12-Year-Old Girl Punched In Face During Alleged Bullying Attack

"MANCHESTER, N.H. -- A Manchester woman says her 12-year-old daughter was the victim of extreme bullying at McLaughlin Middle School in Manchester.Morgan Graveline is recovering after she said a boy at her school punched out her two front teeth.The attack came two weeks after Graveline said she was hit in the face by the boy's friend on the school bus.The girl told WMUR on Saturday night that she had just gone to her principal and guidance counselor to report threats from the boys.Now, Graveline's mother, Danielle Gauthier, is calling for the removal her daughter's Principal at McLaughlin Middle School.Gauthier said a bus driver reported the initial school bus attack, but she said the principal never made her aware."My jaw hurts all along this line, and right here hurts, my nose hurts really bad, my teeth hurt, my lips hurt," Graveline said on Saturday.

The sixth grader said she was attacked Tuesday in her school cafeteria, by a boy she describes as a muscular 14-year-old who she said had been threatening her."I do remember his first punch and then I don't know, and then he just kept hitting me," said Graveline.Morgan is now forced to eat from a straw for at least the next month.The two front teeth she lost are now wired into her mouth.Morgan's family is furious, especially they say, finding out after the attack that Morgan had been hit by that boy's friend on her school bus two weeks earlier.Morgan's mother said she's deeply concerned that Morgan herself went to both her Principal, and to her guidance counselor, but her family was never notified."I was really upset cause they kept threatening me that they were going to beat me up and stuff like that so I was like alright, I'm just going to go to the principal to see if he can do anything about it," said Morgan.So upset by what she calls a lack of proper school and police response Morgan's mother has now posted an online blog about the alleged attack:

http://mydaughtersassault.blogspot.com/Most upsetting, Gauthier said, is that her daughter's principal did not respond more quickly when informed of the prior bus attack.Morgan's family was also upset that an ambulance was not called on Tuesday.And they claim, the school nurse did not put Morgan's teeth in milk to preserve them."We saw that her teeth had been knocked out of her mouth, her jaw was out of place. There was blood everywhere. She couldn't remember anyone's name she could hardly talk," said Morgan's aunt, Kristen Gauthier, who was the first one of Morgan's relatives to arrive at the school Tuesday.Manchester's school superintendent, Dr. Tom Brennan, issued this statement:"Violence will not be tolerated in our schools and there are consequences for those individuals who do not comply with the district's policies and/or the student code of conduct. I will be reviewing the circumstances of this incident to determine if any further administrative action is warranted. I wish this young person a speedy and complete recovery."Because this is a juvenile case, Manchester Police said Saturday night there is little they can release."

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This is very concerning.

This is very concerning.

thattotally

Why did they feel the need to beat her up like that? Let them get their teeth knocked out and jaw broken and see how they like it.

I was bullied for a few years, then I got the idea of standing up for myself. I walked up to one of the bullies (the biggest) and beat the hell out of him in front of his friends. Bare in mind we were only 10 years old. Never picked on again.

Sometimes, violence is the answer.

I'd like to believe that the school officials will receive some backlash for this.clayron

I have a soft spot for my little girl so this news made me all emotional.It makes me sick that the parents weren't told of the past beating/bullying.
If the school wasn't condoning it they would have made it stop and gone to all of the parents..but by the sounds of it the 14 y/o parents are failures anyways.

I say string the boys up by their testicles and then punch them in the face. idiots. there is absolutely no excuse for bullying.

I have a soft spot for my little girl so this news made me all emotional.It makes me sick that the parents weren't told of the past beating/bullying.
If the school wasn't condoning it they would have made it stop and gone to all of the parents..but by the sounds of it the 14 y/o parents are failures anyways.

Kcube

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I have a soft spot for my little girl so this news made me all emotional.It makes me sick that the parents weren't told of the past beating/bullying.
If the school wasn't condoning it they would have made it stop and gone to all of the parents..but by the sounds of it the 14 y/o parents are failures anyways.

clayron

even if that the case there is no excuse for hitting a girl.... in else he dad abuse his mom and thinks its ok... there is no way he was right.... you never hit a girl i don't care if your parents said anything or not.

rcafan

[QUOTE="rcafan"] even if that the case there is no excuse for hitting a girl.... in else he dad abuse his mom and thinks its ok... there is no way he was right.... you never hit a girl i don't care if your parents said anything or not.

clayron

its is part of the parents jobs to teach a kid right from wrong. in this case they lost him somewhere first off second. its part of a parents reponsbiltiy to know whats going on. now we don't know the other side to the story at all but i am not going to sit here and let these parents act like they didn't know something was wrong. there are cleary signs parents don't seem to notice. i think it be a wise if the boy parents found out it was his son doing it they should call the mom and daughter and apgolize for there son action.rcafan

That's a great empowerment slogan, and all, but a parent can not possibly know EVERYTHING that their child is doing. Much like, your parents probably don't know about everything you've done. And, in this case, we can't assume much about the parents because they couldn't not have known there son was a school bully, or that he punches girls at school, unless the school notifies them. Only when the school administrators do their job and involve the parents can the parents be held equally responsible.

