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School Calls Mom After Her Daughter Hits Another Student, But Mom’s Reaction Surprises Them
No parent wants to get a call from school informing them that their child has punched another student. But as you can see from this anecdotal story, not everything is as black and white as it might first appear. Because even though this girl did indeed assault another student, there are two sides to every story. The anecdote contains a valuable lesson about respect while also serving to remind us of how right and wrong aren’t always so easily defined.
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SusanS 7 years ago
We need more parents like this daughter has!! That school was ready to throw that girl to the wolves for defending herself. How many parents would have the fortitude to turn the tables? Bravo Mom, you are a hero and an inspiration!!
Pavel Nekoranec 7 years ago
We need to be parents like this. I hope I will be.
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John L 7 years ago
BRAVO!! They thought they would be making her daughter look bad, and had it all turned around. But this 'no nonsense' mom immediately recognized what was going on, and put everyone in their proper place. Her daughter is a "Chip Off The Old Block", and has learned her lesson well.
Deborah Bellesfield 7 years ago
So sorry you and your daughter had to experience this. Thank you for defending your daughter when no one else would.
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Jamesy B 7 years ago
I'm having my first child in September. If it's a girl, I want to raise her to do the exact same thing.
Sergio Bicerra 7 years ago
Hope it turns out that she should never have to punch someone to defend herself, but be respected always. Have a nice day and a happy child! :D
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Mibo Dumplings 7 years ago
The mother's reaction makes me so happy, I would have a similar reaction if this happened to my (future) daughter. I hope that boy learned his lesson!
Lillian Chesak 7 years ago
Good for her, standing up to sexual assault! And how dare they just jump to conclusions without even hearing from both sides!
Sarah Dumphy 7 years ago
I was just reminded yesterday how I didn't receive an award for having honours with distinction 3 years in high school because according to the principle there were other deciding factors in students receiving the awards. Even though the student handbook clearly had it was on a 90 average basis. I -personally- think it was because I went to the school board about bullying and the school decided to shaft me for causing them trouble.
Emily Graves 7 years ago
The mother reacted in a perfectly understandable matter. The boy had no right to do this to a girl.
Winifred 7 years ago
With 2 teenage daughters. I can totally relate to the mother's anger. It is a shame the school teacher and principal failed to address the boy's issue, and worst of all, focus only on the superficial. In a society that is far from perfect, mothers have to make sure our daughters stand up against bullies to protect themselves.
Đen Nguyễn 7 years ago
wow.... what kind of school did that.... even the headmaster, these people seriously need to be somewhere else, far away from any educational institution.
Helping Panda 7 years ago
A fictional one? http://www.snopes.com/politics/education/snapbra.asp
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Helping Panda 7 years ago
Yay, I only had to scroll through a hundred blind rage comments to get to someone with the ability to apply some critical thinking! :) It makes me sad to see how easily people are manipulated...
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Cesi Baca 7 years ago
I think the boy should have been moved to a different class, not the girl. She did nothing wrong.
Flora Polvado 7 years ago
She needed to be away from that clueless teacher, otherwise I would agree completely
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Jazmyn B (Jaz) 7 years ago
Hitting someone is bad sure, but the mother is right. Her daughter just acted out of self defence and if she hadn't done what she had, the situation could be a lot worse for that boy. I'm sorry he got hurt but I seriously hope this boy, and anyone else reading this, has learnt their lesson.
Katoh Katae 7 years ago
I absolutely love this mom. From this I notice that bullying or even sexual assault at school actually are contributed by the teachers or someone who are in charge and so ignorant. While many of parents like her were busy saving other lives and trusted the school to take care of her daughter, how fair it is for the school to make her to gain all her courage and force to save her own daughter from the school she trusted....lame
Mark Renton 7 years ago
I can't tell if this story is real or just made up. Sounds too much like a dumb comedy scene. If real, it is a perfect example of over-reaction. All persons involved sound weird and out of proportions. Hysterical. I did not like it.
Elmer Fudd 7 years ago
I wonder if it really happened. It could be something she wrote for her creative writing class. Does she really talk like that? It just seems too articulate to me. God, if I could only speak that well, my life would have been much more successful, and satisfying.
Helping Panda 7 years ago
There is no way to know for sure, but I wonder the same thing -- glad to see I am not the only one! The whole situation seems implausible.
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Charmian Dee Valenzuela 7 years ago
Well i think punching a boy twice for sexual assault ISN'T enough. LITERALLY. If a boy ever does that to me I wouldn't allow only his nose to bleed. And MY GOODNESS what was the teacher thinking.... THAT WAS A CATHOLIC SCHOOL... and they chose to defend the boy who did such a grave thing instead of a girl who simply wanted to protect herself..... Are they teachers? CATHOLIC TEACHERS? I guess they didn't know how to react to such matter for they hadn't experienced it themselves.... Well a slow learner learns from experience. Lets see how they ever react if that happens to them.. And the mother is OVERREACTING feeling she was a victim of sex trafficking ....
moonsong23 7 years ago
This "ignore it" stuff is ridiculous. Bullying is not solved by sitting and letting it happen, especially not bullying of this kind. Bullying is resolved by action of an adult.
David Watson 7 years ago
Sadly, this story has been going around in various formats for YEARS now, to the point that its authenticity is in serious question. However, that being said, what is NOT in question is the message behind it, and that is that we should NOT put up with "they're just kids" or anything of the sort as any form of excuse, nor should we turn a blind eye to obvious inappropriate acts that are so often dismissed by our school systems, regardless of what country they hail from. Bullying is bullying, sexual assault is sexual assault, hate crimes are hate crimes, and all should be treated as such by administration - the people that are not only there to educate our children, but to keep them in a safe environment.
Sunni S. 7 years ago
Ugh, my thumb hit send in error... I cannot believe the staff of that school A) did not defend the girl after the first offense, and B) tried to blame her for "assaulting" her assailant!! Well done to the mom for how she handled this!
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Elizabeth Goodwin 6 years ago
That school is teaching the boy that sexual assault is okay. what the hell.
Šimon Špaček 7 years ago
We have proverb which may be translated as 'Wiser will fall back' (or 'Wiser will step back', sometimes it sounds like 'Wiser will shut up' it is little bit hard to translate it and keep the meaning). I learned in hard way to change it a bit. 'Wiser will fall back, draw out a shotgun and will let the stupid one reconsider.' If is this story real (and I hope it is not. Nothing with believe, I just hope no teacher is that stupid and ignorant) that girl had every right to defend herself. Maybe a pepper spray or stun gun would be a good idea.
Diana Zanus 7 years ago
The school should have helped the poor girl. Boys are wimps who continually do this and think its funny. So glad the girl's mother stood up for her. This is sexual harassment. Hitting is not the answer but, no one was listening to the girl, she had to do something.
Israr Haider 7 years ago
Only punched him twice ??? Thats a little soft on the girls side, i would have suggeted knocking his teeth out, breaking his nose and eventually kicking him in the balls, and then tell the teacher and the boy and his mom, to "ignore it".
Beverly Glover 7 years ago
This bra snapping wasn't an issue back in the 60s and 70s. I hated it, but your bra could be snapped at any given time and it was just one of the things that happened. It hurt too. Boys would grab the back of the bra, pull it as far as they could, then let the elastic go...SNAP!! After a few times that spot on your back is very unhappy. We never liked having our bras snapped, but it was inevitable, just a game the boys played. I'm glad the acceptance of things have changed. A lot has changed for the better since those times. I wouldn't want to be young again and relive any of it. The 70s especially, was a very sleazy time when I think about the male population.
Heather DeVinche 7 years ago
You are a strong, brave woman. It was amazing what you did for your daughter and keep being amazing!
