Families filled the boardroom to show the district they’re standing together and standing up against how the district is addressing bullying issues. Joshua ISD parents frustrated and on the brink of tears described what they call ongoing bullying issues they say their children have faced at school.
The group says the district isn't doing enough to stop what they call rampant bullying.
There was a meeting Thursday about staffing, but parents and students protesting were there for a different reason. Joshua ISD parents frustrated and on the brink of tears described what they call ongoing bullying issues they say their children have faced at school."A busted eardrum, choking, slamming heads into lockers," said parent Terrie, who asked that FOX 4 not use her last name, On Thursday, roughly 50 parents and students showed up to voice their concerns outside of a closed special meeting unrelated to bullying."It’s got to stop. These children need help in this district.
It also explains the state’s definition of bullying as "a single significant act or pattern of acts directed at another student with written or verbal expression or physical conduct that will have the effect of physically harming a student property or placing a student in reasonable fear of harm.""We say, ‘Hey, this is going on. This is bullying,’" she said. "We’re always told it’s not. It’s not fair. It’s not fair to keep telling us it's not.
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