Not to absolve them of any responsibility as parenting plays a huge role in how a child acts, but this incident rest on the shoulders school officials.

Please tell me about the signs all parents should look out for when concerned that their son/daughter is at school harassing other kids, but the school hasn't notified them of anything? What reason would a parent have to believe that there son is a bully a school unless the school tells them what their son is doing at school?

I agree the parents should apologize for their son's actions.

In such situations, one can't help but think "Where the hell are those bullies parents and what the hell are they doing?!"

I think some parents need to teach their kids some values before sending them off to school.

In such situations, one can't help but think "Where the hell are those bullies parents and what the hell are they doing?!"

I think some parents need to teach their kids some values before sending them off to school.

TehFuneral

Didn't the boys parents tell him not to hit girls?

This is how school shooting start.

That is deplorable on the boys part. While the parents of the boy in question may not have know what he was doing, they are ultimately responsible for the actions of their son. They need to step up and pay for the girls hospital and medical bills for all of this. The other boy's parents need to be informed of their son's involvement in the bullying to begin with and both boys should be held accountable at school if it happened on school property and expelled by the school or at least sent to an alternative school.

Wow where was everybody else during this? If I saw a 12 year old girl get knocked out, I would intervene no matter who it was, especially if it was some 14 year old.

student cant stand up for self?kayoticdreamz

This is how school shooting start.

CJL13

Prepare for more video game hate in the news.

[QUOTE="rcafan"] its is part of the parents jobs to teach a kid right from wrong. in this case they lost him somewhere first off second. its part of a parents reponsbiltiy to know whats going on. now we don't know the other side to the story at all but i am not going to sit here and let these parents act like they didn't know something was wrong. there are cleary signs parents don't seem to notice. i think it be a wise if the boy parents found out it was his son doing it they should call the mom and daughter and apgolize for there son action.clayron

That's a great empowerment slogan, and all, but a parent can not possibly know EVERYTHING that their child is doing. Much like, your parents probably don't know about everything you've done. And, in this case, we can't assume much about the parents because they couldn't not have known there son was a school bully, or that he punches girls at school, unless the school notifies them. Only when the school administrators do their job and involve the parents can the parents be held equally responsible.

Not to absolve them of any responsibility as parenting plays a huge role in how a child acts, but this incident rest on the shoulders school officials.

Please tell me about the signs all parents should look out for when concerned that their son/daughter is at school harassing other kids, but the school hasn't notified them of anything? What reason would a parent have to believe that there son is a bully a school unless the school tells them what their son is doing at school?

I agree the parents should apologize for their son's actions.

theres too much fail invovled in this story too much. student cant stand up for self? bullies are just losers honestly school system fails yet again not that this is surprising and the bully will likely be treated with the....oh he doesnt know better BS line we love to attach to all criminals these days. solutions...teen criminals need to be treated like adults....they know better throw some real fear into their eyes that unless they shape up jail is incoming followed by the "dont drop the soap". kids need to learn to stand up for themselves. and the school system proves yet again it needs an overhaul. and of course we need to teach our kids if you are hit its ok to hit back not like it was at least in my schools....if you hit back in selfdefense your just as guilty as your attacker which is troll logic at best.kayoticdreamz

student is a 12 year old girl vs a 14 year old boy.

kids need to know what is right and wrong there no reason for a 12 year old girl being punch in the face by a 14 year old boy. it has nothign to do with standing up for yourself. and if you acutally read the atrticle she did stand up for herself and got punch.

[QUOTE="CJL13"]

This is how school shooting start.

metroidprime55

Prepare for more video game hate in the news.

[QUOTE="rcafan"]

you never hit a girl i don't care if your parents said anything or not.

clayron

Believe it or not, that's not some unwritten rule that people grow up knowing.

I agree. Thanks to the women's movement, girls can learn how to fight and receive training in arms. I see reason not to hit girls, anymore than not to hit anyone.

Glad they got caught. As for the principal, he better be fired. I was bullied in Elementary, I told my principal multiple times, and she did absolutely nothing.

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[QUOTE="rcafan"]

you never hit a girl i don't care if your parents said anything or not.

Palantas

Believe it or not, that's not some unwritten rule that people grow up knowing.

I agree. Thanks to the women's movement, girls can learn how to fight and receive training in arms. I see reason not to hit girls, anymore than not to hit anyone.

yes its there job to get down to the bottom of it. there are signs you did put words in my mouth.rcafan

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I agree. Thanks to the women's movement, girls can learn how to fight and receive training in arms. I see reason not to hit girls, anymore than not to hit anyone.

rcafan

you shouldn't be hitting anyone period. girl or boy.

I'm not a pacifist, so I disagree. I can think of numerous situations in which I think I should use force (and have).

why is this news?weezyfb

why is this news?weezyfb

Why do middle schoolers do stuff to make news regularly?