Art Animal 7 years ago
I loved the bits where she talked about the stitches and whole "how would you like it" to the teachers
Louise James 7 years ago
I have had an almost exact same experience but with my son?! A young girl was grabbing and pinching at his genitals and it kept happening. He finally had enough and shoved her away but she fell into a fence, so went crying to a teacher about what he had done! When I got to the school they had told my son off for what he had done, it wasn't until I got the complete story out of him that it all came to light. He and another boy had previously told a teacher about her doing this to him and they were told to ignore her! This apparently had been going on for a few weeks!! My son was too embarrassed to tell me about it, because of the nature of it, he felt extremely uncomfortable. So i informed the school I would be calling social services as well as the school board. The family were put under investigation and my son and the other boy got apologies from the school. The girl was still allowed in the school but not to go anywhere near any of the boys she had harassed.
Curious Cat 7 years ago
Bored Panda... Its great you promote these stories, but at the same time you post all the click bait and slurs with your "promoted stories" from slanderous sites like Journalistate. Bit of a double standard .... Do you really need ad revenue from those garbage sites?
Babette Rosenbaum 7 years ago
Great parenting! But what - in these cases - I do not get: why the girl is kind of punished by having to switch classes and leave her friends. The boy (and the teacher) should have been forced to switch classes instead.
Phillip Smith 7 years ago
A key question (and one OFSTED ask often) is "Do you feel safe here?" They were obviously trying to deal with that issue, but hadn't considered strongly enough the first cause of the lack of safety.
Celental Midnight 7 years ago
YAS!!!!!! This shows a girl and mom with spunk!!!! This is a picture of woman power!!! Doesn't matter if you your short or tall, if a guy is not respecting your space and body and you ask him to stop and he doesn't then he deserves a bunch or two!!!!
Poseidon Cheez 7 years ago
and those guys were wrong she had to defend herself as anyone can agree on this men or women
Sarah Hidalgo 7 years ago
If your being attacked by a boy of that age height and weight he needs to hit or kicked. He knew perfectly well what he was doing. She made him stop and for the school to try to make the girl into a bully and him innocent. The treacher should be fired for not protecting her rights this actually makes him just as guilty as the boy. The school tried to make the young girl trying to defend herself into the villain it seems to me that they don’t wanna try resolve or deal with conflict so they are willing to let dirty boys do whatever they f*****g please. Girls you just take and let them do it. All teachers nurse and headmaster needs to be fired for this bull s**t. Not one of you protected her rights as a minor or as a young woman who didn’t give this nasty young man permission to touch her. One more thing parents to the boy this disrespect that he did is a reflection of your parenting especially at this age and boarder line papist. So quit cuddling him and make him take responsibility.
Gladys Huntley 7 years ago
Good job mom!!! Take your daughter out for ice cream she definitely deserves a treat after standing up for herself since the adults in the area did not have the balls too.
Mellisa Hankins 7 years ago
I remember once a kid had my sister pinned to the ground and kissing her and I kicked him between the legs. He was bigger and older but I was 11 and he was 13. I got in trouble. Said I could have killed him. But what he did I think was far far worse
Stevie SFV 7 years ago
"What ?!…my child could -never- have done anything wrong. Your daughter is making this all up just to get attention. She watches to much TV"… Here in USA
Philip Gallagher 7 years ago
You pinched this from www.notalwayslearning.com without even referencing it. That's just p**s poor journalism.
Chuck Cloninger 7 years ago
I think she did well but it should have been the boy who had to adjust to another classroom and not her daughter.
Alex Sliver 7 years ago
Saddly as a guy i have has issues with schools not taking action. I had charges pressed for self defence only to have them dropped and find out it was the 8th case that day in court. I think schools have dropped in so many lvls
Paula Figueroa-Arredondo 7 years ago
Once in my secondary school, one teacher chose to bother me because he thought I was too proud. My mom was called an she defended the fact that I never said anything to offend him and being proud was a way to say he did not like me. Enough to make the teacher stop. A wise mother is wonderful to have, believe me.
Barbara Stewart 7 years ago
I feel this mom acted more than appropriately! I would expect ANY child to defend themselves (boy or girl) especially if the aggressors were verbally warned first. I've always taught my children to defend themselves but never "throw the first punch" so-to-speak. They know to look someone in the eye and give them a firm verbal warning, hopefully in front of a witness if possible... but if it continues, they have my permission to Lay them out flat or whatever way they feel will get them to stop! Self defense classes help- they teach you to strike only when struck upon or when you are unable to talk yourself out of a fight. Most times for school-aged kids, it only takes "one hit" to let the aggressor know you've had enough...
Stephanie Guerrero 7 years ago
That's a badass mom I'm so proud of her daughter. Wish I had mom like that
Phyl O Butoyi 7 years ago
Man, I pray my girlfriend will be a fierce mother like her one day. A ninja for our kids. That was so innapropriate of the school, you think it is only girls and women who should be taught to protect themselves against harassment or sexual assault yet we forget the boys need to be taught to respect women and to respect their personal space and boundaries.
Magda Frydrych 7 years ago
That story happend in Poland. Mr. James Gould-Bourn, it could be nice to add such a detail and the source of your information.
Rance Pinao 7 years ago
If that was my son I would have spank him with the rubber hose.....and if that was my daughter I would send her to Karate classes.
Emmanuel Christian 7 years ago
why on earth did he told her to ignore it ... at first i thought it was in an elementary school ... she is 15 yo already ... this is just weird
Lesli Furo 7 years ago
Did NONE of you read the beginning of the article where it says " this anecdotal story" .,... they wrote this to illustrate some points, and to see where the sheeple went with it. PAY ATTENTION
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Cain Clarke 7 years ago
Why was the girl forced to move classes and not the boy unless it was at her request, otherwise that is like punishing the girl
Starry Night Lover 7 years ago
You go girl! I would've done the same thing if a guy kept touching me there. You did the right thing and he should be the one in trouble for messing with your daughter not her.
James French 7 years ago
Should have kicked him while he was down. Stupid out of touch useless staff.
sanoiro 7 years ago
AI think that the mother dealt with this exceptionally. I might have pressed charges. As an overweight child, I was subjected to kicks, mockery and all kinds of ugly things. I had to push a boy in second grade who fell and hit his head. His parents removed him from the private school and I never saw him again. He had to have stitches but he really shouldn' have dropped me twice in the fountain and once off the stairs. Where were the teachers then? Where were the teacher's of the private school when in fifth grade I was bullied by three older male students and I had to defend myself? In the process, I ripped one of the kids jackets and he was accusing me of that happening, not to mention he was telling me to pay him back. They were 2-3 years older than me. In sixth grade, a male student a year older than me threw me of the stairs and I fractured my ankle. We didn't know that at the time so now every time the weather changes I'm in pain. (Continues in the 2nd post)
sanoiro 7 years ago
A kid used to kick me which was rather painful. I knew a dog which had been kicked and its intstents were all out so every time not only I was in pain but I was scared to death. So where were the teachers then? You have to realise that bullying goes beyond age. I wasn't even 10 years old back then. As for my parents? They never found out. I was too shy and being overweight makes you feel really guilty as a child. Also you cannot run or hide so you get the picture. Therefore if you think that your child is being bullied act and act quickly. Be fierce and if you think that whatever did to your child would be a criminal offence if it was done to you, press charges. I know I will if I ever have children and are treated the same way...
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Piya Randhawa 7 years ago
Your daughter did right justice and also your reaction is genuine for this
Janet Redbond 7 years ago
Yes - I think the School's reaction was disgusting - and if I had a daughter going there I might well be considering sending her to some other School. Good on you Mum - I admire you. xx
Karina Andersen 7 years ago
When I was 14 I punched a boy up for hitting me & trying to grab my bra, went to the head masters office, there were two one for the girls & one for the boys, where I was told girls don't behave that way, I told her any boy that does that to me will get it back plenty
Lakeesha Jackson 7 years ago
There were plenty of teachers like this in the high school I attended. Bullying was too rampant to keep in check all the time.
