More 'shake your head' news

[Locutus]

A high school student who stopped some students from bullying a mentally disabled student on the bus is A) Thanked by the school. B) Honored by the school. C) Banned from the bus

from Fark:


Orlando, Florida high school student Stormy Rich, 18, had been riding on a middle school bus to get to Umatilla High School.

On the bus, Rich was shocked by how some of the younger middle school girls were treating a student with mental disabilities.

Rich complained about the bullying to the bus driver, then to school officials, but says the adults took no action.

Rich told Fox 35 about the mean middle school bullies: "They would be mean to her, tell her she couldn't sit on certain spots on the bus. They were giving her food that they put in her mouth. I actually had to tell her to spit it out because she didn't understand."

"When the school didn't do anything, I told the girls, if the school didn't do anything, I was going to do something."

However, that warning got Rich into trouble with school officials, who have now banned her from riding the bus.

Amazingly, the school is standing behind its response, refused to give details and then complained how only one side of the story was being told.

Lake County Schools spokesman Christopher Patton said: "I can't comment about student discipline, you've got one side of the story. ... There are other parents that are involved in this."


Teen Stormy Rich Stops Bullies, Gets Punished

 

[Suemorgs]

So what's the other side of the story?

 

[TenPenny]

Probably that the school has rules and procedures and they were thinking that they might do something, but they have to consider all options.

 

[mentalfloss]

I'm sure there's more to this story.

 

[JLM]

A high school student who stopped some students from bullying a mentally disabled student on the bus is A) Thanked by the school. B) Honored by the school. C) Banned from the bus

from Fark:


Orlando, Florida high school student Stormy Rich, 18, had been riding on a middle school bus to get to Umatilla High School.

On the bus, Rich was shocked by how some of the younger middle school girls were treating a student with mental disabilities.

Rich complained about the bullying to the bus driver, then to school officials, but says the adults took no action.

Rich told Fox 35 about the mean middle school bullies: "They would be mean to her, tell her she couldn't sit on certain spots on the bus. They were giving her food that they put in her mouth. I actually had to tell her to spit it out because she didn't understand."

"When the school didn't do anything, I told the girls, if the school didn't do anything, I was going to do something."

However, that warning got Rich into trouble with school officials, who have now banned her from riding the bus.

Amazingly, the school is standing behind its response, refused to give details and then complained how only one side of the story was being told.

Lake County Schools spokesman Christopher Patton said: "I can't comment about student discipline, you've got one side of the story. ... There are other parents that are involved in this."


Teen Stormy Rich Stops Bullies, Gets Punished

"Thanked and honoured by the school"? I don't see that anywhere. Stormy is the only one with character and guts, the rest are spineless bastards!

I'm sure there's more to this story.

And it reflects badly on all except Stormy! :lol:

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Lake County Schools spokesman Christopher Patton said: "I can't comment about student discipline, you've got one side of the story. ... There are other parents that are involved in this."

Other parents of the spoiled brats/bullies no doubt. I am sure they are well connected with the school board!

 

[hermanntrude]

here's one possibility:

The student who is claiming to have saved the victim was actually the bully. The other students tried to stop him and he threatened them.

Of course this is only one possibility, but it would still look the same to us.

 

[Locutus]

Miss Rich.


Stormy Rich, an 18-year-old Florida student, says she was punished after reporting bullying of a special needs student on a school bus, and standing up to those bullies when the school didn't take action.

Rich, an Umatilla High School student, was riding on a middle school bus because she had earned enough credits to avoid a first-period class, getting to school later by taking the bus for the neighboring middle school, the Daily Commercial reports.

But one girl on the bus -- a special needs student -- was regularly being picked on by her peers, but couldn't comprehend what was being done to her.

"Just because she doesn't understand doesn't mean that should be happening to her," Rich told WOFL-TV.

She adds that the peer bullies would tell the girl that she couldn't sit in certain seats on the bus and would force food in her mouth.
"I actually had to tell her to spit it out because she didn't understand," Rich said.

The teen, fed up with their behavior, complained to the bus driver -- but nothing changed. She then complained to a high school official, who told her he would contact the middle school, but like before, the bullying continued.

So Rich decided to take the matter into her own hands by telling the bullies to stop aggravating the girl. The harassment stopped for a little while, but then the bullying students began threatening her, despite her regular complaints to school officials.

In response, the district revoked Rich's bus-riding privileges, saying Rich exhibited bully behavior.

"[The district official] said what I did made me the bully, with me telling the kids that if they didn't stop, and if the school didn't do anything, that I would have to handle it," Rich told the Daily Commercial. "To me, it was just going too far."

District officials are standing behind its response, telling WOFL-TV that two wrongs don't make a right. Rich says she's being punished for adhering to school policy, which calls on students to report any bullying they witness.

Lake County Schools communications officer Christopher Patton told the Daily Commercial that he cannot discuss the bullying complaints or student discipline, adding that this is just "one side of the story. …There are other parents that are involved in this."
Rich's story echoes a number of controversial school decisions made with respect to bullying. In March, Georgia student Essance McDougald said she was suspended for not reporting to Lithonia High School officials that she was being bullied.

In January, Jack Persyn -- also a Georgia student -- was suspended after he self-reported that he had accidentally brought a knife to school. Persyn found the knife in the pocket of his backpack, which had been purchased by his aunt at a yard sale, and neither the student nor his aunt checked the contents of the bag before taking it to school.





Stormy Rich, Florida High School Student, Barred From School Bus After Reporting Bullying Of Special Needs Student

 

[petros]

School buses have video and audio logs these days.

 

[TenPenny]

Yet another case where, by standing up, you are branded the bully.

The school system generally does nothing about cases like this, unless it leads to death, in which case, they'll wring their hands and act contrite, and hire people to hold counselling sessions.

 

[hermanntrude]

The point is, we, the public, don't know what happened. It's possible that rich is being treated unfairly and it is possible she's not. We don't know, so we should shut up.

 

[TenPenny]

thank you for that.

You're right.

It will, of course, make the forum rather quiet.

 

[hermanntrude]

thank you for that.

You're right.

It will, of course, make the forum rather quiet.

SHHHH. I said to be quiet.