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Wis. Woman Asks School to Review Bullying Policy

Posted Wednesday, January 2, 2013 --- 6:47 p.m.

WOODVILLE, Wis. (AP) -- A mother is asking officials at Baldwin-Woodville High School to review their bullying policies after her 15-year-old foster daughter received a small noose from a classmate.

The Woodville woman tells the St. Paul Pioneer Press the African-American girl has dealt with bullying since "day one" at the western Wisconsin school.

It culminated Dec. 20 when a ninth-grade boy gave the girl a hemp noose in art class.

The woman says her foster daughter has "shut down" and was afraid to return to school Wednesday.

Principal Eric Russell says he has been looking into whether there is a wider bullying problem at the school but says so far, he hasn't seen one.

The boy who gave the girl the noose was suspended. The principal would not comment on the suspension.

Copyright 2013. The Associated Press.

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  • by Mike Location: Hamilton, Ohio on Jan 3, 2013 at 12:09 AM
    Wow. Normally I might say, hey, kids are kids. They are going to do stupid stuff. And usually I will say that a bully just needs his nose punched, real hard. But....a noose? That is a pretty despicable thing to hand over to an African-American kid. Even I, Mr. Reagan/Levin/Hannity conservative thinks that crosses a line. Strong disciplinary action, and maybe a little "diversity training" might be needed. There is something about a noose. Not funny, clever, thoughtful. Ninth-grade boy, real bad and insensitive move buddy.
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  • by Victor Zeller Location: Janesville on Jan 2, 2013 at 09:31 PM
    The are more racist and redneck people in Wisconsin than in all of Georgia and Alabama combined.
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  • by Just Sayin' Location: Wisconsin on Jan 2, 2013 at 08:30 PM
    Suspended indefinitely I hope - a noose should be be treated as a death threat.
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