Lois Crowe 7 years ago
Good for the mother. I'd have done exactly the same in her position, and what's more I know my mother would have done the same for me.
Sondre Strøm Linde 7 years ago
It this is actually true, I love it. Every other animal uses violence to solve problems, OF COURSE it's the best way to deal with things. Good stuff.
Cai Iac 7 years ago
I dealt with the same thing in the 5th and 6th grade and I finally had enough of it after going to everyone possible and got no help from the school or even the boys parents I took matters into my own hands and beat the c**p out of him as well. He stopped after getting kneed in the - - - - - - - -.. Some times we need to take matters into our own hands when we can't get help any where else. Kids today are not taught to protect themselves expecially girls. The schools really need to protect the students more then they do. They are responsible for all of the students from the time they get to school till they get home. This mom did exactly the right thing. Way to GO. I would have done the same thing if I had a girl. Boys need to keep thir hands to them selfs. This is taught at home.
Rose Hogue 7 years ago
High 5 to mom!! Sexual abuse begins as kids or young adults discover their sexuality. Teenage boys need to be taught respect and teenage girls need to be able to stand up for themselves.
Beverly Axel Smith 7 years ago
Mom was amazing in every way! Sometimes school officials have no common sense!
Aastha Ranjan 7 years ago
PERFECT. IT WAS THE PERFECT THING the girl's mum did. I seriously don't understand why do males think it's OK to do anything to us, how about if I try to pull down a guy's trousers. Wouldn't it be fun, and I think the teacher won't have problem with it. Like seriously that teacher should be bashed black and blue. And the Head doesn't deserve to be there. I would have literally stabbed all of em if I would have got a chance. SERIOUSLY
Charity Van Ausdle 7 years ago
I have six girls, and they know how to throw a punch and fire a gun. Today's world isn't safe, and it's our responsibility to prepare our children for it. Not only did this mother do the right thing, but so did the daughter. Also with the teacher allowing this, I can only hope they canned him. At 15 years old boys will be inappropriate, it's the parents and the teachers that are supposed to enforce a good set of morals, cause if this is excepted then what's next?
Nancy Stella 7 years ago
Wow, impressive. So many lessons learned. And, so reasonable, accountable. Wow.
Doug Miller 7 years ago
As a dad good for her. How can the parents of the boy even defend him.
Lucy Youthful 7 years ago
i feel so angry to ready this story. As parents, we all know about common sense and not acceptable for kids, how why the 3 educates had no idea how to deal with the case? all over the world every kid are someone's baby
Dennis Kaas 7 years ago
I would demanded the school fire the teacher he clearly did nothing to prevent the girl from loosing her bra , also would suggest to search his house and check his computer to make sure he isn't an hidden pedophile.
AnnieLaurie Burke 7 years ago
Good for the girl's Mom! How could a teacher, when informed of the assault, say "ignore it"? This was a clear case of bullying AND sexual assault. And, sadly, "hitting" becomes the default solution when one has to defend oneself from physical attack.
Savannah Vaughn 7 years ago
Bravi mom you rock, the world needs more parents like you. I think that the teacher should of definitely done more and that the girl should not of punched him but if no on is going to do anything than I am with mom the daught did what had to be done to get help
Sven Mom 7 years ago
I agree with Mom wholeheartedly. When I was in school (catholic) I was tormented for months on end by a liitle turd who was seen by the teachers, principle and whatnot as "he who could do no wrong". I tried to express my problem to the teachers etc., my mother tried, all to no avail. One day, after coming home in tears yet again, my mother finally said "break his nose". Now I didn't go that far, but I did plow him. The teacher just scolded him the first day and that was that. He started in again the second day and once again I plowed him. He finally got the message but the Nun who was principal was none too pleased. Especially when she called my mother and found out that, yes I had been told to go for it. My mother reminded her that every other possible route had been explored to resolve the problem, all of which had netted zero result or help for me. I was still made to attend a detention of sorts but that was the end of it and the turd never bothered me again. Sometimes it is needed!
Barbara Baxendale 7 years ago
I think the mother was absolutely right in defending her daughter and the daughter should have hit the boy harder !!
Linda Gulley 7 years ago
It's a Catholic school. The mother sent her daughter, knowing it was a Catholic school. That's the least horrible incident that's ever taken place there. What did she expect? They're a sick cult.
Hyodo widger 7 years ago
There is an arabic saying "العين بالعين والسن بالسن و والبادئ اظلم " means "An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth and the initiator of the darkest is the aggressor"
◆ Rayceee Marie ◆ 7 years ago
This is why our schools NEED TO CHANGE!!! I'd get in trouble several times as a kid at school for punching other students because they were touching me all over! I hope these teachers, principals and students learn from their mistakes soon.
Ronny Hermans 7 years ago
The daughter was put in another class, so in the end she did get punished or do I read this wrong.
Jerry Mathers 7 years ago
Kudos to the mom here. Should I ever find myself in that position with my daughter, I hope I have half the presence of mind to grasp the situation as well as this lady did and act accordingly.
Alexey Makedonsky 7 years ago
OMG, how much times did i do 'sexual assault' in my starting school time? can't count. i was young and stupid, it's normal
jevais 7 years ago
John Hubert, have you ever been sexually attacked? If so, that you are a man or woman it is very degrading. How dare you speak about adult women who breastfeed their children ( this is not a sexual act) or those who chose to go to the beach without the top of their bathing suit. The question is not what adults do, but of a teenager who was aggressed in her classroom. She received no help from a male teacher. Shame on you for not having any compassion for others. I feel sorry for you. You obviously have issues with women and young girls in general.
Maria Mikhaylova 7 years ago
Of course the boy didn't have any right to do it to this womens daughter, the teacher had to stop It immediately and have a serious concersation with the boy. The mother seemed to be the only one to see the problem there, but I believe that it was too much to threaten the boy with pressing charges against him. I believe that one shouldn't raise children by threatening them, but by having conversation with them instead. The mother did great protecting her daughter, but she could have done better getting her message trough to the boy and his parents.
Issallie Jenkins 7 years ago
Or you know HIS PARENTS could have educated him and had that conversation with him. She did her job she protected and defended her daughter; now it's time for them to do their job and teach their son whats right and wrong and how to flipping act in public. Or maybe even for the school to do their job and keep kids safe and protected while educating them . . . not just brush it off.
Load More Replies... Vincent Jay 7 years ago
The girl did the right thing. Too bad she didn't know some kung fu or aikido or something similar; she could have made a stronger impression on the boy's face.
Murat Yasinoğlu 7 years ago
The key point is bringing people with a high level of understanding (and education) of human psychology in the managerial status in educational institutions we should assign people with high qualities in sociology and psychology to direct and teach students in a professional way.
HollyBeth Jones 7 years ago
Thank you, Mom. We need more moms like you. I would click on the <3 button, but there isn't any. You and your daughter deserve a BIG HEART.
De Ruyter 7 years ago
When I read the Header and the Intro I thought I was about to read a story with 2 EQUALLY legit "Truth-Viewpoints".... I was a bit Disappointed and Very Confused.... Disappointed because the story is totally one-sided and confused why someone ever thought there was a second side to it?... I mean, generally I am a guy who always tries to look at thing from all sides and understand different viewpoints on a matter.... and I think I am normally quite good at it... but this.... like, Seriously??? What on Earth these people were thinking when they were scolding the Girl for this???!!!!!
Vin Glorioso 7 years ago
Great example of a common sense Mom standing up to the idiocy of the Snowflake generation.
Denise Taylor 7 years ago
For a start I'm amazed at the comment the head teacher made to this girls mother about FINALLY joining us obviously he doesn't know what it's like to work in hospital you can't carry your phone with you for a start unlike some jobs he should have realised this obnoxious man !!!! I totally agree with what this girls mother did the teacher should have stopped this straight away obviously the teacher had no respect for this young girl I'm not surprised she hit him she should have hit him where the sun don't shine he sounds like he is a bit of a bully picking on girls that way he deserves everything he got good for the mother and for reporting it to the board of governors and Ofsted don't think anybody will be intimidating her daughter again !!!
