What to do about a school that dosn't punish bullies?
Well, there's this one group of bullies in particular that has been bullying me for 2 years now. I have told the school multiple times, nothing is ever done. This is mainly because most of them are sports reps, who represent the school in sport, therefore the school wants to keep them at the school. As a result, these bullies can get away with almost anything with a slap on the wrist and nothing else. The main bully in the group has developed an ego problem because of it, and treats me like dirt whenever we are in the same room. He is almost uncontrollable by teachers, he is very defiant, so his behavior is nearly impossible to stop. What can I do, considering the school don't care? This is at a private school in Australia, so American laws may not apply.
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1 :
You must join with Sauron, Gandalf.
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Take it to a higher authority than just your school, and bring up that the school authorities/officials have done nothing about it. Also, try to stay away from the person until something can be done.
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talk to the town or city police about it
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if the school wont punish bullies YOU PUNISH THEM!!! (or just sew theme i think its illegal to bully people?)
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First off, find someone that isn't so easily swayed by the fact that your bullies are 'important' because of sports. Someone like a guidance counselor for example might be able to give you advice or at least lend an ear and support. I don't know how they structure classes in Australia, but in america i would ask for my schedule to be as different as possible from these people so you could avoid all that negative. Say that you are very stressed out and can't concentrate because these individuals continue to give you such a hard time. It may be a shot in the dark, but what about confronting the main culprit and offering a truce. If that doesn't work you could always piss someone off and try out for the team! they sure won't see that coming. Good luck resolving your bully problem, hope i helped.
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i think it is a shame that your parents arent more supportive of you sweetie? i find that most schools (and private schools even more so) are very sensitive to publicity in the media where i used to live there was a school where bullying continued outside the school gates - several incidents of this. the events were along the lines of bullies way laying the victim(s) and attacking them physically on their way home from school. the schools attitude was 'outside of our premises - nothing to do with us' - that was UNTIL the stories got to the newspapers. then all of a sudden they found that they WERE able to do something about it after all.....
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fight them
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If telling teachers hasn't worked, tell your parents. Get them to write to the school. (Get them to write, not call, so there is evidence that the school has been formally notified about this). If that didn't help, I (as a parent) would start looking for a different school for you. Another alternative is to call Kids' Help Line, 1800-55-1800. I'm sure they deal with this issue all the time and will have some suggestions.
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GO to Karate or ti chi And FIGHT BACK!
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Well, as bad as it is, reality is there are also employees in the adult world who ignore bullying too. They are adults and should know and do better, but at least as an adult you have more choices. If the school won't do anything and you are stuck there, can you and your friends and the other kids who resent the bullying stick together? Bullies need power and there is power in numbers. Is this a boarding school, or do you escape them at the end of the day and can tell your folks about it? You could involve the police or media, but that is a big step. I'd say the main bully is not as indispensible as he thinks, even if he is a sporting champ. He might not be able to control his temper when he needs to one day. Hopefully things work out for you. Good luck.
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