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Mom Starts School Bus Fight

News Type: Event — Seeded on Thu Sep 18, 2008 9:42 AM EDT
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A shocking story from Waukesha County: a mother gets into a fight on her daughter's school bus!

"The one girl, who we call the suspect in the matter, she felt that she had been teased or disrespected by the other girl," Brookfield Police Cpt. Phil Hortor said.

The suspect apparently called her mom, who showed up at the school, angry.

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{"commentId":2984668,"authorDomain":"tigerblade"}
tigerblade

"Angry" translates into hiting the girl and pulling her hair, apparently. Awesome parenting - way to set a good example.

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Reply#1 - Thu Sep 18, 2008 9:43 AM EDT
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lauhal

I'm envisioning a "Mother of the Year" award. ;)

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#1.1 - Thu Sep 18, 2008 10:04 AM EDT
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{"commentId":2985195,"authorDomain":"sonnetizer"}
Gnostix1

Send that mom to detention!

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Reply#2 - Thu Sep 18, 2008 10:16 AM EDT
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mith1215

Way to lead by example there slick.... Awesome parenting skills...

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Reply#3 - Thu Sep 18, 2008 10:19 AM EDT
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psdevards

too motherly i think.

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    Reply#4 - Thu Sep 18, 2008 10:54 AM EDT
    {"commentId":2986391,"authorDomain":"gypsywolfspirit"}
    gypsywolfspirit

    I don't think it would be too much to assume that the daughter is a spoiled little princess at home and gets everything and anything she wants, or pretty frickin' close to that. Why else would you call your mom about it? I was teased in school, hell most kids are at some point, but my parents didn't act like that. They actually gave me advice on how to handle the situations, and what to do if it went beyond simple teasing.

    Being a parent now myself I hope that I can do a better job with my daughter...

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    Reply#5 - Thu Sep 18, 2008 11:21 AM EDT
    {"commentId":2987792,"authorDomain":"psdevards"}
    psdevards

    it's the duty of parents to advise their kids on such matters.

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    #5.1 - Thu Sep 18, 2008 12:38 PM EDT
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    {"commentId":2987975,"authorDomain":"jackk"}
    JackK

    ""Kids get into fights all the time, but I'm really surprised by the parents. You'd think that if the parent is going to interfere, it should be to try to diffuse the situation, not to make it worse," Jenae Noel said."

    Ah, young naive Jenae. I remember when I used to think that people who took on the responsibility of parenting should be able to make intelligent decisions. I wish I hadn't seen so much evidence to the contrary since then.

    Welcome to the big leagues Jenae. Lots of dumb people with kids here. Best of luck in dealing with them.

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      Reply#6 - Thu Sep 18, 2008 12:50 PM EDT
      {"commentId":2990654,"authorDomain":"tigerblade"}
      tigerblade

      Also, the editor/writer of the article needs to get an English class going. I'm pretty sure they were looking for "defuse" instead of "diffuse" - two very different meanings. Not to turn it into a spelling nazi discussion, but if you're a journalist for a fairly large news organization, spelling and grammar become important.

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        #6.1 - Thu Sep 18, 2008 3:27 PM EDT
        {"commentId":2991158,"authorDomain":"jackk"}
        JackK

        Yeah, looks like there were 2 authors of this extensive and informative article: Melanie Stout & Katie DeLong. Seems like between the 2 and the editor they could have caught the mistake.

        Agreed, important to use correct spelling especially when quoting someone for an article even if it is just the local news. These authors did not give Jenae her props when quoting her.

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          #6.2 - Thu Sep 18, 2008 4:03 PM EDT
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          {"commentId":3000578,"authorDomain":"kimberly-wells"}
          3kyw4law

          'The suspect apparently called her mom, who showed up at the school, angry."

          If mom was this close to the school, why didn't she pick her child up instead of allowing her to take the bus?

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            Reply#7 - Fri Sep 19, 2008 9:57 AM EDT
            {"commentId":3004103,"authorDomain":"psdevards"}
            psdevards

            recently in a matriculation school nearby the principal had to arbiter between two mothers, the first one of the girl beaten and the second one of the girl who beat the other girl.

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              Reply#8 - Fri Sep 19, 2008 12:50 PM EDT
              {"commentId":3012426,"authorDomain":"chutaman"}
              What really is going on...

              all i can say is dumb @$$ broad!

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                Reply#9 - Fri Sep 19, 2008 10:26 PM EDT
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