Steve Farmer 7 years ago
yay! eat s**t and die a******s. he got what he deserved. you teachers have all gone bat s**t crazy. HELL FODDER M***A FUKKERS
zef rose 7 years ago
All things over with, I am utterly flabbergasted that they moved the GIRL out of her regular class she was used to, with her friends, her studies, her teacher, and into a whole new totally disruptive situation. And they left the BOY in the class, not disrupted, not affected, in essence, not punished for his CRIME!! Amazing. What year is this?
Iron bods 7 years ago
As a parent, this was short coming, I would additionally have reported it to the Police Department and pressed charges, because the punishment whatever that was, I believe was not strong enough to send out a message of ZERO tolerance. I am a man at the end of the day and know how I was raised but there has to be a ZERO tolerance in this type of behavior, both for the person conducting the act and the parents responsible for their childs actions.! I get the fact they were not present but at the very least a great a*s whopping right then and there would have been a start!
Andrew Cas 7 years ago
Typical religious school full of rapists and people who can't keep there hand to themselves! there the most ignorant people in the world of course they can't see what's wrong!
Erin Hill 7 years ago
I think that's a slight exaggeration. Not all religious people are rapists. Neither are they the 'most ignorant people in the world'. Perhaps I'm reading your comment incorrectly?
Load More Replies... Flora Polvado 7 years ago
Calling the cops or for help in general is not always possible. Know how to defend yourself.
Flora Polvado 7 years ago
When I get off work at 3a.m. I walk to my car hyper vigilant with my keys between my fingers. I may get raped, but he'll work for it
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Ana T. 7 years ago
teachers dont give a f**k, and for what is going on so often in american schools kids had be come easy pray for pedophiles ., a mean again and again i see in the news teachers both female and male whom had abuse they power with minor to committed a sexual act with a minor. this is getting ridiculous. i now had to tell my daughter and son to not stay alone with any adult at school because schools in America aren't safe .
Mibo Dumplings 7 years ago
For some reason I am really proud of this mom for standing up for her daughter, it sounds like something I would do for my (future) children.
Tracy Butler 7 years ago
A boy sexually harrassed me in school from grade 1 to 4 when I ended up getting the strap because I said something to him finally.
a.r.m.y love V and Jungkook 7 years ago
The thing is I don't get how he was pulling her bra she was wearing her school uniform or clothes right?
Flora Polvado 7 years ago
Thru the shirt. That's how it was done when My mom, I and my daughter were in high school. It's how bra popping has always been done
Load More Replies... a.r.m.y love V and Jungkook 7 years ago
There is something I don't understand she is wearing her school uniform right then how was he pulling her bra
P.d. Jack Russell 7 years ago
I too think the mother did all the right things. But i note that the school obviously endorses rape culture. They re-victimising the girl by shifting her to a different class where expelling the boy and firing the teacher whofailed to protect the girl when asked would have sent the right message about respect, consent and sexual assault.
Kira Thesloth 7 years ago
I was very lucky to have a teacher one year who paid attention to how a boy picked on me. I had enough and slammed him into a wall and told him leave me alone. He tried to tattle but the teacher told him he got what he deserved. Another time when i was even younger a similar thing happened but I went to tell the teacher before reacting. The teacher actually held the boy in place so i could kick him back. Lol I'm kind of old so I guess the old school teachers are more rare these days.
Tasha L. 7 years ago
Power to the mother! If someone was touching my daughter like that I would react the same way, I might even press charges! The school acted so inappropriately and it is amazing to me how an adult could act like that in a situation like that, I mean the teacher told the girl to IGNORE IT!! Ha! I am so glad she punched him square in the nose.
Kira Thesloth 7 years ago
What a great mom! My coworker's wife went to pick her son up one day and when another boy saw her he said filthy things about her. The son was taught non violence so he stood up for her verbally and was hit by the other kid for it. The other kid went to hit him again but by this time the son's mother was right behind him, so he used his hand to hand combat training to let the other kid have it so that his mom wouldn't get caught in the crossfire. The school threatened him but his father called b.s. and took him for ice cream. Some parents are awesome. This is a great example of teaching that violence shouldn't be your first answer, but you should be able to use it if needed.
Lazy Panda 7 years ago
I'm actuall shocked. I'm not a mother or anything but I'd say she did the right thing and there's no arguing that. If I ever had a child and found out that the same situation had happened to them I would NOT be happy, if my child had behaved like that boy there would have been a LOT of trouble let me tell you that. However, if my child was in the same situation as that girl I definitely would have reported the situation and probably would have pressed charges instead of leaving him with a warning. Plus, the fact that a TEACHER, the one in charge of them chose to ignore it absolutely disgusts me.
Alastair Stell 7 years ago
Given the teacher's failure to intervene I would've sued the school and pressed charges against the boy. Not out of revenge or for financial gain but to force a change of behaviors in the school. Ironically I've had a similar personal experience with school bullies who were running an extortion racket on other kids. The most the head teacher was willing to hand out was detention and writing an essay. I failed to go the course and eventually a student and a teacher were knifed by the thugs in question. I regret to this day not taking firm action.
Colin Bayler 7 years ago
Mother of the Year! I LOVE this Mom for standing up for her daughter amidst all this PC c**p going on in schools these days.
Jennifer Robles 7 years ago
You said, "how right and wrong aren’t always so easily defined" What? Surely, you aren't suggesting that is even in question in this situation?
ldao 7 years ago
In an educational setting - it is the responsibility, the privilege of the educators to foster understanding, respect, and compromise where suitable. No doubt what we just read came from the perspective of the mother - but regardless, the educator (read teacher) had an opportunity to guide both of these kids down a path of mutual respect rather than to project his own views. So there's no guarantee that educators who grew up in a totally different era, will reflect and impart values of respect onto their students having perhaps grown in gender bias times themselves!
Bogdan Gheorghe 7 years ago
The only problem I see here is that she is measuring the height of the kids in feet and stones.
Bogdan Gheorghe 7 years ago
The only problem I see here is the fact she is measuring the height of the kids in feet and stones :))
Lynnie Hendricks 7 years ago
Champion, just champion! I want to assign mums like this to EVERYONE.
Bradford Wilkins 7 years ago
Where's the rest of the story???? I'm so sick of these Facebook traps. Nothing but a tease and a lot of creepy ads for crappie stuff. I wish I could block them all.
Grace Childs 7 years ago
Get a grip people. I bet you believe the one about the forecourt stalker too eh? Try some Grimms for proper fairy stories (or Snopes)
Timothy D. 7 years ago
and this, my friends, is why so many people think american schools are failing, since when is it okay for sexual assault to be second to punching someone?
Janet Davis 7 years ago
These kids seem pretty young, by all means punch the kid for doing it...but calling it sexual assault is a stretch.
Amanda McDonnell 7 years ago
Totally made up story. Also schools would take the boy's actions very seriously. Why make up this drivel?
Birgit Schmidt 7 years ago
This is a typical overreaction! What had happend? A male (young and interested) started very unsensible a flirt! That`s the way of life between boys and girls! And they would handle this WITHOUT any adults! I hate this overcorrect actions! Do you really think we would handle it the same way in France? NO WAY! The boy got the reaction through the girls hand and done! That`s it!
cassiopeia5198 7 years ago
I hope you are not implying that someone should wait for harassment to become assault, before reacting.
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Aunt Messy 7 years ago
Show us on the doll where it hurts you that you're not allowed to hurt women.
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cassiopeia5198 7 years ago
Yeah coz the police would be so interested in listening to a high school girl complain about something that was considered 'routine' even by the school authorities. And exactly what "f****d up education" did the boy have for being the "aggressor"? As I see it, just reading a random story on the internet angered you enough to post a hate comment on it instead of "walking away". And yet you expect someone who is being harassed again and again, to walk away from the situation.
