<p>@goodwood8 - if my aunt’s company hadn’t just shipped 1400 jobs to India, I’d say ok. I wasn’t meaning India per se - I could have said China, Mexico, you name it. So let’s just say ship the jobs out of the country and end it. But I digress.</p>
<p>I am not going to be the one to say something, although I will go with him. My dad said he would go, too, if his mom can’t go (which she probably can’t and he’s 18 anyway) because it’s too complex for just us kids to handle. Just because my friend is autistic doesn’t mean he can’t think for himself. But I think he is just so defeated because they never do anything. This is the first time in 10 years we have ever had something on paper that is provable. Even if it doesn’t have anyone’s name on it. The teacher can back it up, that my friend always does what he does. </p>
<p>Everything else the Weasel has done always happened so it would be easy to deny. Weasel is very manipulative and gets anything he wants because he knows who to cheat/kiss butt/etc. to get it. And everyone thinks he is Mr. Nice Guy, when we know the truth. Another thing is that right now there is a controversy with our school and FB, and the school is VERY anti-FB. So that is a plus, too. All those people who read his FB page have seen how he talked about my friend. Someone even “liked” the post that doesn’t even go to our school, that we don’t even know!</p>
<p>My friend said that he thinks he will leave the scholarship alone, and go for his rep with the administration and faculty. The thought behind is once the school has something provable on Weasel, they won’t want to give him any of *their money. They may report him, too. </p>
<p>If Weasel gets in trouble and it’s on his record, that goes to colleges, too, right?</p>
<p>Look, I know everyone wants to see justice served here, but the OP said that she mentioned the problem to an adult already, right? And nothing was done? I don’t think that’s going to change unless if maybe you get a parent involved. Schools seems to act much more efficiently when they have angry parents calling in and making appointments.</p>
<p>The bully’s behavior is disgusting, but I stand by what I said before. If going to the adults at school hasn’t helped and your and your friend’s parents are unwilling/unable to help, then you’re best off just ignoring the dude. It’s not the cowardly thing to do. Even if the kid does lose his scholarship because admissions is all outraged by his behavior, it’s not going to erase all the pain the kid inflicted on your friend before. And I doubt it’ll make him any less mean to your buddy.</p>
<p>agree with all but especially ncmentor and mom2012:</p>
<p>There are a number of municipalities around the country where the local police have a task force to deal with online bullying/harassment issues…whether it’s you, the kid’s parents or school officials, this may be in place in your town…but you will not know until you ask…</p>
<p>look up the roll of the “bystander” online during periods of world history and genocide…not a pretty picture; obviously, this situation cannot be compared to those atrocities…but why let it go even farther than it has?</p>
<p>I would go ahead and send it to the scholarship agency, anonymously. Karma is a lie; good people are punished quite often, and bad people are rewarded: luck has no part with karma. </p>
<p>If the bully is stopped now and punished for his actions, chances are that he wont repeat the offense. One less bully is one step forward into making the world a better place</p>
<p>Kart, this is a serious issue. We had a bullying situation in MA. that ended in a young girl committing suicide. The bullying of an autistic student is intollerable. Period. Forget the college admission people. Take the issue to your school staff (principal or guidance). Be sure that since your friend’s name wasnt mentioned that you might not get justice, but you can be sure that your school will take this seriously and will get the message to your bully that this behavior is abhorant and not to be tolerated.</p>
<p>You school must have and enforce an anti-bullying policy or they in violation of the U.S. Department of Education / Office of Cival Rights.</p>
<p>“School district and individual school sites institute specific measures to respond immediately and effectively when harassment occurs to stop the harassment and prevent recurrence”. </p>
<p>For those of you who have expressed the opinion that bullies grow out of it -</p>
<p>This American Life #419: PETTY TYRANT</p>
<p>In Schenectady, NY, a school maintenance man named Steve Raucci works his way up the ranks for 30 years, until finally he’s in charge of the maintenance department. That’s when he starts messing with his employees. Teasing them at meetings. Punishing them with crummy work assignments. Or worse things, like secretly slashing their tires in the middle of the night.</p>
<p>I agree that something should be done, however it might be difficult to actually get him in trouble. The bully can very easily say that someone else logged into his FB account and wrote that. There’s no way to prove (that I’m aware of) that he did or did not personally write that.</p>