their behavior will continue regardless of whatever band-aid-on-a-bullet-wound legislation gets passed.
Yeah, I don't know what would've stopped any of the sort of bullying I put up with as a kid. I came to the conclusion a while ago that the actual purpose of group schooling, as opposed to home schooling, is to impress upon a child the understanding that people are cruel fuckwits[*], which happens to be a very good lesson to take into the workplace.
. but now that I think on it, couldn't a teacher or student with a "serious religious/moral conviction" against bullying use that to their advantage?
It could be applied in all kinds of interesting ways! However, IMO it was pretty obvious that the intent of that wording was to not cover GLBT kids, which alone is a reason to kill that version of the bill.
* Yes, some learn that part at home, but the lessons are different and often not as applicable to professional life.
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Date: 2011-12-04 10:33 pm (UTC)Yeah, I don't know what would've stopped any of the sort of bullying I put up with as a kid. I came to the conclusion a while ago that the actual purpose of group schooling, as opposed to home schooling, is to impress upon a child the understanding that people are cruel fuckwits[*], which happens to be a very good lesson to take into the workplace.
. but now that I think on it, couldn't a teacher or student with a "serious religious/moral conviction" against bullying use that to their advantage?
It could be applied in all kinds of interesting ways! However, IMO it was pretty obvious that the intent of that wording was to not cover GLBT kids, which alone is a reason to kill that version of the bill.
* Yes, some learn that part at home, but the lessons are different and often not as applicable to professional life.