http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/435857/If-a-student-is-being-bullied-and-says-leave-me-alone-or-I-will-kill-you-should-they-be-arrested Or should the principal handling the situation parents, teachers get to to bottom of the situation and try to resolve it. or Should the principal call the police based on the statment that was said when the incident happened and should the victim ( the one being bullied )be punished? GreatSchools en-us idonia I have a son who was bullied. The school was informed many times. I got the same answer each time "We don't tolerate bullying". The fact was, they did. Saying ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/435857/If-a-student-is-being-bullied-and-says-leave-me-alone-or-I-will-kill-you-should-they-be-arrested?cpage=1#comment_550696 5100.550696 Wed, 05 Aug 2009 10:51:58 -0700 MommaElaine I do not think the child should be arrested...intervention or counseling would probably be beneficial for the student at this point....It seems to me the child may have been frustrated ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/435857/If-a-student-is-being-bullied-and-says-leave-me-alone-or-I-will-kill-you-should-they-be-arrested?cpage=1#comment_452893 5100.452893 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 08:48:54 -0700 JoeBruzzese Interesting topic as I just spoke with a parent this past month whose child had been bullied both in person and over the internet in what has now been termed, ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/435857/If-a-student-is-being-bullied-and-says-leave-me-alone-or-I-will-kill-you-should-they-be-arrested?cpage=1#comment_441079 5100.441079 Fri, 05 Jun 2009 03:25:52 -0700 TeacherParent In these times in which we live, the words "I will kill you" Cannot be said. No matter what the circumstance - those words even from a child's mouth are ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/435857/If-a-student-is-being-bullied-and-says-leave-me-alone-or-I-will-kill-you-should-they-be-arrested?cpage=1#comment_436224 5100.436224 Thu, 28 May 2009 20:49:51 -0700 Child_Of_Ra Thank you. I don't always say things correctly, but this time I didn't mince my words. :-) http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/435857/If-a-student-is-being-bullied-and-says-leave-me-alone-or-I-will-kill-you-should-they-be-arrested?cpage=1#comment_436038 5100.436038 Thu, 28 May 2009 16:28:10 -0700 buckaroo Child of Ra,That's what I meant to say... If i was articulate!Well said! http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/435857/If-a-student-is-being-bullied-and-says-leave-me-alone-or-I-will-kill-you-should-they-be-arrested?cpage=2#comment_435979 5100.435979 Thu, 28 May 2009 15:24:09 -0700 MSMomm Well put, Child_Of_Ra. http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/435857/If-a-student-is-being-bullied-and-says-leave-me-alone-or-I-will-kill-you-should-they-be-arrested?cpage=2#comment_435950 5100.435950 Thu, 28 May 2009 14:50:37 -0700 Child_Of_Ra This is a situation where punishing the victim is like treating a symptom... the cause of the problem is still an issue. The bully still needs to be dealt with.Normally, ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/435857/If-a-student-is-being-bullied-and-says-leave-me-alone-or-I-will-kill-you-should-they-be-arrested?cpage=2#comment_435888 5100.435888 Thu, 28 May 2009 13:32:09 -0700 buckaroo But yes... the bullies are the ones that should be punished. Not the victim. (JMHO) http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/435857/If-a-student-is-being-bullied-and-says-leave-me-alone-or-I-will-kill-you-should-they-be-arrested?cpage=2#comment_435872 5100.435872 Thu, 28 May 2009 13:15:14 -0700 buckaroo I'm definately ne expert, but it sounds like the principal is avoiding the bullying problem. If the bullying is resolved, then obviously the victim' wouldn't have to resort to such ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/435857/If-a-student-is-being-bullied-and-says-leave-me-alone-or-I-will-kill-you-should-they-be-arrested?cpage=2#comment_435871 5100.435871 Thu, 28 May 2009 13:14:32 -0700