Bullying starts in school, continues on Facebook


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Reported by: Jason Calder
Updated: 2/10 5:47 pm Published: 2/10 4:41 pm


Bullying spilling over from school hallways onto Facebook. Parents at a Broken Arrow Middle School say it happened this week and something needs to be done.

Amie didn't show up to class on Friday. Her parents said it's because they want answers after their daughter was hit by surprise, in the head, by a bully.

They say the school hasn't done anything about it. They're even more upset that anybody can look at these facebook comments.

Amie said the trouble started Thursday morning between classes.

She said, "She swung around a pole and hit me."

Amie was hit from behind, by a girl she said has bullied her in the past.

Amie said, "One of the girls who saw it walked me down to talk to Mr. Lewis to tell him what happened."

Stormy Little, Amie's concerned mother, said, "I get on the phone with Mr. Lewis and he said Amie did a good job, made him proud. She did exactly what he wanted her to do and I said 'well what do you mean?'"

Upset that the school didn't call her first, Stormy went to the school to get more answers.

Stormy said, "We have dealt with this situation for going on two years. Enough is enough."

The bullying didn't stop with the punch. By Thursday afternoon, the girl admitted punching Amie in a post on her Facebook page, which is open to the public, and followed that up with comments we can't show you on TV.

Stormy said, "There was a facebook comment asking 'Who seen my fight' and there were kids basically telling her she didn't do it good enough. What happens next?'

Stormy said the school told her the student would probably get a couple of days of on campus suspension.

She added, "That's not satisfiable. It's not acceptable. A student was assaulted on school campus."

We spoke with other parents who've also had issues with this alleged bully. They said they've even looked at possibly moving their kids to another school. We also spoke with the school district about social networking policies. They said they don't have any in place but they're looking at implementing some soon.

Broken Arrow School officials wouldn't comment about this incident except to say they were still investigating it. A police report was filed.

So what can you do if your child is being bullied? First, you should notify the school and if something is happening on Facebook, you should find out if your school district has a policy in place and report the page to Facebook. Click here for more information about Facebook's policies.


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Quinnsmith - 2/15/2012 9:00 PM
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In parenthood the thing that we would not want in our child to experience, is to be bullied. And unfortunately, these cases nowadays were very visible especially in school. Thus, I was searching sites that will help me know what to do about bullying issues and an Apps that can guard my loved ones in case of any emergencies. Then I found this link http://www.tsue-thatswhatshesaid.com/2011/09/keeping-your-child-safe-supporting.html that talks about securing every family in modern way. You can also check that link for your own good.

Tree1974 - 2/13/2012 3:36 PM
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Yes the little girls where still riding the bus last week.

Tree1974 - 2/13/2012 3:34 PM
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I have a son that goes to this school. He to is getting bullied at school and on the bus. I wish I could get him out of this middle school too. So this is what happened to my son. On Feb. 3 he was getting on the bus and two little girls spit on him and yes my son spit back on one of them. Which he got an ear full from me. Then a few minutes later one of the girls started to punch him, NO he didn't hit her back. The bus driver stopped the bus and made her go to the front. Then a few boys started saying thing like he is a F@#$%#$@ P@#$% and calling him gay with some other things. So I called the bus barn that day. I did talk to someone about it and they were going to pull the tape and look at it. While they still have not called back. And the kids on the bus started calling him a F P at school and saying you to scared to ride the bus cause I only let him ride the bus to school one day. As a parent I think Rachel Challenge... Ha!! Broken Arrow.. It's time that you step up and follow through with rules... Oh and there are older kids that push him around at school and when you talk to Mr. Lewis he sounds like he is going to protect our kids... I'm sick of my son coming home and crying and not wanting to go to school!!!

