'Bully List' Irks Parent When Her Son Makes the Top 6

I'm with you, Julie. I was the "fat kid" growing up and was picked on by everybody----including the teachers. It wasn't until I started to outsmart the worst of these jackasses by using their own words against them that the bullying stopped. But that wasn't until high school. Parents have to teach their kids how to act like HUMANE people (not just humans). Have every parent read the U.S. Constitution (All men are created equal....). If we believe in that document and live in those words, then your snotty little brat kids will have to grow up and act more mature and be kinder to everybody.

The apple did not fall far from the tree. The mom is a bully, "fire the principal!" She should thank them. Kids that are defended by their parents when they do wrong usually have miserable lives and die young. You would hope that the poor kid learned somthing that his mother would be incapable of understanding much less teaching,

Totally Agreed - how many kids suffered at his hands before he made the list?? And how many parents were prevented by the school from speaking to his parents -- just because this has occurred isn't going to change him -- he is just going to be a bit more clever about his actions and try harder to not get caught.

I agree, its better he finds out what his. I believe schools should asked the students. I also believe parents are responsible for their childrens behavoir.

The boy seems to have learned his lesson well by being put on the spot. The way it was brought out and the fact he was voted by his peers as the 6th worst bully seems to me pretty close to fact. When a person grows up and is still a bully, they are really a cowardly jerk. This could save his life later if he is not a bully anymore. The mother needs to shut up as she is way off course. Remember this bullying was OK with him when he was giving instead of receiving.

It looks like apples don't fall far from the tree! Just look at how that mom is trying to get the principal fired and the teachers to be disciplined. I think the school, the teachers, the administrators are doing the right thing to protect children from bullying. I am glad that the boy is tasting his own medicine!

Good for the list...it put one bully in his place....I dont even think the boy minds being taught the lesson...I think his mom does...wonder where he learned to have a nasty chip on his shoulder from??? Hu?

The superintendent needs to be fired for refusing to stand up to the mother. Sorry that the TRUTH hurts and your kid is a brat.
He learned a valuable lesson and she is whining about it.
IF that brat was my kid, I'd have backed up the school, teacher and principal. Instead the Super throws them under the bus. HE should be FIRED

I completely agree. It wasn't even like he was really suspended, just from recess. He obviously learned his behavior from his mother, who is just reinforcing it by publically coming to his defense. Seriously, lady? They do what you want and you go the press? This is one of those cases where, if you have a problem with how your child is being disciplined, you should sort it out without your child's involvement, so as not to undermind their authority or justify the behavior. Just like when two parents disagree, you don't do it in front of the kid. So not only does he get off scott free, he now has license to do whatever he wants. he is lucky he doesn't live in some far off country, he would probably be getting flogged right now. Parents these days seem to be confusing unconditional love with a complete lack of personal responsibilty. And if you really love your kid, you would want to teach them to be a good person.

Very good, I agreed with you, is the only way these bad students learn the lesson.

i agree with you completly
this kid is a bully and it's time his parents did something about it
all schools should take this approach.
parents spoil their kids from birth and they think they can do no wrong and they end up making excuses for them there whole lifes
thats whats wrong with the world today

I agree. Parents are supposed to raise their children and, not just here, but many cases, it seems the children have the upper hand. I have two sons. I see their peers tell their parents to shut up, what they will and wont do and it is horrible. These kids are going to grow up and be in charge of our country, healthcare and general life and they are not getting much foundation for cause and effect.

Looks like mom should go back to school to remember how bad she was bullied. Your son is a punk and should be treated as such until he changes. Better for him to learn this lesson now, than to go on and kill someone later on.

No you are wrong. The kid was suspended because he was a known bully and not because he did any bullying. The skipped due process to suspend him from school. This is asinine.

Parents need to stop babying their children and expose them to the facts of life.

Sounds like the mom needs a few parenting lessons because it does not sound like she knows the proper way to raise her child. Maybe if the child received some corrective measures at home, corrective measures would not have to be taken at school. Sounds like the mom needs some life lessons also. She needs to take her whinning elsewhere because those who have been bullied don't want to hear it. Better her child be taught a life lesson than to go to high school with the continued bullying then she gets a call because one of the kids he bullied one too many times brings a gun to school and now she is making plans for his burial. I know this is far fetched but it has happened. The mother should be thanking the school officials.

Love the idea of making a list! Do you really think this boy would have learned a lesson by not having the roles reversed? The administration should not of suspended him, but they had a right to keep a closer eye on him. I have been told at conferences how great my son was every year until this past conference. The teacher told me she feels he is becoming a bully. I was taken back because I have not heard of anything happening. I asked what he was doing, which was name calling, not picking certain players on him team because they were not "good" player. I thanked her, got in the car called my husband, who left work to meet me at home a talk to our son.
He was informed about bullies and that he is acting like one. We said we will not allow this to continue. So, WE laid down the rules for school. If there was ever another situation the teacher was going to call us and he would not be able to go out to recess for the rest of the year. The school agreed, he signed a contract and we have not had a situation yet. I remind him everyday to watch his mouth and actions to other. I also keep in touch with the teacher and ask him when I pick him up from school how his day went.

Maybe you should be a good parent and not let your child bully others. Sounds like this Mom is bullying the school district because she raised a bully. Take some responsibility for yourself and your child.

Seems to me, since the kid admitted he IS a bully, that he's getting what he deserves. I'd bet, had it been that woman's kid being bullied she'd have been ok in finding out that the bully was being punished. And it seems that she too is a bully. Now she's trying to bully the principal out of a job. Step back little lady. Your kid is a brat...punish him for being one and move on. Perhaps one of his victims will someday be friends with him. How's the grass on the other side? Greener?

You're right on, Julie! If this is all it took to teach the kid a lesson, the parents should be grateful and shut up.