Load More Replies... SusanS 7 years ago
We need more parents like this daughter has!! That school was ready to throw that girl to the wolves for defending herself. How many parents would have the fortitude to turn the tables? Bravo Mom, you are a hero and an inspiration!!
Pavel Nekoranec 7 years ago
We need to be parents like this. I hope I will be.
Load More Replies... John L 7 years ago
BRAVO!! They thought they would be making her daughter look bad, and had it all turned around. But this 'no nonsense' mom immediately recognized what was going on, and put everyone in their proper place. Her daughter is a "Chip Off The Old Block", and has learned her lesson well.
Deborah Bellesfield 7 years ago
So sorry you and your daughter had to experience this. Thank you for defending your daughter when no one else would.
Load More Replies... Jamesy B 7 years ago
I'm having my first child in September. If it's a girl, I want to raise her to do the exact same thing.
Sergio Bicerra 7 years ago
Hope it turns out that she should never have to punch someone to defend herself, but be respected always. Have a nice day and a happy child! :D
Load More Replies... Mibo Dumplings 7 years ago
The mother's reaction makes me so happy, I would have a similar reaction if this happened to my (future) daughter. I hope that boy learned his lesson!
Lillian Chesak 7 years ago
Good for her, standing up to sexual assault! And how dare they just jump to conclusions without even hearing from both sides!
Sarah Dumphy 7 years ago
I was just reminded yesterday how I didn't receive an award for having honours with distinction 3 years in high school because according to the principle there were other deciding factors in students receiving the awards. Even though the student handbook clearly had it was on a 90 average basis. I -personally- think it was because I went to the school board about bullying and the school decided to shaft me for causing them trouble.
Emily Graves 7 years ago
The mother reacted in a perfectly understandable matter. The boy had no right to do this to a girl.
Winifred 7 years ago
With 2 teenage daughters. I can totally relate to the mother's anger. It is a shame the school teacher and principal failed to address the boy's issue, and worst of all, focus only on the superficial. In a society that is far from perfect, mothers have to make sure our daughters stand up against bullies to protect themselves.
Đen Nguyễn 7 years ago
wow.... what kind of school did that.... even the headmaster, these people seriously need to be somewhere else, far away from any educational institution.
Helping Panda 7 years ago
A fictional one? http://www.snopes.com/politics/education/snapbra.asp
Load More Replies... Helping Panda 7 years ago
Yay, I only had to scroll through a hundred blind rage comments to get to someone with the ability to apply some critical thinking! :) It makes me sad to see how easily people are manipulated...
Load More Replies... Cesi Baca 7 years ago
I think the boy should have been moved to a different class, not the girl. She did nothing wrong.
Flora Polvado 7 years ago
She needed to be away from that clueless teacher, otherwise I would agree completely
Load More Replies... Jazmyn B (Jaz) 7 years ago
Hitting someone is bad sure, but the mother is right. Her daughter just acted out of self defence and if she hadn't done what she had, the situation could be a lot worse for that boy. I'm sorry he got hurt but I seriously hope this boy, and anyone else reading this, has learnt their lesson.
Katoh Katae 7 years ago
I absolutely love this mom. From this I notice that bullying or even sexual assault at school actually are contributed by the teachers or someone who are in charge and so ignorant. While many of parents like her were busy saving other lives and trusted the school to take care of her daughter, how fair it is for the school to make her to gain all her courage and force to save her own daughter from the school she trusted....lame
Mark Renton 7 years ago
I can't tell if this story is real or just made up. Sounds too much like a dumb comedy scene. If real, it is a perfect example of over-reaction. All persons involved sound weird and out of proportions. Hysterical. I did not like it.
Elmer Fudd 7 years ago
I wonder if it really happened. It could be something she wrote for her creative writing class. Does she really talk like that? It just seems too articulate to me. God, if I could only speak that well, my life would have been much more successful, and satisfying.
Helping Panda 7 years ago
There is no way to know for sure, but I wonder the same thing -- glad to see I am not the only one! The whole situation seems implausible.
Load More Replies... Charmian Dee Valenzuela 7 years ago
Well i think punching a boy twice for sexual assault ISN'T enough. LITERALLY. If a boy ever does that to me I wouldn't allow only his nose to bleed. And MY GOODNESS what was the teacher thinking.... THAT WAS A CATHOLIC SCHOOL... and they chose to defend the boy who did such a grave thing instead of a girl who simply wanted to protect herself..... Are they teachers? CATHOLIC TEACHERS? I guess they didn't know how to react to such matter for they hadn't experienced it themselves.... Well a slow learner learns from experience. Lets see how they ever react if that happens to them.. And the mother is OVERREACTING feeling she was a victim of sex trafficking ....
moonsong23 7 years ago
This "ignore it" stuff is ridiculous. Bullying is not solved by sitting and letting it happen, especially not bullying of this kind. Bullying is resolved by action of an adult.
David Watson 7 years ago
Sadly, this story has been going around in various formats for YEARS now, to the point that its authenticity is in serious question. However, that being said, what is NOT in question is the message behind it, and that is that we should NOT put up with "they're just kids" or anything of the sort as any form of excuse, nor should we turn a blind eye to obvious inappropriate acts that are so often dismissed by our school systems, regardless of what country they hail from. Bullying is bullying, sexual assault is sexual assault, hate crimes are hate crimes, and all should be treated as such by administration - the people that are not only there to educate our children, but to keep them in a safe environment.
Sunni S. 7 years ago
Ugh, my thumb hit send in error... I cannot believe the staff of that school A) did not defend the girl after the first offense, and B) tried to blame her for "assaulting" her assailant!! Well done to the mom for how she handled this!
Load More Replies... Elizabeth Goodwin 6 years ago
That school is teaching the boy that sexual assault is okay. what the hell.
Šimon Špaček 7 years ago
We have proverb which may be translated as 'Wiser will fall back' (or 'Wiser will step back', sometimes it sounds like 'Wiser will shut up' it is little bit hard to translate it and keep the meaning). I learned in hard way to change it a bit. 'Wiser will fall back, draw out a shotgun and will let the stupid one reconsider.' If is this story real (and I hope it is not. Nothing with believe, I just hope no teacher is that stupid and ignorant) that girl had every right to defend herself. Maybe a pepper spray or stun gun would be a good idea.
Diana Zanus 7 years ago
The school should have helped the poor girl. Boys are wimps who continually do this and think its funny. So glad the girl's mother stood up for her. This is sexual harassment. Hitting is not the answer but, no one was listening to the girl, she had to do something.
Israr Haider 7 years ago
Only punched him twice ??? Thats a little soft on the girls side, i would have suggeted knocking his teeth out, breaking his nose and eventually kicking him in the balls, and then tell the teacher and the boy and his mom, to "ignore it".
Beverly Glover 7 years ago
This bra snapping wasn't an issue back in the 60s and 70s. I hated it, but your bra could be snapped at any given time and it was just one of the things that happened. It hurt too. Boys would grab the back of the bra, pull it as far as they could, then let the elastic go...SNAP!! After a few times that spot on your back is very unhappy. We never liked having our bras snapped, but it was inevitable, just a game the boys played. I'm glad the acceptance of things have changed. A lot has changed for the better since those times. I wouldn't want to be young again and relive any of it. The 70s especially, was a very sleazy time when I think about the male population.
Heather DeVinche 7 years ago
You are a strong, brave woman. It was amazing what you did for your daughter and keep being amazing!
