• Flying Squid
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    4110 months ago

    My daughter got bullied by other kids for being a furry because she likes leather chokers and they were saying she was wearing a dog collar.

    Considering how much school administrations support bullies (while claiming to be anti-bullying), I’m glad we weren’t in Oklahoma.

    We had to take her out of school due to all of the bullying anyway, but that would have made it even worse.

    • @aidan
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      1710 months ago

      School administrations often are the bullies.

      • @Globeparasite
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        410 months ago

        but the fun stuff is that they manage to beccome the bullies not out of will but because of their sheer lack of competence and backbone

      • @CptEnder
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        310 months ago

        HR for children

    • AgentOrangesicle
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      110 months ago

      My boyfriend used to wrap his collar twice around his wrist and wear it as a bracelet. I’ve taken to it myself and it seems like a great way to let your freak flag fly while not pushing social boundaries too hard.

      • Flying Squid
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        210 months ago

        That was her way of doing that. Now that she’s no longer in that school, she wears a spiked collar and a leather punk jacket as part of her wardrobe. She was pretty much the only kid in her school listening to the Ramones.

    • @aidan
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      -1610 months ago

      Also, iirc didn’t you disagree with me about students having the option to opt out a schooling several months ago?

        • @aidan
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          110 months ago

          Lol, not like I’m stalking them, I just remembered it, it seemed contradictory

      • Flying Squid
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        1010 months ago

        We didn’t opt out of schooling. The online school is a state program paid for with taxes like any other state school. No tuition is charged.

        • @aidan
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          -510 months ago

          I’d like to clarify, I never made an argument for private schools (I don’t think). I just made an argument against trapping students in mandatory public schools. I agree online state school is a massive step forwards but also giving that option recognizes that trapping kids where they don’t want to be isn’t a good thing. Even if it exposes them to something adults think is important, like a social environment of their peers.

          • Kogasa
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            1610 months ago

            Can’t wait to see the rest of this conversation in several more months

            • Flying Squid
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              110 months ago

              I don’t even remember that conversation. I just wanted to clarify that we didn’t opt out of schooling because that would be terrible parenting.

        • @aidan
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          110 months ago

          ? I’m reading, and remember their name?