Jolie - 2/11/2012 10:14 AM
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File a police report. And if necessary, file a civil lawsuit against the school administrators and the girl's parents. This is a serious problem and needs to be addressed immediately each and every time bullying and assualts occur in our schools. Every kid has the right to attend school and be protected from abuse and physical assaults.

kraziekc - 2/11/2012 12:09 AM
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I have to say I agree with sadieokie.. If someone came up to you at the store and just decided to hit you for WHATEVER reason then there would be charges filed for assualt and battery, why should it be different in school.. It only gets worse for these children.. It amazes me how someone can get arrested for posting something on facebook that the authorities don't like but for her to post how she just hit this girl and proud of it and absolutely NOTHING is being done is extremely shocking.. I wonder if it was the Govenors child or Presidents daughter how quikly there would be something done.. NO ONE deserves to be hit PERIOD!!! Its also shocking that if the student skips school or doesn't attend the parents go to jail.. make her clean the property after school, run the track and do some push ups, or be a door greeter and have the principal walk her to every student and be forced to be nice to everyone.. we don't need spanking or swatts back in the school system.. we need to get them where it really hurts.. they want to be mean to everyone make them be nice to everyone.. the proof is there and this isn't the first time this bully has struck.. something needs to be done and its a bunch of bull when they say they can't give her anything other then a detention

MrMike - 2/10/2012 10:54 PM
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Bullying is a very hot topic in the media today, and the negative affects of it are numerous.  An estimated 160,000 students refuse to go to school every day because of bullying, and students who are bullied often experience depression, poor grades, and low self esteem.  To help get this new year started off on a more positive note, I have put together an anti-bullying assembly called "The STOP Bullying Show".  Based out of Orlando, Florida, this 45-minute presentation raises the awareness of bullying in a fun and interactive way; while teaching students very specific things they can do to help put a stop to it.  Highlights of the show can be seen here... http://youtu.be/2qAvD01RD9E http://www.StopBullyingShow.com

Inuyasha2005 - 2/10/2012 10:52 PM
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They not only need to go after the girl that POSTED it on facebook.... but as well as the idiots that were commenting on her post about not hitting the girl harder. They really need to ban social media at the schools. No one should be on there while doing school work anyway. I hate hearing about kids getting bullied. It makes me so angry that kids are that stupid and mean to each other.

shaylyn33 - 2/10/2012 9:32 PM
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i go to school with amie i am another one of these same bullies victims. I went home and cried and vowed to never return to school. When i got home I was hysterically crying and my mom wanted to put me in home school. Amie your strong just keep your head up girl i love you. You rock. You're gonna make it. Patience also wanted to let you know that you're really brave and did the right thing, and she's angry and wants to stand up to harleigh.By the way this is Shaylyn and you are like my best friend. I promise that things are going to get better for us. Somehow we are going to it to stop. The kids that are harrasing you on facebook will go away. Just keep your head up and day it will blow by and people will just forget about the whole rumor thing trust me i know. People really can be cruel but i hope that stops. If not me, you, Patiencee, and your mom are going to have a nice chat with the school. Or should i say not so nice. You got so many people that love you. I cried when i heard that was going on. It was terrible. I remember hugging you in the nurses office and telling you everything was going to be ok. Your a true inspiration to me. You stood up to her and now things are going to be done promise.

watchdog11 - 2/10/2012 8:21 PM
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Parents need to stop letting their kids on Facebook, it is crap, and full of child porn including bondage and sick stuff like that, second, parents should start keeping a running log of these assaults and see if the bullies in each case have anything in common such as race, religion,ethnicity, parents who work in the school, maybe someone who is favored because of social position or sports ability, there is a reason these kids aren't being dealt with, someone just needs to look into it the right way, if it was my kid, I would already have a running log of my childs school and the incidents involving bullies like this one, do a little detective work....then confront the school with proof, if they don't do anything, take your proof to the public.

sadieokie - 2/10/2012 5:58 PM
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I have had this same experience within the Owasso School district. It is astounding to me that assault is tolerated - Owasso has police officers posted at the school and they refused to file a charge even though I requested that assault charges be filed against the child that hit my daughter with absolutely no provocation. Even if there had been verbal provocation (which was never indicated) it still does not make physical assault acceptable. I had to take my daughter to the minor emergency room and the other child got 2 days inhouse suspension - which amounts to glorified dentention. I asked the principle if this behavior would be tolerated if it happened in the workplace - he knows very well if a coworker hit another person at work they would not only be terminated but more than likely be facing charges. ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTING.
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