Bullying taken a frightening twist

daisiegg

Why is your daughter's friend saying she didn't see anything?

Spamtastic

I'm sorry to hear of your troubles OP. Have you thought about involving your Police and Crime Commissioner about the poor police response?

j.e.j.

daisiegg wrote: »

Why is your daughter's friend saying she didn't see anything?

Yes, you find out who your friends are in situations like this. :mad: Sounds like OP's daughter has found this out the hard way.

dori2o wrote: »

One thing is for certain, facebook, twitter, any other social media is banned on our PC/laptops. Even with supervision we can't ensure the bullying won't start again.

dori2o wrote: »

We've had too much trouble with facebook so it's best to stop it.

Amen to that. It's completely unsuitable for teenagers and children.

It's bad enough even with adult users, getting into spats and causing trouble for friends/ex-friends, etc. Not to mention the strife it causes at work when the boss finds out someone's been slating the company on FaceBook :rotfl:

Just because 'everybody else' does FaceBook doesn't mean you have to.

scooby088

daisiegg wrote: »

Why is your daughter's friend saying she didn't see anything?

I would think the friend is too scared in case they also get threatened or similar happens to them. And in those actions goes to show how much of a friend they were.

bitemebankers

scooby088 wrote: »

I would think the friend is too scared in case they also get threatened or similar happens to them. And in those actions goes to show how much of a friend they were.

A bit harsh. Given that the school and the police seem intent on doing bollock-all, I'm not completely surprised the friend is reluctant to get involve.

hazyjo

I'm guessing it may be the friend's parents rather than the girl herself. I can understand their concern, but it's misplaced. Needs sorting, and, if it's not the parents, a word with them (and/or police) will soon have her telling them truth (hopefully!).

Jx

bitemebankers

hazyjo wrote: »

I can understand their concern, but it's misplaced.

Is it? One kid has been threatened with a knife, online and in person. Said perp has been found with a knife on them. And the police are refusing to act. Hardly misplaced concern.

angelsmomma

Dovah_diva wrote: »

Are you actually educating your child though? Besides, as you'll see when you bother to read the thread, this is not an option for the OP. I actually think that 'home schooling' children is used as an answer for too often and people who are not actually qualified are screwing up their children's chances of a future by home educating without considering exactly what it entails.

OP - how does your daughter feel about being removed from the school and moved to another one? Is she in agreement? I appreciate your need for urgent action, but have you discussed any of your plans with her? I ask because sometimes, in the heat of 'sorting it out' you can overlook the needs and feelings of the one person who matters in all this.

What you actually think is not backed up by research though it is just your opinion. Do you work in a school?

j.e.j.

In my experience the Police only ever act if 1) they think they'll get a conviction or 2) they think there'll be consequences for them if they don't (eg if something's a high-profile case)

In this case they know a conviction would be very unlikely, especially given that the "friend" is no longer prepared to say she witnessed it. Add to that the fact that a teenage boy is very unlikely to get any form of punishment whatsoever, mainly due to his age, and hence they can't be bothered to do the paperwork.

Welcome to 2013 Britain.

scooby088

bitemebankers wrote: »

A bit harsh. Given that the school and the police seem intent on doing bollock-all, I'm not completely surprised the friend is reluctant to get involve.

Maybe harsh but it also gives the OP's daughter a lesson in life and human nature.