Filing Lawsuit Against High School Years After Bullying?

When I was a student I went through a lot of bullying. However, because the bullying I suffered involved verbal bullying instead of physical bullying, it was more subtle and less obvious. My school years were a nightmare because students bullied me, every other student in the class laughed at me, the teachers picked on me, my family blamed me and gave horrible advice and zero support, and I had literally no friends at all.

Its been a few years since I've graduated from high school but I was wondering if anyone has (or has heard of anyone else) filed a lawsuit against their previous schools for the bullying they had to suffer through?

mke48 said:

When I was a student I went through a lot of bullying. However, because the bullying I suffered involved verbal bullying instead of physical bullying, it was more subtle and less obvious. My school years were a nightmare because students bullied me, every other student in the class laughed at me, the teachers picked on me, my family blamed me and gave horrible advice and zero support, and I had literally no friends at all.

Its been a few years since I've graduated from high school but I was wondering if anyone has (or has heard of anyone else) filed a lawsuit against their previous schools for the bullying they had to suffer through?

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I dont think you would have much of a case man. How would you prove it? Do you actually thinking suing your school would make you feel any better anyway?

Im very sorry for what you had to endure, that really does suck and no one can know what it was like but you but I dont think you would be able to make much of a case legally.

I also was bullied in high school and it was a nightmare and the best thing what I did was forget about it and move on with my life because the more you think about it the more it will make you sad/upset and your mood go down. so there is no reason for that, it's the past and what is done is done.. well it worked for me

I was bullied in several college(s) and I've never thought about suing any of them. A lawsuit will only bring more pain and make me relive all the memories that I want to put behind me. I don't think it's healthy to continue to hold a grudge after all these years. I want to move on and hopefully, I won't see any of those bullies ever again (I'm in a different city now).

omg. this victim mentality that is sweeping america is over-the-top ridiculous.

look at every species in the food chain. there is a pecking order. when you put a bunch of kids together this is inevitable.

Beta and Omega

Social animals in a hierarchic community have are assigned ranks for the purpose of scientific study. Six of these ranks have attracted special attention in ethology and been given applicable names: alpha, beta, gamma, delta, epsilon, and omega.[citation needed]

Beta animals often act as second-in-command to the reigning alpha or alphas and will act as new alpha animals if an alpha dies. In some species of birds, males pair up in twos when courting, the beta male aiding the alpha male. The beta male does not generally get to mate with the female birds, but if the alpha dies, he takes over the alpha's females, becoming the new alpha.[citation needed] It has been found that the social context of the animals has a significant impact on courtship behaviour and the overall reproductive success of that animal.[2]

Omega (usually rendered ω) is an antonym used to refer to the lowest caste of the hierarchical society. Omega animals are subordinate to all others in the community, and are expected by others in the group to remain submissive to everyone. Omega animals may be also be used as communal scapegoats or outlets for frustration, or given the lowest priority when distributing food. [3][4]

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Source: Alpha (ethology) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

no, you can't sue your school for human nature pervading.

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oh yeah, i'm not saying bullying is acceptable but i think there are a lot of people who are a bit off-their-rockers when it comes to their kids in this department. it's like they hear the word in the media so suddenly everyone is a bully to them. really- that many kids at your school are bullying your kid? also, the teacher's-aid? the teacher, too? and the principal? k.

The law does not seem to want to engage with "verbal violence", but only with physical stuff, that can easily be proven in court? Which means it is not "illegal" to attack people verbally, only physically. I often have thought that it should be illegal, as it often can be way more damaging than things like being assaulted, having sth stolen, going 10 km/hr over speed limit, etc, etc. Also another thing is that the damage done by verbal abuse tends to manifest over many years - it's seldom just a single event, which is another reason why the law cannot really deal with it (too complex). And it would be very hard to prove the damage incurred, partly due to the fact that every person reacts differently to this "verbal abuse". And how would the court prove that it was unprovoked verbal abuse??. Very very tricky. I'm afraid there are some things that are still very much beyond human technology to deal with

How does one substantiate all of it? Or differentiate it from other people's experiences? For instance, i personally (imho) had my fair share of "bullying", but i never viewed it as such (perhaps because most of it was so subtle? or as i never actually got violently assaulted as such?).

There were just a few boys who regularly poked fun at me, & do other macho things like hold me up against a wall by my throat, trip me up, shoulder-barge me, hold my head under water until i struggled, "ping" my ear with finger every few days, grab me by ear & held me there for a few minutes (was in seat behind me on bus; & it hurt too!), etc, etc. I had people laugh at me on a fair number of occasions, even once the whole school did (when i tripped coming up steps to get award, due to nervousness). One teacher didn't like me, and once whipped my hand with a plastic whitebord pointer (it hurt sig). And all that's just in school !!.
At home my older sibling regulalry teased me, for many years (he knew i reacted badly to it, which is why he did it). And same as you, i got ZERO useful/emotional support from my family, and then tended to blame me & give useless//ignorant/sh*t advise. And i only had "school-friends" never any proper friends i could hang out with away from school. So basically i lived my youth all alone, with no support at all (the only suport was myself) :alone:

Mind you in my country is not very tolerant of people complaining about their issues. It's a very "hard" country. If you have problems, you're expected just to "suck it up" & "get on with doing things". A very backward trait for a society to have imho. but we (new zealand) are very much a backwards country in terms of spirituality, open-mindedness & such. So what did i do?. I "sucked it up", and barely said anything about my issues to anyone. if i did, such as mention stuff to mum, she would "shoot me down in flames"; and i never dared talk of my issues to dad, as he's a 100% macho/top-dog man with a scary temper (which i lived somewhat in fear of i guess, subconsciously).

Anyway, my main point is that how would you differentiate your past bullying/verbal-abuse from somebody's else such as mine? I have been given an absolute cr*p hand in life, YET i have no need or desire to seek monetary reparations (eg by way of a lawsuit). For sure though i have had many times where i really wanted revenge badly (& justice). But i've always secretly known that life is simply not fair, and so the chances of me getting the adequate revenge i want/need would probably never happen. I certainly never expected to receive any money for my past troubles! (if i did, i would be a billionaire by now! )

I think most people have been bullied. I know I was. What did I do? I learned to stand up for myself. Suing the school? Come on man.

The best way to deal with bullying is to forget about it. Life changes, people chage, you change, what's the point of staying obsessed with the unpleasant aspects of our past?

Being happy is the best "vengeance".

I was bullied in my school years as well. It should not have happened, but for too long I carried resentment and bitterness. I think the best thing to do is to forgive your tormentors, get therapy, if you are having anger issues, or depression.

You also need to learn to deal with tormentors in adulthood. You only have one life, don't waste it on blaming others. Make yourself a better person, and be successful in life, or give up and become miserable.