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- Wow...this principal sounds like a complete moron. Seriously? telling him to "tone it done".. He never said he was out of dress code. This guy must be homophobic. This is just wrong.. 1. It's not a real gun. 2. It was for self defense. 3. He shouldn't be judged by wearing feminine clothing. He'll be judged by other kids, but when that happens..that's when you take action on THOSE kids.. not the victim.
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- If the boy was wearing fishnets and a mini skirt its an issue but if HE was following the dress code (yes the female parts like no short skirts or shirts that shot the ladies) then he had the right to dress that way. Take the blame off the bullies and place it on the bullied...sounds about like most of the systems in america.
I don't blame the mom for doing it...and what actions are being taken against the 6 kids who cornered and threatened him? Frankly I think he did the mature thing by not giving one of them a good jolt to the family jewels...I probably would have - Reply to this comment
- Schools are responsible for keeping students safe. Kids will be kids is no excuse for bullying. Here's a petition urging the district to reprimand the principal for excusing the bullies, blaming the victim and not protecting students at his school. - http://www.change.org/petitions/dr-eugene-white-superintendent-indianapolis-public-schools-ips-principal-larry-yarrell-should-be-terminated-for-condoning-bullying#
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- So....instead of going after the bullies that were tormenting this kid, the school's solution was to tell the kid being bullied to make himself less of a target ? Gee...I wonder what kind of message that sends ?
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- This is an obvious case of the parent failing the child. She should not allow him to wear her clothes to school. The school is not a Fashion School. I'm sure the bully just wanted to know what kind of underwear his mom wears. Sure, the mother is clueless on how to raise a boy.
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- [According to CBS Cleveland, 17-year-old Darnell Young, who is openly gay at Arsenal Technical High School in Indianapolis ...]
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so ... a school named 'arsenal' has a policy against guns in the classroom? - Reply to this comment
- "If you wear female apparel, then kids are kids and they're going to say whatever it is that they want to say," Yarrell told CNN. "Because you want to be different and because you choose to wear female apparel, it may happen. In the idealistic society, it shouldn't matter. People should be able to wear what they want to wear."
I suppose Principal Yarrell tells female students that if they wear low-cut shirts, "it may happen" that they are raped. He is blaming the victim, and if there is any justice, he will soon be looking for a job, and be replaced by someone capable of fulfilling the school's duty to its students. - Reply to this comment
- This is an obvious case of the school failing a child, and then shocked when it turns bad. The bullies were reported, but the school decided that it was not that important. With all the incidents in the past few years, how come it is the people in charge of schools that do not understand that bullying cannot be tolerated. Some times it is called hazing, kids being kids, or an isolated incident, but the one thing obvious, schools are still allowing bullys to run the school and torture others.
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- I wish the reporter had had Mrs. Grimes outline exactly what actions she had taken previously - "when she has done everything that she felt she was supposed to do ... at the school?" the boy's mother, Chelisa Grimes, told CNN. "I did feel like there was nothing else left for me to do, but protect my child." Or asked the clueless Mr. Yarell what actions he had taken to protect Mr. Young - or any independent student.
Ironic that the school's name is Arsenal Tech. - Reply to this comment
- That's the system in America. People can harass and bully a person into going over the top in their response because of getting no help, then they are blamed for whatever incident that occurs. Victims are easier to blame and punish than wrongdoers.
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