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Originally posted by momoftwo
This is exactly why this issue will not go away. I do not understand why these girls OR their parents OR their attorneys can't see how they are being perceived by the rest of the community, and the rest of the world. What do they think is in it for them to keep in front of the cameras? They do not seem to comprehend that what they were a party to was WRONG. I've said it before, I'll say it again...this never would have gotten the exposure it has if the girls were remorseful from the start.
And I've been puzzled that no junior parents have ever raised a concern about this before. I live in a community that's about as similar to Northbrook as you can get--I don't think the social norms are that different when you cross Willow Road. I know that parents try to stay out of things to avoid embarassing their children but when health and safety issues are involved, parents usually speak up. My personal experience is that when you have a legitimate concern, the district tends to be responsive. Why this has been tolerated is beyond me.
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Momoftwo you are more than right about the whole Willow Road thing...half of the kids that go to GBN/GBS could technically go to the other school just b/c of wierd boundary lines, but anyway-
I think there's 2 reasons for why junior parents haven't done anything previously. #1) It has never ever been like this before. I'm not going to say there's never been a fistfight here or there, but what happened was usually between 2 girls and didn't involve anyone else....it's always been perceived in good fun and never violent or sadistic like this year.
#2 and most importantly) girls have gotten hurt before. My junior year, one of my friends got her nose broken. The sick/sad thing is, these girls wear their bruises as a badge of honor. 99% don't get their asses beaten, they just get roughed up. So you show up at school with the worst bruise on Monday, and you're a hardass. People are *supposed* to respect you
what can I say I was never involved in the behavior, but what I'm saying is that these girls don't go home and cry to Mom and Dad b/c they wear any scratches proudly.
Some parents know they're going to "play football" and come hom ewith a bruise, some know theyr'e going to get wasted, which the parents are fine with (and that deserves a huge
from me, lol) and some don't know anything.
Without the girls speaking out, parents don't really have anything to bring to the school.
And you are so right about the lack of remorse. It completely astonishes me that they're bitching about their college apps on NATIONAL news "Why me? Feel bad for me??" Well guess what, the people MAYBE we should feel bad for (those who weren't violent but still participated) quietly took their expulsions and are doing the time...the people we should definitely feel bad for are the ones making the Respect pins and passing them out at Sunset Foods. The ones who are being grouped with the animals and having their name tarnished. The ones organizing the "healing rallys" at synagogues and churches. I feel bad for the community, and its b/c they had nothing to do with it. Jesus, just FAKE an apology or some type of feeelings, ANY type of feelings, and maybe this will all start to fade.