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<blockquote data-quote="meowbunny" data-source="post: 103240" data-attributes="member: 3626"><p>Yeah, some of the kids are that mean and that dangerous. However, if the kids don't stand up, it continues because the bullies know they can get away with it. At some point, we have got to teach our kids that doing the right thing may have risks but has to be done. This is a teach by example thing. If we stand by and let bad things happen because we don't want to get involved or don't want to take the risk, our kids learn that the safe way is the best way.</p><p></p><p>Things we can do as parents is call the school and ask what we can do to help stop this kind of thing. Get involved with the police -- have them go to the schools and have HONEST discussions about what a kid can do to stop acts like these in the safest manner possible.</p><p></p><p>Taking a school or a neighborhood back from kids like these is hard. There are risks. It can, however, be done. In gang- and/or drug-infested neighborhoods individuals have made a difference. They've written down license plates of people visiting the drug houses and given them to police. They've gone up to cars and told them to move along -- they're not wanted in their neighborhood. The people who did this showed incredible courage. Some came to serious harm. Most, however, were protected not just by the police but by the neighbors who were afraid to stand up.</p><p></p><p>We all have to make our choices and decide what risks we are willing to take. So do our kids. We can try to guide them but, ultimately, the choice has to be theirs. Sometimes you can act anonymously. In an instance where the kids know a fight or beating is planned or where they hear someone is going to bring a weapon to school, they can report it without giving their name or tell a trusted person who can then take the necessary steps. </p><p></p><p>Doing the right thing is rarely easy and that may be the lesson we have to teach.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="meowbunny, post: 103240, member: 3626"] Yeah, some of the kids are that mean and that dangerous. However, if the kids don't stand up, it continues because the bullies know they can get away with it. At some point, we have got to teach our kids that doing the right thing may have risks but has to be done. This is a teach by example thing. If we stand by and let bad things happen because we don't want to get involved or don't want to take the risk, our kids learn that the safe way is the best way. Things we can do as parents is call the school and ask what we can do to help stop this kind of thing. Get involved with the police -- have them go to the schools and have HONEST discussions about what a kid can do to stop acts like these in the safest manner possible. Taking a school or a neighborhood back from kids like these is hard. There are risks. It can, however, be done. In gang- and/or drug-infested neighborhoods individuals have made a difference. They've written down license plates of people visiting the drug houses and given them to police. They've gone up to cars and told them to move along -- they're not wanted in their neighborhood. The people who did this showed incredible courage. Some came to serious harm. Most, however, were protected not just by the police but by the neighbors who were afraid to stand up. We all have to make our choices and decide what risks we are willing to take. So do our kids. We can try to guide them but, ultimately, the choice has to be theirs. Sometimes you can act anonymously. In an instance where the kids know a fight or beating is planned or where they hear someone is going to bring a weapon to school, they can report it without giving their name or tell a trusted person who can then take the necessary steps. Doing the right thing is rarely easy and that may be the lesson we have to teach. [/QUOTE]
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