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School punishes courageous teen for trying to stop bullying | Revolution Now!

School punishes courageous teen for trying to stop bullying

Submitted by Freedomman on Wed, 06/20/2012 - 21:56

LAKE COUNTY, Florida (PNN) - June 10, 2012 - A Umatilla High School senior says she was punished for standing up to students on a school bus who were bullying a mentally challenged teen.

"Just because she doesn't understand doesn't mean that should be happening to her," said senior Stormy Rich.

According to the 18-year old, she witnessed the girl getting bullied on the bus for months and complained to school officials for weeks.

"They would be mean to her, tell her she couldn't sit on certain spots on the bus," Rich said. "They were giving her food that they put in their mouths. I actually had to tell her to spit it out because she didn't understand."

But the thug school officials did nothing.

"When the school didn't do anything, I told the girls if the school didn't do anything, I was going to do something," she said.

According to Rich, that's what got her in trouble with Lake County Public and now she is no longer able allowed on that middle-school bus, which she was allowed to ride as a high school senior due to her out of the ordinary school schedule.

A Lake County Schools spokesman who refused to be identified said Friday they removed Rich from the bus because she displayed bullying behavior and two wrongs don't make a right.

The cowardly unnamed spokesman also said the mentally challenged girl never complained about bullying.

"What kid that's being bullied goes and tells somebody?" Rich argued. "They want to have friends."

Rich said she was following school policy by reporting the bullying and should not face any repercussions even though she took matters into her own hands.

"I never want this to happen to anybody, I mean, I know we can't save the whole world, but, at least we could try to help the people who go to Umatilla," said the courageous young woman.