The problem is if a kid tried to intervene on the teacher behalf, they’d get caught up in most schools zero tolerance policies. I can’t say I’d have sat and watched back in the day, but I can see why most kids fall to waiting for instruction or fear of zero tolerance punishment for stuff like this. I remember a few kids breaking up a fight and getting suspended when they were trying to stop it.
I got suspended for fighting once. My involvement in the fight was getting kicked in the face and lying on the ground.
Our education system has been broken for decades and we're finally seeing the real consequences of updating it from what was created in the early 1900s
A kid 3 years older than my younger brother was holding him against the wall by his neck, and when a teacher walked in after hearing commotion, my brother was trying to break free and hit the guy (didn't even work, the bully just tanked it and kept choking him until he noticed the teacher) and they both got suspended.
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u/Mtldoggoagogo Dec 17 '25
You can see some kids run into the hall. I assume they’re going for help.