Art Animal 7 years ago
I loved the bits where she talked about the stitches and whole "how would you like it" to the teachers
Louise James 7 years ago
I have had an almost exact same experience but with my son?! A young girl was grabbing and pinching at his genitals and it kept happening. He finally had enough and shoved her away but she fell into a fence, so went crying to a teacher about what he had done! When I got to the school they had told my son off for what he had done, it wasn't until I got the complete story out of him that it all came to light. He and another boy had previously told a teacher about her doing this to him and they were told to ignore her! This apparently had been going on for a few weeks!! My son was too embarrassed to tell me about it, because of the nature of it, he felt extremely uncomfortable. So i informed the school I would be calling social services as well as the school board. The family were put under investigation and my son and the other boy got apologies from the school. The girl was still allowed in the school but not to go anywhere near any of the boys she had harassed.
Curious Cat 7 years ago
Bored Panda... Its great you promote these stories, but at the same time you post all the click bait and slurs with your "promoted stories" from slanderous sites like Journalistate. Bit of a double standard .... Do you really need ad revenue from those garbage sites?
Babette Rosenbaum 7 years ago
Great parenting! But what - in these cases - I do not get: why the girl is kind of punished by having to switch classes and leave her friends. The boy (and the teacher) should have been forced to switch classes instead.
Phillip Smith 7 years ago
A key question (and one OFSTED ask often) is "Do you feel safe here?" They were obviously trying to deal with that issue, but hadn't considered strongly enough the first cause of the lack of safety.
Celental Midnight 7 years ago
YAS!!!!!! This shows a girl and mom with spunk!!!! This is a picture of woman power!!! Doesn't matter if you your short or tall, if a guy is not respecting your space and body and you ask him to stop and he doesn't then he deserves a bunch or two!!!!
Poseidon Cheez 7 years ago
and those guys were wrong she had to defend herself as anyone can agree on this men or women
Sarah Hidalgo 7 years ago
If your being attacked by a boy of that age height and weight he needs to hit or kicked. He knew perfectly well what he was doing. She made him stop and for the school to try to make the girl into a bully and him innocent. The treacher should be fired for not protecting her rights this actually makes him just as guilty as the boy. The school tried to make the young girl trying to defend herself into the villain it seems to me that they don’t wanna try resolve or deal with conflict so they are willing to let dirty boys do whatever they f*****g please. Girls you just take and let them do it. All teachers nurse and headmaster needs to be fired for this bull s**t. Not one of you protected her rights as a minor or as a young woman who didn’t give this nasty young man permission to touch her. One more thing parents to the boy this disrespect that he did is a reflection of your parenting especially at this age and boarder line papist. So quit cuddling him and make him take responsibility.
Gladys Huntley 7 years ago
Good job mom!!! Take your daughter out for ice cream she definitely deserves a treat after standing up for herself since the adults in the area did not have the balls too.
Mellisa Hankins 7 years ago
I remember once a kid had my sister pinned to the ground and kissing her and I kicked him between the legs. He was bigger and older but I was 11 and he was 13. I got in trouble. Said I could have killed him. But what he did I think was far far worse
Stevie SFV 7 years ago
"What ?!…my child could -never- have done anything wrong. Your daughter is making this all up just to get attention. She watches to much TV"… Here in USA
Philip Gallagher 7 years ago
You pinched this from www.notalwayslearning.com without even referencing it. That's just p**s poor journalism.
Chuck Cloninger 7 years ago
I think she did well but it should have been the boy who had to adjust to another classroom and not her daughter.
Alex Sliver 7 years ago
Saddly as a guy i have has issues with schools not taking action. I had charges pressed for self defence only to have them dropped and find out it was the 8th case that day in court. I think schools have dropped in so many lvls
Paula Figueroa-Arredondo 7 years ago
Once in my secondary school, one teacher chose to bother me because he thought I was too proud. My mom was called an she defended the fact that I never said anything to offend him and being proud was a way to say he did not like me. Enough to make the teacher stop. A wise mother is wonderful to have, believe me.
Barbara Stewart 7 years ago
I feel this mom acted more than appropriately! I would expect ANY child to defend themselves (boy or girl) especially if the aggressors were verbally warned first. I've always taught my children to defend themselves but never "throw the first punch" so-to-speak. They know to look someone in the eye and give them a firm verbal warning, hopefully in front of a witness if possible... but if it continues, they have my permission to Lay them out flat or whatever way they feel will get them to stop! Self defense classes help- they teach you to strike only when struck upon or when you are unable to talk yourself out of a fight. Most times for school-aged kids, it only takes "one hit" to let the aggressor know you've had enough...
Stephanie Guerrero 7 years ago
That's a badass mom I'm so proud of her daughter. Wish I had mom like that
Phyl O Butoyi 7 years ago
Man, I pray my girlfriend will be a fierce mother like her one day. A ninja for our kids. That was so innapropriate of the school, you think it is only girls and women who should be taught to protect themselves against harassment or sexual assault yet we forget the boys need to be taught to respect women and to respect their personal space and boundaries.
Magda Frydrych 7 years ago
That story happend in Poland. Mr. James Gould-Bourn, it could be nice to add such a detail and the source of your information.
Rance Pinao 7 years ago
If that was my son I would have spank him with the rubber hose.....and if that was my daughter I would send her to Karate classes.
Emmanuel Christian 7 years ago
why on earth did he told her to ignore it ... at first i thought it was in an elementary school ... she is 15 yo already ... this is just weird
Lesli Furo 7 years ago
Did NONE of you read the beginning of the article where it says " this anecdotal story" .,... they wrote this to illustrate some points, and to see where the sheeple went with it. PAY ATTENTION
Load More Replies... Cain Clarke 7 years ago
Why was the girl forced to move classes and not the boy unless it was at her request, otherwise that is like punishing the girl
Starry Night Lover 7 years ago
You go girl! I would've done the same thing if a guy kept touching me there. You did the right thing and he should be the one in trouble for messing with your daughter not her.
James French 7 years ago
Should have kicked him while he was down. Stupid out of touch useless staff.
sanoiro 7 years ago
AI think that the mother dealt with this exceptionally. I might have pressed charges. As an overweight child, I was subjected to kicks, mockery and all kinds of ugly things. I had to push a boy in second grade who fell and hit his head. His parents removed him from the private school and I never saw him again. He had to have stitches but he really shouldn' have dropped me twice in the fountain and once off the stairs. Where were the teachers then? Where were the teacher's of the private school when in fifth grade I was bullied by three older male students and I had to defend myself? In the process, I ripped one of the kids jackets and he was accusing me of that happening, not to mention he was telling me to pay him back. They were 2-3 years older than me. In sixth grade, a male student a year older than me threw me of the stairs and I fractured my ankle. We didn't know that at the time so now every time the weather changes I'm in pain. (Continues in the 2nd post)
sanoiro 7 years ago
A kid used to kick me which was rather painful. I knew a dog which had been kicked and its intstents were all out so every time not only I was in pain but I was scared to death. So where were the teachers then? You have to realise that bullying goes beyond age. I wasn't even 10 years old back then. As for my parents? They never found out. I was too shy and being overweight makes you feel really guilty as a child. Also you cannot run or hide so you get the picture. Therefore if you think that your child is being bullied act and act quickly. Be fierce and if you think that whatever did to your child would be a criminal offence if it was done to you, press charges. I know I will if I ever have children and are treated the same way...
Load More Replies... Piya Randhawa 7 years ago
Your daughter did right justice and also your reaction is genuine for this
Janet Redbond 7 years ago
Yes - I think the School's reaction was disgusting - and if I had a daughter going there I might well be considering sending her to some other School. Good on you Mum - I admire you. xx
Karina Andersen 7 years ago
When I was 14 I punched a boy up for hitting me & trying to grab my bra, went to the head masters office, there were two one for the girls & one for the boys, where I was told girls don't behave that way, I told her any boy that does that to me will get it back plenty
Lakeesha Jackson 7 years ago
There were plenty of teachers like this in the high school I attended. Bullying was too rampant to keep in check all the time.
Lois Crowe 7 years ago
Good for the mother. I'd have done exactly the same in her position, and what's more I know my mother would have done the same for me.
