Middle School student, Brian MacLean is being punished for his efforts to stop a bully who was carrying a knife. He thought he heard some students picking on one of his classmates. When he heard a knife open, he shoved the bully away from his classmate.
School officials are claiming he tried to be a “hero” and they stress against that. The school’s Vice Principal said the school doesn’t “condone heroics” and stressed that a teacher should always be called in situations of bullying.
However, Brian MacLean didn’t think there was enough time to bring it to the attention of a teacher. His quick thinking may have saved a life.
Some bullying experts are saying he should be commended- not punished. Richard Brenner, author of 101 Tips for Targets of Workplace Bullies, said the school and “the administration is sorely in need of some education about bullying policy.”
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