• Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    My daughter got bullied by other kids for being a furry because she likes leather chokers and they were saying she was wearing a dog collar.

    Considering how much school administrations support bullies (while claiming to be anti-bullying), I’m glad we weren’t in Oklahoma.

    We had to take her out of school due to all of the bullying anyway, but that would have made it even worse.

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      6 months ago

      My boyfriend used to wrap his collar twice around his wrist and wear it as a bracelet. I’ve taken to it myself and it seems like a great way to let your freak flag fly while not pushing social boundaries too hard.

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        6 months ago

        That was her way of doing that. Now that she’s no longer in that school, she wears a spiked collar and a leather punk jacket as part of her wardrobe. She was pretty much the only kid in her school listening to the Ramones.

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      6 months ago

      Also, iirc didn’t you disagree with me about students having the option to opt out a schooling several months ago?

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          6 months ago

          Lol, not like I’m stalking them, I just remembered it, it seemed contradictory

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        6 months ago

        We didn’t opt out of schooling. The online school is a state program paid for with taxes like any other state school. No tuition is charged.

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          6 months ago

          I’d like to clarify, I never made an argument for private schools (I don’t think). I just made an argument against trapping students in mandatory public schools. I agree online state school is a massive step forwards but also giving that option recognizes that trapping kids where they don’t want to be isn’t a good thing. Even if it exposes them to something adults think is important, like a social environment of their peers.

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              6 months ago

              I don’t even remember that conversation. I just wanted to clarify that we didn’t opt out of schooling because that would be terrible parenting.