verbally and physically, to one another.I have had experience with my own daughter, whilst I was the local cop. It was even more difficult for me because even I didnt know it was happening until her health really started to suffer.Then the alarm bells started.As a result the school altered its outlook and have been very positive since over bullying.

Originally Posted by ali_j

Right now, I am so thankful that we moved to the US and my kids don't have to go the chaotic UK schools (If you can get into one, that is).

What's going on over there????

Originally Posted by Old William

My daughters middle school had metal detectors on the entrances.

Originally Posted by Bob

MIL's school almost had a riot when they banned the kids from bringing guns into school, so after a couple weeks, they compromised and said the kids had to keep their guns locked up in the boot of their cars.

Originally Posted by Bob

MIL's school almost had a riot when they banned the kids from bringing guns into school, so after a couple weeks, they compromised and said the kids had to keep their guns locked up in the boot of their cars.

Originally Posted by Elvira

Originally Posted by TruBrit

compromised...WTF :scared: :scared:

Originally Posted by Bob

Because of hunting...would go hunting before school, early, so not having time to go home so would bring the rifles/shotguns to school along with carcus...a lot of poor area's and people need to hunt to supplement their diets...not all obviously, but a fair few at least.

These people also live a fair way from school.

Hence the riot that kids couldn't go hunting for sake of hunting or getting food, which is why they ended up compromising.

Originally Posted by Sally

Like ferrets in Northern England

Originally Posted by gruffbrown

That's a bit of a generalisation. My kids schools are great.

Originally Posted by Jenster

I don't understand why people continue to think these events are down to the schools being at fault - it was the parents who burnt down someone's house! Sure the school should have been intervening to stop the bullying between the kids but don't you think it's worse that there are parents out there who not only join in with bullying kids but also go on to burn houses down?!
I'm personally doing everything in my power to make sure my daughter never has to live in the UK as I think it is a terrible country compared to the others we could live in, half of the problem is people are blaming it all on the government, and schools, and councils, and anyone else they can think of. The whole concept of taking responsibility for yourself has just disappeared, everyone expects the government to sort it all out for them.

Originally Posted by Jenster

I'm personally doing everything in my power to make sure my daughter never has to live in the UK as I think it is a terrible country compared to the others we could live in

Originally Posted by California Dreamin'

Or so you think ?