Dear Editor,
It is such a shame that another child felt so victimized by harassment, that he felt the only way to fight back was by bringing a weapon to school (‘BHS student with knife faces expulsion,’The Citizen, April 5, page 4). Some call in bomb threats, some fight with their mouths, some fight with their fists, others choose suicide.
If expulsion is the punishment for threats, then the harassers should be expelled too. They are ultimately the ones responsible for pushing a victim to the breaking point?
Parents need to be aware of the actions of themselves as well as their own children when it comes to ‘bullying.? It is not a playground antic, anymore, it is not OK to harm others with threats, weapons or physical violence.
My son was victimized, too, and I wanted him to fight back, I tried teaching him to defend himself, but he showed me that walking away, talking to a counselor, confiding in teachers, and talking to his parents, was the best way to ‘fight back.? My son taught me true ‘strength? of a person’s character. My son taught me tolerance of ignorance. My son taught me to love others in spite of differences.
Sheila Blickensdorf
Goodrich