Read the full story here Web Link posted Monday, November 18, 2013, 5:12 PM
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SRVUSD investigates student fight caught on video
Original post made on Nov 19, 2013
Read the full story here Web Link posted Monday, November 18, 2013, 5:12 PM
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a resident of Danville
on Nov 19, 2013 at 7:03 am
A sad commentary on the lack of ethics and morals that shows itself in certain sections and groups of today's youth. It is not all of the kids just a misguided minority that lack parental guidance and structure in their lives.
a resident of Danville
on Nov 19, 2013 at 8:33 am
There was a link to the video in the San Ramon patch
You can even hear the laughing and commenting of the spectators. It's very low class behavior all around, and it does not belong in our community.
a resident of San Ramon
on Nov 19, 2013 at 9:50 am
I have not viewed the video, so I cannot comment, nor do I condone bullying or standing by and watching any type of abuse. What I will comment on is the ethics displayed at DVHS and the support from the Administration on bullying and "girl conflict/drama." I have first hand knowledge of how the Windemere Schools have handled these situations with a "No Tolerance" attitude from the Administrations. They Have been very proactive and supportive, with effective resolutions. Additionally I take offense to using the reference of "low class behavior," directed at DVHS, which happens to be a stellar High School, which is attributed to the families in the community, Administration, Teachers and the Student Body.
a resident of Danville
on Nov 19, 2013 at 3:18 pm
It will be interesting to see if this plays out more as a fight between more-or-less "equals", or as more of a one-sided bullying. On KTVU Ch. 2 news, the mother of one of the girls was certainly portraying it as a one-sided bullying, and there was no comment (or air-time) from the parent(s) of the other girl. And from the video, it DID look like one girl was more of the instigator than the other. That said, it is admittedly hard to tell.
I can to some extent understand the other student witnesses (and video'ers) not calling 911, or even getting a teacher, if they thought that it would be "getting the girl, or girls, in more trouble". But if they're not going to intervene in that manner, then it is even more inexcusable for not trying to break up the fight itself. The fight itself was a pretty drawn out and serious fight, and as I said before, it certainly looked like one person was the physical aggressor, and the other person was mostly in a defensive mode. But who knows what led up to it.....
I DO think that it is important to really sort out the whole sequence of events that led up to the actual fight, as opposed to taking the simplistic approach of "zero tolerance for fighting of any kind - you're both suspended". Because you should be able to defend yourself.
a resident of San Ramon
on Nov 20, 2013 at 7:00 am
RE comment from DVHSProudParent:
"...Additionally I take offense to using the reference of "low class behavior," directed at DVHS, which happens to be a stellar High School, which is attributed to the families in the community, Administration, Teachers and the Student Body...."
It IS "low class behavior!"
To the parents of the instigator: You need to step up. Be a parent. Your kid is out of control.
a resident of Danville
on Nov 20, 2013 at 7:56 pm
I'm curious what the schools actually DO when they find bullying. I hear them say "zero tolerance" and want to know that actions they take. Thx
a resident of Del Amigo Continuation High School
on Sep 26, 2017 at 12:12 am
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