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And teacher are sometimes legit bullies.

dvtrn 6y ago
Short version of a long tale: this is sad but true in some cases. I had to go with my sister as backup after her kid came home in tears because a teacher called the child "ugly" and said "I don't want to look at your face". Whether or not they said it we'll never know, only going off of what her kid told us and said teacher denying it, but the teacher was fired months later after an investigation launched from other poor behavior on their part-reported to the school by several other parents, so there's weight to the kid's claims.
giardini 6y ago
What do you mean by "legit bullies"? That is, do you mean -"teachers sometimes bully students." or - "teachers are allowed to bully students." or - something else.
- adamnemecek 6y ago
  The first.
  - giardini 6y ago
    OK. No doubt. I am glad you brought this up. I've never been bullied by a peer or near-peer. That is, I was never in a situation that I could not handle. In my entire life I've only seen one case where another child was bullied by older boys and I knew that was bad. BUT when you mentioned teachers, I thought of a middle-and-high school teacher/coach who held a grudge for reasons unknown. In response I skated by in his freshman biology class and, in general, wouldn't give him the time of day. So yes, teachers can indeed act like bullies. But I think most people don't think of bullying per se as being something teachers or other authority figures do but instead something that one's peers or near-age peers do.
    - zepto 6y ago
      That’s true because of how school bullying is typically defined. But of course if coaches etc get away with it, they are setting an example that some students will follow. This is one of several ways in which school causes bullying.
WarOnPrivacy 6y ago
Yes but they're few (source: 5 kids, 1 district). The worst example I can think of is one teacher who's poor judgment resulted in decisions that were indistinguishable from abuse.

Short version of a long tale: this is sad but true in some cases. I had to go with my sister as backup after her kid came home in tears because a teacher called the child "ugly" and said "I don't want to look at your face". Whether or not they said it we'll never know, only going off of what her kid told us and said teacher denying it, but the teacher was fired months later after an investigation launched from other poor behavior on their part-reported to the school by several other parents, so there's weight to the kid's claims.

giardini 6y ago

What do you mean by "legit bullies"? That is, do you mean -"teachers sometimes bully students." or - "teachers are allowed to bully students." or - something else.

adamnemecek 6y ago
The first.
- giardini 6y ago
  OK. No doubt. I am glad you brought this up. I've never been bullied by a peer or near-peer. That is, I was never in a situation that I could not handle. In my entire life I've only seen one case where another child was bullied by older boys and I knew that was bad. BUT when you mentioned teachers, I thought of a middle-and-high school teacher/coach who held a grudge for reasons unknown. In response I skated by in his freshman biology class and, in general, wouldn't give him the time of day. So yes, teachers can indeed act like bullies. But I think most people don't think of bullying per se as being something teachers or other authority figures do but instead something that one's peers or near-age peers do.
  - zepto 6y ago
    That’s true because of how school bullying is typically defined. But of course if coaches etc get away with it, they are setting an example that some students will follow. This is one of several ways in which school causes bullying.

WarOnPrivacy 6y ago

Yes but they're few (source: 5 kids, 1 district). The worst example I can think of is one teacher who's poor judgment resulted in decisions that were indistinguishable from abuse.