[SoNotHer]

Atlast, have you seen the news on Bernie Fine, assistant basketball coach at Syracuse?

http://espn.go.com/new-york/story/_/...on-allegations

Originally Posted by AtLast

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/11/22/1039016/-Penn-State-victim-bullied-out-of-school
Tue Nov 22, 2011 at 07:32 AM PST.


Penn State victim bullied out of school
Penn State football needs to go. Maybe all college football needs to go. I like a good football game, but there comes a point where we have to draw the line. According to Pennlive.com, Alleged Jerry Sandusky victim leaves school because of bullying, counselor says:

Victim One, the first known alleged victim of abuse by former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky, had to leave his school in the middle of his senior year because of bullying, his counselor said Sunday.
Officials at Central Mountain High School in Clinton County weren’t providing guidance for fellow students, who were reacting badly about Joe Paterno’s firing and blaming the 17-year-old, said Mike Gillum, the psychologist helping his family. Those officials were unavailable for comment this weekend.

The name-calling and verbal threats were just too much, he said.

The mighty Penn State football program apparently requires the bullying of children to keep its sacred coach in place. Oh, I know, neither Penn State nor the high school sent out a memo, but there was no need. This shit happens because the high school tolerates it and because the weak leadership at Penn State has either done nothing or at least not enough, in the way as working with the high schools of the victims, to help repair the damage caused by their cover up and enabling of the Sandusky crimes.

Anyone who has ever been bullied as a child knows what kind of fear is involved in this situation. The only choice for this child was to withdraw from the school.

I should point out that there was evidence in the grand jury report that witnesses were subjected to what appeared to be pressure and tampering (phone calls by the Sandusky family at odd times, patrolling by Jerry Sandusky in a parking lot, apparently looking for a janitor who'd seen him abusing a child).

A wretched performance by the "adults" in this situation, who are far more concerned about a few wealthy old men and their posts than they are about the children of the commonwealth.


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