Four hundred and seventy-six girls attended High School,
The classroom teacher must have been an uneducated fool!
Asked all of the boys, to rank them according to "looks"!
Aren't schools supposed to be about learning and books?
Put a list on the blackboard, that very day,
Should have been fired and sent home without pay!
Who was the ugliest? Number four seventy-six, for sure!
Wouldn't that make a girl feel very insecure?
Teasing from others...ugly words, to poke and prod,
Only done by someone, to hide that he's a clod!
Ridiculing Classical music? Too tall? Obese?
Why are these treated like a social disease?
Laughter, teasing, pushing every single day,
Told by teachers to ignore it!! There just is no way!!
Insults harm!Aren't benign!Not the fault of the victims!!
But, they are a perpetrator's dysfunctional sign!!
Abusers are just LOSERS, hiding behind,
All of their insults and you will soon find,
Bullies and jerks have a few moments of fame,
End up in jails, without friends they can name!
Where are the teachers? Where are the rules?
Why are they allowing young fools to run schools?
Are we letting these small criminals just take over?
Are we afraid, to be firm, serious and sober?
Delinquents are begging to be put in their place,
They need to learn polite words and know what to say!
So, that they won't ever become misfits,
Or vicious criminals one day!
Bullies can cause decent kid's lives to be HELL!
Making them depressed, so they can't ever excel!
Civilization has gone full circle, I know,
Neanderthal elves are now running the show!!
Pauline Banning W3-941-97-D10
It is deplorable, that we force decent children, those who have been
taught
to respect authority figures, to go to schools, where they are victims
of
this kind of daily abuse. It is a sign of the times....our jails are
filled, with criminals, who were once classroom bullies.
My own young son, experienced this type of abuse, when we first moved
to
the country, from the city. You don't have to do anything, to be selected
as the victim....you just have to be "new".....or good in school
subjects....or told by your parents, to obey the teachers and the rules.
You aren't one of the hooligans, who go there to cause havoc.
My son did not complain to me, because he did not want his mother to
go to
the principal and make him look like a sissy. He preferred to remain
silent
and accept the abuse. The first day, they chose the biggest bully to
beat
him up and when my wiry son, was able to defend himself, they all piled
on,
which was not very fair. I have always preached, that you never start
a
fight, but, there will be times in your life, when you MUST stand up
for
yourself, or others who received unfair treatment. The price for Popularity
is much too high!
After many weeks, he became silent, unhappy, having nightmares....came
home, with his clothes dirty and tattered. His excuse was, that they
had
been having "sports". Finally, a lady, who lived near the school, phoned
me
and stated, "Do you realize, that your son is being beaten up four
and five
times a day?" Apparently, they did this, as soon as the bus let them
off,
each morning and every recess and at noon hour, when they were forced
to go
outside, with no supervision.
I wasn't teaching yet, as we had just moved and I was busy decorating
the
house. I asked a teacher about this deplorable situation and she stated,
that the Principal catered to the "elite" in the village and would
not take
action,
against their roudy children. Well! That did it!! I don't care, if
they
belong to the King of Arabia....they are still going to behave and
not harm
others.
In the Junior High, where I was a teacher, one boy thought he could
be
insolent, just because his father was on the School Board. He soon
found
out, that this made no difference and was put in my "Manner's Class"
each
day after school. One other boy dared to ask, why and he was candidate
Number Two. The rest of the class, decided to be very polite and we
enjoyed
working together....both teacher and pupils showing respect, for each
other.
I reminded the Principal, that I could get better pay "Bull fighting"
and
at least I would have a sword, to defend myself....not just a piece
of
chalk. He knew, that I would not stand for any abuse. Often, we must
draw
the line and stick to our decision.....even if it means confrontation.
In my son's case, I decided, that he would not attend class, until this
"wishy washy" Principal created some semblance of Law and Order, in
his
school. I phoned him and he thought I was keeping him at home, teaching
him
myself....making him work harder than he ever did in his class....and
I
told him, "No. He isn't ill....but, he will remain here, until YOU
do
something and make sure the parents, of these hooligans, realize, that
one
eye put out, one broken bone.....and this area will see the biggest
law
suit ever. They will hang their heads in shame, when it is on the daily
news.
Well! One week later, I got a phone call, from his teacher....delighted
to
inform me, that for the first time, the Principal had a meeting, with
the
parents and children and demanded NO MORE BULLYING. Now, why was he
so
reluctant to do this before? I have no use, for these gutless wonders,
who
are only interested in their fat pay cheque....and ignore all of the
insults and abuse, to those children in their care.
As a teacher, in very large city schools, with approximately 2,000
students, it was a simple thing, to take a small child's hand and explore
the whole yard every recess, until we found the big, brave BULLY, who
was
making a six year old cry every day. When I got through discussing
the
future consequences, the problem was resolved.
On another occasion, as I walked down the hall, with a little, ragged
Grade
One boy, who was sobbing, because he had been hurt, a male teacher
said,
"My, you'd think it was the end of the world!" I stared at
him....frowned...
and stated, "IT IS....TO HIM!!!" Where is the understanding and compassion
for others? Can't these oversized jerks remember the times they were
pushed
around as children? Our world will never be a better place, free from
crime.....inhabited by caring, sensitive, loving people....until these
difficulties end. We pay such a high price....in lives....dollars....social
acceptance....education....respectability. The world watches our
performance and must often be disgusted, by what it sees.
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