Dear Dr. Cherrye: My son has the right to remain
inside the school.
By: Cherrye S.
Vasquez, Ph.D.
Q & A
DEAR DR. CHERRYE:
My son decided not to take part in the national school
walk-out on gun safety because he strongly up-holds the Second Amendment and
the Right to Bear Arms. Due to his stance, he was severely bullied and taunted at
school for non-participation in the walk-out. I feel that the students
involved in the bullying incident got by with a ‘slap on the hand’ by school/district
officials, and this may happen again in similar incidents.
I am both frustrated and shocked about this entire incident.
-------- Frustrated and Shocked
DEAR FRUSTRATED AND SHOCKED:
Your son had every right to his decision of non-participation
in the national school walk-out. Children must be taught that every person has
a right to their own opinions regarding matters, and hot topics we face, and
just because someone does not agree with another’s ideals doesn’t give them the
right to bully, taunt or coerce.
Administrators both at the local and district level should
be contacted immediately, along with the parents of the perpetrators, to
discuss this serious matter. I’d also
recommend school officials spend time addressing matters such as these via
Mandatory School Open Forums and making all students, along with their parents
aware of a Zero Tolerance Policy moving forward.
OPEN FOR COMMENTS
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