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Bethel Park High School officials have contradicted reports that Trump shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks was bullied, threatening, and a member of the school’s rifle team.
In updated statements posted Saturday, officials said they have “no record” of Crooks ever trying out or being dismissed from the rifle team due to character or performance concerns, as previously reported.

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[-] Glytch@lemmy.world 40 points 4 months ago

Oh please, look at that year book photo again and tell me seriously that he wasn't bullied.

[-] redisdead@lemmy.world 45 points 4 months ago

"School says he wasn't bullied" no shit. Guy could get beaten right in front of the principal and they'd claim nothing happened lmao

[-] piecat@lemmy.world 11 points 4 months ago

He'd be suspended or expelled for "participating in a fight"

[-] BruceTwarzen@lemm.ee 4 points 4 months ago

Imagine interviewing the superintendent or whoever and they go: wait, you're talking about Pantshitter Mcglasses? Yeah we bullied him, look at this little shit.

[-] lennybird@lemmy.world -3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

This shit here is why I'm glad I was homeschooled with caring, loving parents.

[-] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

We literally didn't have bullies in our school.

Of course, we also had proper funding and an administration that both gave a shit and had the power to expel bullies.

[-] lennybird@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Sounds like you got lucky compared to many. My wife's experience at a large high school despite not being one of the easier targets still saw and experienced plenty. Bullying of my older sister was a big reason my parents did the same for us decades ago. Meanwhile the general statistics show a rising trend of bullying, forgetting rising adolescent suicide and ODs. Probably no coincidence that this coincides with rising school shootings, too. We mutually agreed to homeschool our kids with supplementary education (online curriculums, state resources, libraries, etc.).

Secular, not religious Christian fundies. That's where many issues with homeschooling arise.

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