http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/08/nyregion/swastikas-slurs-and-torment-in-towns-schools.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&

 

Basically, my old school district is being sued because of Jewish kids being bullied in school. Parents don't believe that the school is taking enough action against this, so they are suing the district.

 

My question for you is: do you believe this is the school's fault or the fault of the parents?

 

I say that the school does all it can to prevent bullying against anyone. There are anti-bullying presentations at least once a year, and they even have had Holocaust survivors come in to talk about the Holocaust. The school doesn't teach students how to bully, but yet they have to teach how to not bully. The parents need to punish their children better to prevent them from being bullies.

 

What are your thoughts on this?

Well, if the school has proof of anti-semitism from a certain individual, the school should reprimand the bully. If the behavior continues, expel the bully. A lot of the responsibility rests on the shoulders of the parents, though. If the parents know that their child is being bullied by a certain kid, then the parents should talk to the bully's parents to sort things out. Usually that will fix things, but if the parents are bullies like the kid, some "forceful negotiating" may be required.

 

I know that the Jewish have always been bullied and will continue to be in the future, but it still disgusts me how this kind of bigotry can occur.

Any forms of bullying is not good, partially the parents fault because they let it happen and partially the schools fault because they just give students a slap on the wrist and continue, problem is, kids just don't care & parents won't believe their kids are capable of bullying, moral of my story is, people are assholes.

Bullies disproportionately come from abusive families. The issue isn't that their parent's don't punish them for stuff. The issue is that they're conditioned to an environment where violence is an acceptable way to solve problems.

Can you blame parents of bullies for their kids' actions? Sure, but that doesn't release the school from its obligations to provide a good environment. The school has to do what it can with what's available, so it can't just shift responsibility.