Sondre Strøm Linde 7 years ago
It this is actually true, I love it. Every other animal uses violence to solve problems, OF COURSE it's the best way to deal with things. Good stuff.
Cai Iac 7 years ago
I dealt with the same thing in the 5th and 6th grade and I finally had enough of it after going to everyone possible and got no help from the school or even the boys parents I took matters into my own hands and beat the c**p out of him as well. He stopped after getting kneed in the - - - - - - - -.. Some times we need to take matters into our own hands when we can't get help any where else. Kids today are not taught to protect themselves expecially girls. The schools really need to protect the students more then they do. They are responsible for all of the students from the time they get to school till they get home. This mom did exactly the right thing. Way to GO. I would have done the same thing if I had a girl. Boys need to keep thir hands to them selfs. This is taught at home.
Rose Hogue 7 years ago
High 5 to mom!! Sexual abuse begins as kids or young adults discover their sexuality. Teenage boys need to be taught respect and teenage girls need to be able to stand up for themselves.
Beverly Axel Smith 7 years ago
Mom was amazing in every way! Sometimes school officials have no common sense!
Aastha Ranjan 7 years ago
PERFECT. IT WAS THE PERFECT THING the girl's mum did. I seriously don't understand why do males think it's OK to do anything to us, how about if I try to pull down a guy's trousers. Wouldn't it be fun, and I think the teacher won't have problem with it. Like seriously that teacher should be bashed black and blue. And the Head doesn't deserve to be there. I would have literally stabbed all of em if I would have got a chance. SERIOUSLY
Charity Van Ausdle 7 years ago
I have six girls, and they know how to throw a punch and fire a gun. Today's world isn't safe, and it's our responsibility to prepare our children for it. Not only did this mother do the right thing, but so did the daughter. Also with the teacher allowing this, I can only hope they canned him. At 15 years old boys will be inappropriate, it's the parents and the teachers that are supposed to enforce a good set of morals, cause if this is excepted then what's next?
Nancy Stella 7 years ago
Wow, impressive. So many lessons learned. And, so reasonable, accountable. Wow.
Doug Miller 7 years ago
As a dad good for her. How can the parents of the boy even defend him.
Lucy Youthful 7 years ago
i feel so angry to ready this story. As parents, we all know about common sense and not acceptable for kids, how why the 3 educates had no idea how to deal with the case? all over the world every kid are someone's baby
Dennis Kaas 7 years ago
I would demanded the school fire the teacher he clearly did nothing to prevent the girl from loosing her bra , also would suggest to search his house and check his computer to make sure he isn't an hidden pedophile.
AnnieLaurie Burke 7 years ago
Good for the girl's Mom! How could a teacher, when informed of the assault, say "ignore it"? This was a clear case of bullying AND sexual assault. And, sadly, "hitting" becomes the default solution when one has to defend oneself from physical attack.
Savannah Vaughn 7 years ago
Bravi mom you rock, the world needs more parents like you. I think that the teacher should of definitely done more and that the girl should not of punched him but if no on is going to do anything than I am with mom the daught did what had to be done to get help
Sven Mom 7 years ago
I agree with Mom wholeheartedly. When I was in school (catholic) I was tormented for months on end by a liitle turd who was seen by the teachers, principle and whatnot as "he who could do no wrong". I tried to express my problem to the teachers etc., my mother tried, all to no avail. One day, after coming home in tears yet again, my mother finally said "break his nose". Now I didn't go that far, but I did plow him. The teacher just scolded him the first day and that was that. He started in again the second day and once again I plowed him. He finally got the message but the Nun who was principal was none too pleased. Especially when she called my mother and found out that, yes I had been told to go for it. My mother reminded her that every other possible route had been explored to resolve the problem, all of which had netted zero result or help for me. I was still made to attend a detention of sorts but that was the end of it and the turd never bothered me again. Sometimes it is needed!
Barbara Baxendale 7 years ago
I think the mother was absolutely right in defending her daughter and the daughter should have hit the boy harder !!
Linda Gulley 7 years ago
It's a Catholic school. The mother sent her daughter, knowing it was a Catholic school. That's the least horrible incident that's ever taken place there. What did she expect? They're a sick cult.
Hyodo widger 7 years ago
There is an arabic saying "العين بالعين والسن بالسن و والبادئ اظلم " means "An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth and the initiator of the darkest is the aggressor"
◆ Rayceee Marie ◆ 7 years ago
This is why our schools NEED TO CHANGE!!! I'd get in trouble several times as a kid at school for punching other students because they were touching me all over! I hope these teachers, principals and students learn from their mistakes soon.
Ronny Hermans 7 years ago
The daughter was put in another class, so in the end she did get punished or do I read this wrong.
Jerry Mathers 7 years ago
Kudos to the mom here. Should I ever find myself in that position with my daughter, I hope I have half the presence of mind to grasp the situation as well as this lady did and act accordingly.
Alexey Makedonsky 7 years ago
OMG, how much times did i do 'sexual assault' in my starting school time? can't count. i was young and stupid, it's normal
jevais 7 years ago
John Hubert, have you ever been sexually attacked? If so, that you are a man or woman it is very degrading. How dare you speak about adult women who breastfeed their children ( this is not a sexual act) or those who chose to go to the beach without the top of their bathing suit. The question is not what adults do, but of a teenager who was aggressed in her classroom. She received no help from a male teacher. Shame on you for not having any compassion for others. I feel sorry for you. You obviously have issues with women and young girls in general.
Maria Mikhaylova 7 years ago
Of course the boy didn't have any right to do it to this womens daughter, the teacher had to stop It immediately and have a serious concersation with the boy. The mother seemed to be the only one to see the problem there, but I believe that it was too much to threaten the boy with pressing charges against him. I believe that one shouldn't raise children by threatening them, but by having conversation with them instead. The mother did great protecting her daughter, but she could have done better getting her message trough to the boy and his parents.
Issallie Jenkins 7 years ago
Or you know HIS PARENTS could have educated him and had that conversation with him. She did her job she protected and defended her daughter; now it's time for them to do their job and teach their son whats right and wrong and how to flipping act in public. Or maybe even for the school to do their job and keep kids safe and protected while educating them . . . not just brush it off.
Load More Replies... Vincent Jay 7 years ago
The girl did the right thing. Too bad she didn't know some kung fu or aikido or something similar; she could have made a stronger impression on the boy's face.
Murat Yasinoğlu 7 years ago
The key point is bringing people with a high level of understanding (and education) of human psychology in the managerial status in educational institutions we should assign people with high qualities in sociology and psychology to direct and teach students in a professional way.
HollyBeth Jones 7 years ago
Thank you, Mom. We need more moms like you. I would click on the <3 button, but there isn't any. You and your daughter deserve a BIG HEART.
De Ruyter 7 years ago
When I read the Header and the Intro I thought I was about to read a story with 2 EQUALLY legit "Truth-Viewpoints".... I was a bit Disappointed and Very Confused.... Disappointed because the story is totally one-sided and confused why someone ever thought there was a second side to it?... I mean, generally I am a guy who always tries to look at thing from all sides and understand different viewpoints on a matter.... and I think I am normally quite good at it... but this.... like, Seriously??? What on Earth these people were thinking when they were scolding the Girl for this???!!!!!
Vin Glorioso 7 years ago
Great example of a common sense Mom standing up to the idiocy of the Snowflake generation.
Denise Taylor 7 years ago
For a start I'm amazed at the comment the head teacher made to this girls mother about FINALLY joining us obviously he doesn't know what it's like to work in hospital you can't carry your phone with you for a start unlike some jobs he should have realised this obnoxious man !!!! I totally agree with what this girls mother did the teacher should have stopped this straight away obviously the teacher had no respect for this young girl I'm not surprised she hit him she should have hit him where the sun don't shine he sounds like he is a bit of a bully picking on girls that way he deserves everything he got good for the mother and for reporting it to the board of governors and Ofsted don't think anybody will be intimidating her daughter again !!!
