re: #2 thecommodore

You have go to be joking. The teachers? Sure they’re imperfect, but most their inaction is a direct result of orders and policy from management - nothing to do with their own attitudes. No way do 99.9999% of teachers allow bullying simply to be liked. That’s utter, utter nonsense. And remember, this is Canada - not America. Teachers are able to combat bullying far more than American teachers are, who in many states are restricted because of ‘religious freedom’ and the pro-conformity attitudes of the community. It’s very different in Canada.
No way can teachers be even slightly blamed. This is about parents, and about society. For example, the right wing have been aggressively reacting to anti-bullying programs by telling their kids that they should be doing it, and by carving out religious exemptions. Apparently it’s just another way to glorify ‘god’.
But teachers?
Sheesh!
That seems more a gut reaction than an informed one, I must say.

Sorry if I seem to aggressive, but I’m so sick and tired of this anti-teacher culture which is primarily based on the lies of corporations profiting from ‘reform’, the manipulation of the population by right wing politicians, and parents who think that they have no responsibility for the behavior and education of their kids. The aggressive and very effective demonization of teachers is disgusting. And built entirely on lies and greed.