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MOTHER'S PLEA TO STOP BULLYING
AFTER HER SON AND HIS FRIEND
ARE VIDEO TAPED FIGHTING.
GOOD EVENING I'M MARK ALLAN.
I'M KATIE USSIN. THE FIGHT
HAPPENED AT BETHEL JUNIOR HIGH
SCHOOL ON FRIDAY. TONIGHT,
WE'RE HEARING FROM ONE OF THE
BOY'S MOTHER. ALEXA
ASHWELL IS LIVE WITH THE
MOTHER'S PLEA... AS WELL AS
REACTION FROM SCHOOL OFFICIALS.
IT'S TONIGHT'S TOP STORY AT
6.
3
THE VIDEO SHOWS TWO BOY,
WHO ARE FRIENDS, FIGHTING,
AND ACCORDING TO ONE OF THEIR
MOTHERS - FORCED TO DO SO.
THIS MOTHER FEELS THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT IS FAILING HER SON,
BUT SCHOOL OFFICIALS TELL ME
THEY ARE DOING EVERYTHING IN
THEIR POWER TO COMBAT BULLYING.
HEATHER NABIL STILL HAS
TROUBLE WATCHING A VIDEO THAT
CAPTURES HER SON FIGHTING HIS
FRIEND IN BETHEL JUNIOR HIGH'S
BOYS LOCKER ROOM. "I WAS
HURT. I WAS HURT FOR MY KID. I
WAS HURT FOR MYSELF. SORRY.
THAT MY CHILD FELT LIKE HE HAD
TO DO THAT INORDER FOR HIM TO
KEEP THE PEACE AT SCHOOL:
HEATHER SAYS BULLIES FORCED
HER 14-YEAR-OLD SON TO FIGHT.
IF NOT THERE WOULD BE
CONSEQUENCES... "THE NAME
CALLING. THE DEROGITORY GAY
SLURS HE HAS BEEN CALLED."
VERY QUICKLY .. THE VIDEO WENT
VIRAL. SHOWING UP VIA TEXT
MESSAGE AND AT ONE POINT .. ON
YOUTUBE. THE VIDEO HAS SINCE
BEEN TAKEN DOWN. HEATHER
SAYS SHE DOESN'T CONDONE
FIGHTING, BUT FEARS THE
CONSTANT BULLYING IS HAPPENING
BECAUSE OF HER LIFESTYLE...."I
AM GAY. I HAVE BEEN LIVING
WITH MY PARTNER FOR FOUR YEARS
.... AND ISN'T GOING TO STOP.
"BULLYING IS NOT TOLERATED.
WE ARE LOSING YOUNG LIVES AS
WE SPEAK RIGHT NOW PEOPLE
TAKING THEIR LIVES. CYBER
BULLYING IS NOW A LAW AS OF
NOVEMBER 4, 2012. ITS AGAINST
THE LAW. HEATHER FILED A
REPORT WITH THE MIAMI COUNTY
SHERIFF'S OFFICE. DEPUTIES
CONFIRMED AND SAY AN
INVESTIGAITON IS ON-GOING."ALL
OF THE INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED
HAVE BEEN SPOKEN WITH.
BETHEL LOCAL SCHOOLS
SUPERINTENDENT LARRY SMITH
SAYS ALL OF BOYS INVOLVED IN
THE INCIDENT, INCLUDING
HEATHER'S SON, HAVE BEEN
DISCIPLINED."WE ARE OBVIOUSLY
IN A REACTIVE MODE WHERE WE
HAVE TO REACT TO INCIDENTS BUT
WE'RE ALSO TRYING TO BE VERY
PROACTIVE IN ELIMINATING
BULLYING." DR. SMITH SAYS
ANTI-BULLYING SIGNS ARE POSTED
IN THE CLASSROOMS AND HALLWAYS
OF THEIR DISTRICTS SCHOOLS.
BUT ADMITS .. COMBATING CYBER
BULLYING AS BEEN HARD. HE
ENCOURAGES PARENTS TO TAKE
PART IN THEIR EFFORTS. "TALK
TO YOUR CHILDREN. MAKE SURE
YOU ARE AWARE OF WHATS GOING
ON.""WHEN IS ENOUGH, ENOUGH?
WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE FOR
PEOPLE TO WAKE UP?
SUPERINTEDENT ALSO SHOWED
ME AN ANTI BULLYING HOTLINE
FOR THE DISTRICT. CALL
866-LISTEN-2-ME. WE OF
COURSE WILL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW
THIS INVESTIGATION AS IT
DEVELOPS. RL AA 2NEWS.