Steve Farmer 7 years ago
yay! eat s**t and die a******s. he got what he deserved. you teachers have all gone bat s**t crazy. HELL FODDER M***A FUKKERS
zef rose 7 years ago
All things over with, I am utterly flabbergasted that they moved the GIRL out of her regular class she was used to, with her friends, her studies, her teacher, and into a whole new totally disruptive situation. And they left the BOY in the class, not disrupted, not affected, in essence, not punished for his CRIME!! Amazing. What year is this?
Iron bods 7 years ago
As a parent, this was short coming, I would additionally have reported it to the Police Department and pressed charges, because the punishment whatever that was, I believe was not strong enough to send out a message of ZERO tolerance. I am a man at the end of the day and know how I was raised but there has to be a ZERO tolerance in this type of behavior, both for the person conducting the act and the parents responsible for their childs actions.! I get the fact they were not present but at the very least a great a*s whopping right then and there would have been a start!
Andrew Cas 7 years ago
Typical religious school full of rapists and people who can't keep there hand to themselves! there the most ignorant people in the world of course they can't see what's wrong!
Erin Hill 7 years ago
I think that's a slight exaggeration. Not all religious people are rapists. Neither are they the 'most ignorant people in the world'. Perhaps I'm reading your comment incorrectly?
Load More Replies... Flora Polvado 7 years ago
Calling the cops or for help in general is not always possible. Know how to defend yourself.
Flora Polvado 7 years ago
When I get off work at 3a.m. I walk to my car hyper vigilant with my keys between my fingers. I may get raped, but he'll work for it
Load More Replies... Ana T. 7 years ago
teachers dont give a f**k, and for what is going on so often in american schools kids had be come easy pray for pedophiles ., a mean again and again i see in the news teachers both female and male whom had abuse they power with minor to committed a sexual act with a minor. this is getting ridiculous. i now had to tell my daughter and son to not stay alone with any adult at school because schools in America aren't safe .
Mibo Dumplings 7 years ago
For some reason I am really proud of this mom for standing up for her daughter, it sounds like something I would do for my (future) children.
Tracy Butler 7 years ago
A boy sexually harrassed me in school from grade 1 to 4 when I ended up getting the strap because I said something to him finally.
a.r.m.y love V and Jungkook 7 years ago
The thing is I don't get how he was pulling her bra she was wearing her school uniform or clothes right?
Flora Polvado 7 years ago
Thru the shirt. That's how it was done when My mom, I and my daughter were in high school. It's how bra popping has always been done
Load More Replies... a.r.m.y love V and Jungkook 7 years ago
There is something I don't understand she is wearing her school uniform right then how was he pulling her bra
P.d. Jack Russell 7 years ago
I too think the mother did all the right things. But i note that the school obviously endorses rape culture. They re-victimising the girl by shifting her to a different class where expelling the boy and firing the teacher whofailed to protect the girl when asked would have sent the right message about respect, consent and sexual assault.
Kira Thesloth 7 years ago
I was very lucky to have a teacher one year who paid attention to how a boy picked on me. I had enough and slammed him into a wall and told him leave me alone. He tried to tattle but the teacher told him he got what he deserved. Another time when i was even younger a similar thing happened but I went to tell the teacher before reacting. The teacher actually held the boy in place so i could kick him back. Lol I'm kind of old so I guess the old school teachers are more rare these days.
Tasha L. 7 years ago
Power to the mother! If someone was touching my daughter like that I would react the same way, I might even press charges! The school acted so inappropriately and it is amazing to me how an adult could act like that in a situation like that, I mean the teacher told the girl to IGNORE IT!! Ha! I am so glad she punched him square in the nose.
Kira Thesloth 7 years ago
What a great mom! My coworker's wife went to pick her son up one day and when another boy saw her he said filthy things about her. The son was taught non violence so he stood up for her verbally and was hit by the other kid for it. The other kid went to hit him again but by this time the son's mother was right behind him, so he used his hand to hand combat training to let the other kid have it so that his mom wouldn't get caught in the crossfire. The school threatened him but his father called b.s. and took him for ice cream. Some parents are awesome. This is a great example of teaching that violence shouldn't be your first answer, but you should be able to use it if needed.
Lazy Panda 7 years ago
I'm actuall shocked. I'm not a mother or anything but I'd say she did the right thing and there's no arguing that. If I ever had a child and found out that the same situation had happened to them I would NOT be happy, if my child had behaved like that boy there would have been a LOT of trouble let me tell you that. However, if my child was in the same situation as that girl I definitely would have reported the situation and probably would have pressed charges instead of leaving him with a warning. Plus, the fact that a TEACHER, the one in charge of them chose to ignore it absolutely disgusts me.
Alastair Stell 7 years ago
Given the teacher's failure to intervene I would've sued the school and pressed charges against the boy. Not out of revenge or for financial gain but to force a change of behaviors in the school. Ironically I've had a similar personal experience with school bullies who were running an extortion racket on other kids. The most the head teacher was willing to hand out was detention and writing an essay. I failed to go the course and eventually a student and a teacher were knifed by the thugs in question. I regret to this day not taking firm action.
Colin Bayler 7 years ago
Mother of the Year! I LOVE this Mom for standing up for her daughter amidst all this PC c**p going on in schools these days.
Jennifer Robles 7 years ago
You said, "how right and wrong aren’t always so easily defined" What? Surely, you aren't suggesting that is even in question in this situation?
ldao 7 years ago
In an educational setting - it is the responsibility, the privilege of the educators to foster understanding, respect, and compromise where suitable. No doubt what we just read came from the perspective of the mother - but regardless, the educator (read teacher) had an opportunity to guide both of these kids down a path of mutual respect rather than to project his own views. So there's no guarantee that educators who grew up in a totally different era, will reflect and impart values of respect onto their students having perhaps grown in gender bias times themselves!
Bogdan Gheorghe 7 years ago
The only problem I see here is that she is measuring the height of the kids in feet and stones.
Bogdan Gheorghe 7 years ago
The only problem I see here is the fact she is measuring the height of the kids in feet and stones :))
Lynnie Hendricks 7 years ago
Champion, just champion! I want to assign mums like this to EVERYONE.
Bradford Wilkins 7 years ago
Where's the rest of the story???? I'm so sick of these Facebook traps. Nothing but a tease and a lot of creepy ads for crappie stuff. I wish I could block them all.
Grace Childs 7 years ago
Get a grip people. I bet you believe the one about the forecourt stalker too eh? Try some Grimms for proper fairy stories (or Snopes)
Timothy D. 7 years ago
and this, my friends, is why so many people think american schools are failing, since when is it okay for sexual assault to be second to punching someone?
Janet Davis 7 years ago
These kids seem pretty young, by all means punch the kid for doing it...but calling it sexual assault is a stretch.
Amanda McDonnell 7 years ago
Totally made up story. Also schools would take the boy's actions very seriously. Why make up this drivel?
Birgit Schmidt 7 years ago
This is a typical overreaction! What had happend? A male (young and interested) started very unsensible a flirt! That`s the way of life between boys and girls! And they would handle this WITHOUT any adults! I hate this overcorrect actions! Do you really think we would handle it the same way in France? NO WAY! The boy got the reaction through the girls hand and done! That`s it!
cassiopeia5198 7 years ago
I hope you are not implying that someone should wait for harassment to become assault, before reacting.
Load More Replies... Aunt Messy 7 years ago
Show us on the doll where it hurts you that you're not allowed to hurt women.
Load More Replies... cassiopeia5198 7 years ago
Yeah coz the police would be so interested in listening to a high school girl complain about something that was considered 'routine' even by the school authorities. And exactly what "f****d up education" did the boy have for being the "aggressor"? As I see it, just reading a random story on the internet angered you enough to post a hate comment on it instead of "walking away". And yet you expect someone who is being harassed again and again, to walk away from the situation.
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