tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post8606915042383783154..comments2024-03-28T07:49:04.960+00:00Comments on nickhereandnow: Bullying condonednickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-91920922166482132272009-09-28T17:21:44.074+01:002009-09-28T17:21:44.074+01:00www - How predictable that like many others your d...www - How predictable that like many others your daughter was the one who was penalised. You're right, it makes us think twice about reporting wrongdoing. It starts to seem safer "not to get involved".Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-41132051890068466982009-09-28T15:19:55.104+01:002009-09-28T15:19:55.104+01:00Oh this hit home Nick, several years ago my daught...Oh this hit home Nick, several years ago my daughter reported the continual verbal hazing of a gay student and was punished herself, not as directly as this poor woman but indirectly so that she had to leave the institution.<br />It really makes one question doing the right thing, doesn't it?<br />I am appalled, but not surprised, at the treatment of this whistle blower.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-90586276761529687902009-09-27T09:48:13.594+01:002009-09-27T09:48:13.594+01:00Cinnamon - Exactly, any responsible head would hav...Cinnamon - Exactly, any responsible head would have told the parents precisely what had happened and what she was doing to stop it happening again.<br /><br />Quicky - Yes, what action has been taken against the bullies? None at all as far as I know.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-89253748188035224692009-09-27T08:16:12.845+01:002009-09-27T08:16:12.845+01:00That's ludicrous. I hope she succeeds and sue...That's ludicrous. I hope she succeeds and sues them for a fortune. The kids need to be taken to task aswellPaddy in BA (Quickroute)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12748161252400814925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-64843191974495946492009-09-27T01:12:01.364+01:002009-09-27T01:12:01.364+01:00Our local school has zero tolerance on bullying. I...Our local school has zero tolerance on bullying. I can't understand this school's actions- surely the head would have been on the phone straight away to the parents? Sounds like a case of poor leadership in the school.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-56150478621074786612009-09-26T08:52:04.164+01:002009-09-26T08:52:04.164+01:00Gayé - Yes, good for him putting his hand in his p...Gayé - Yes, good for him putting his hand in his pocket. The cost of fighting the case must have been quite daunting. Probably the school was hoping the expense would shut her up.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-63647021302328383042009-09-25T22:53:18.852+01:002009-09-25T22:53:18.852+01:00Punishment for doing the right thing? It's sic...Punishment for doing the right thing? It's sick. But big kudos to the businessman who is supporting her case financially. I am glad that even in the face of madness there are people who put their hand up to come forward and help, to do the right thing. <br />Geez.Gayé Terziogluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13429669176156091603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-74731588576838962002009-09-25T17:10:12.158+01:002009-09-25T17:10:12.158+01:00Ramana - Suicide following severe bullying happens...Ramana - Suicide following severe bullying happens in Britain occasionally. Too many organisations seem to regard bullying as either harmless or character-building.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-45358318255451982162009-09-25T16:27:18.915+01:002009-09-25T16:27:18.915+01:00Students have been committing suicide here followi...Students have been committing suicide here following ragging in our college hostels. Very stringent laws have been enacted but these things happen and predictably, till it becomes too late, exactly the same reaction from the institution's management takes place here too. There is however a growing movement of parents and lawyers coming together to make punishment tougher and one hopes that the low life will finally get the message.Rummusernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-8404412566389167882009-09-25T09:29:53.790+01:002009-09-25T09:29:53.790+01:00Conor - Sending out the wrong message indeed. Don&...Conor - Sending out the wrong message indeed. Don't dare to report child abuse or you'll be sacked....Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-24905862883291297302009-09-25T08:53:35.436+01:002009-09-25T08:53:35.436+01:00that is so ridiculous. Talk about sending out the ...that is so ridiculous. Talk about sending out the wrong message. Good on her for continuing her battle - that takes guts!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-62977952091503712372009-09-25T08:45:29.308+01:002009-09-25T08:45:29.308+01:00Thrifty - The bullies should have been suspended, ...Thrifty - The bullies should have been suspended, but more to the point they should have been seen and stopped before it got nasty. Unfortunately you're right about a lot of kids thinking suspension is just a bit of a laugh. A more effective sanction is needed.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-59164894136333079072009-09-25T08:41:10.752+01:002009-09-25T08:41:10.752+01:00Baino - She loved her job, which she'd been do...Baino - She loved her job, which she'd been doing for 7½ years. But given all the bad feeling being created, she'd probably be better off moving elsewhere. I don't think we have playground monitors in the UK (someone correct me if I'm wrong) but school staff usually supervise play breaks. This incident was reported but the details were being deliberately concealed.<br /><br />Leah - We don't have mandated reporting here, though it sounds like an excellent system. I'm sure a lot of incidents either go unreported or are hushed-up. Obviously if incidents are not reported, they can easily happen again.<br /><br />Heart - I'm sure a Carol Hill support group will be set up very soon, as this case is getting a lot of publicity. I hope she receives a very large settlement as she has been treated appallingly. She would probably refuse a special place in Heaven as she was just doing her job!Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-66559772884903150042009-09-25T08:38:01.457+01:002009-09-25T08:38:01.457+01:00That's a disgrace. The perpetrators should hav...That's a disgrace. The perpetrators should have been suspended. Mind you, that came up lately in conversation, kids seem to get suspended regularly these days, and think little of it. Christ we would have been terrified of being suspended when I was in school.Thriftcriminalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05067935732217300979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-87145673788683607402009-09-25T03:38:29.990+01:002009-09-25T03:38:29.990+01:00Apparently, "Lord of the Flies" is the ...Apparently, "Lord of the Flies" is the administration's guide to setting policy.<br /><br />I hope there are people helping Mrs. Hill with her no-doubt huge legal fees and that she will ultimately receive a large enough settlement that she won't have to deal with such managerial stupidity ever again because a special place in Heaven is simply not good enough for her.heartinsanfranciscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07535397382991383931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-78026256959300973402009-09-24T22:08:17.138+01:002009-09-24T22:08:17.138+01:00What an awful awful story. Is there such a thing ...What an awful awful story. Is there such a thing as mandated reporting over there? There is here, and in fact the law says that adults-in-charge are obligated to report such things.Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14061893047279652658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-49329084913536716442009-09-24T22:02:05.380+01:002009-09-24T22:02:05.380+01:00I don't know why she'd want to go back the...I don't know why she'd want to go back there frankly other than to vindicate herself. She did the right thing. Where the hell were the playground monitors, that's not just bullying it's torture. Terrible thing to happen to a little girl.Bainohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156193098088048637noreply@blogger.com