It was still dark, just after 5 a.m., one recent morning when Darby O’Brien left his South Hadley home and climbed into his Volvo station wagon. He was halfway to the 7-Eleven to pick up some newspapers when he glanced in the rear view mirror and noticed that there was a big hole where his back windshield used to be.
“It was unnerving,” O’Brien said.
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Are we supposed to know, from reading this column, how Mr. O'Brien knew about the bullying? Did his wife the substitute teacher tell him?
Why is that so important? The facts that came out from Ms. Prince's case is that teachers, staff and administration knew and did nothing. How do we know you are not the one throwing the bricks?
It's extremely sad that the adults in this community are still actively endorsing bullying. This crime is a type of bullying using fear and intimidation. Bullying should never be considered a right of passage, it is so damaging to those that are bullied. I don't believe we will ever overcome bullying until our school officials, police, elected officials, parents and children come together to end this behavior. No child should ever feel that the only way to end being bullied is to kill themselves. We need to stand up to bullies whether they be children, teenagers or adults and let them know that this behavior will not be tolerated.