School Bullying

This sort of nonsense has been taking place in Walton Schools for sometime. This is the first on video I've seen.

I'm going to assume (hopefully so) that WCSO SRO has initiated an Incident Report for Battery and is working with Department of Juvenile Justice for an arrest of the assailant... Its all there on video...

From everything that has been written about this nothing was done.

This story was originally posted by the Defuniak Herald who has since removed the entire thread. A comment made by someone at the Herald stated they debated whether or not to even publish the link so as not to sensationalize the incident! That's a real problem around here and why kids (and people as well) think they can get away with what they do. The girl that punched Bailey deserves to be exposed. She certainly wasn't hiding who she was when she walked up behind Bailey and sucker punched hef...in fact she was proud of her actions and had someone video it! Shame on you Defuniak Herald for taking down the comments of an angry community!

Evidently the father of the girl PUNCHED was not happy about the DFS Herald posting the link or the video and asked/demanded/threatened that it be taken down.

The good news is you can't make webshots or the Story disappear with threats.

That video is an ABSOLUTE DEFENSE against LIBEL, DEFAMATION AND SLANDER!!!

Walton County Values.

Cell phone use in Walton County Schools according to policy manual...

Personal telephones and other communication devices may be brought to school under the following conditions: A. Devices must be turned off during school hours.

The video was uploaded to instagram by students who thought it was funny Bailey got smacked shortly after it happened. The girl who smacked Bailey had a friend video the incident....all in violation of school board policy.

Bailey's mother has filed assualt charges.

I'm told the SMACKER received 5 days suspension...so much for ZERO tolerance.

Sad that this incident has become such a mess.

Good, if in fact the mom pursues prosecution. They have all the evidence one needs.

As for cell phones, the assailant also has a phone in her left, rear pocket. Looks like not many rules are enforced in Walton Schools.

Thank GOD, the Queen Carlene will soon be gone. She is constantly in denile about the shape of our schools.

I also recall another serious incident that is said to have taken place on a school bus, maybe a year or so ago. A male student allegedly sexually groped another up against a window on the bus.

I'm told this was investigated. It's also rumored that this assailant was the child of a County employee.

Haven't heard any more. I think this was around the time of the bus driver incident.

Walton County Values.

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Go along to get along.

From the sound of comments left on Bailey's page, this is not an isolated incident. Bullying is happening all over the Walton County School District and the lax enforcement of Zero Tolerance policies as well as cell phone use during school hours compounds the problem.

Now the girls anti bully site is "under construction" and down.
Hopefully it will be back up soon.

I'm waiting for someone to use Bob Wells' lifeguard addage and tell me it's "not their (teachers) job" to handle bullying...

Facts are facts, our school district has a drug problem and a bully problem. We spend lots of $ for SRO's but don't see any stats on arrest, incidents, etc. WHY?

Because the Queen needs to cover her arse a bit more before she moves on, that's why.

After seeing that video AGAIN, I have to ask why the videographer (kid with cell phone) was not disclipined and why the bully was not further disciplined for having her phone in class (clearly visible in back left pocket)?

All that video shows is that the children run that school not the "administration".

This could be a shining moment for one of those candidates to step up and tell it like it is and speak about how they'll fix it...

Oh John G, think you are not seeing the differnce. That's ok, wouldn't expect it.

Yes, the page is under construction and will be back online soon. Bailey wrote an article last year about bullying and the site has been taken down to add the article and some still shots of the attack. It's taken a little longer than planned because life, jobs and family sometimes take precedent.

I was surprised at how wide spread bullying is locally from the comments that have been left on the Guest Book page and how helpless people feel to help their children and to get it to stop. Hopefully this brings awareness.

Oh John G, think you are not seeing the differnce. That's ok, wouldn't expect it.

What difference?

The fact that public servants tasked with protecting people can't do as much as report a crime or violation that occurs in their presence???

I'm not asking them to get directly involved, but I do expect them to use their tax payer paid phone to make a call...

If is their own phone, then I'd hope we hire people smart enough to take action, unless they've been told to do otherwise...

Your opine Mr. Union Rep? (I percive you as a union rep based on your past posts).

John G...for crying out loud would you please stop it. Not everything has to be a pi$$ing match because you don't agree with each other. Trying to keep kids from bullying each other and 2 grown me go at each other over something that has absolutely nothing to do with this thread. Good grief!


Just so you know and understand...there was a teacher present (you can hear her on the video addressing the attacker) and the girl was suspended for 5 days. Since then, the mother of the victim has filed charges against the perp and according to school board policy there is a process to have her expelled. The mother of the victim has to allow the process to work.

To all of us (or at least those who have seen the video) it seems very cut and dry. Bailey was viciously attacked with malice, forethought and intent to do bodily harm, sucker punched actually and other students laughed about it and uploaded the video to Instagram which means they were also party to a physical attack.

The school is dealing with juveniles and even as much as I disagree with how this is being handled I'd like to see the process work.

The video is appalling but this incident just happened. There are procedures in place to handle these issues and the accused has a right to due process. From everything I heard the school and the law enforcement have acted responsibly and within policy which is what is expected. I can think of no one who would support this type of behavior but I also know that the rules and procedures are in place to protect everyone. So give both the school and the judicial system time to work before you start throwing rocks and accusations around. I also think the young lady's parents are to be commended for bringing this behavior out to the public at large so that every parent has a chance to talk to their children about how onerous this type of behavior is.

The video is appalling but this incident just happened. There are procedures in place to handle these issues and the accused has a right to due process. From everything I heard the school and the law enforcement have acted responsibly and within policy which is what is expected. I can think of no one who would support this type of behavior but I also know that the rules and procedures are in place to protect everyone. So give both the school and the judicial system time to work before you start throwing rocks and accusations around. I also think the young lady's parents are to be commended for bringing this behavior out to the public at large so that every parent has a chance to talk to their children about how onerous this type of behavior is.

I agree Danny. Both parents (they are divorced) are not happy about the video being made public but the mother has remained adamant she doesn't want to see this happen to another child and the video has remained public. Bailey's site is currently under construction but I have been assured it will be back online despite protests from some.

With over 2155 hits on the video with almost as many shares including, many with comments, people are outraged at what occurred and rightly so but the process needs to work for it to be an effective deterrent.

John G...for crying out loud would you please stop it. Not everything has to be a pi$$ing match because you don't agree with each other. Trying to keep kids from bullying each other and 2 grown me go at each other over something that has absolutely nothing to do with this thread. Good grief!


Just so you know and understand...there was a teacher present (you can hear her on the video addressing the attacker) and the girl was suspended for 5 days. Since then, the mother of the victim has filed charges against the perp and according to school board policy there is a process to have her expelled. The mother of the victim has to allow the process to work.

To all of us (or at least those who have seen the video) it seems very cut and dry. Bailey was viciously attacked with malice, forethought and intent to do bodily harm, sucker punched actually and other students laughed about it and uploaded the video to Instagram which means they were also party to a physical attack.

The school is dealing with juveniles and even as much as I disagree with how this is being handled I'd like to see the process work.

Thumbs up, on second paragraph down.

Thumbs up, on second paragraph down.

I thought you would appreciate the fact I didn't single you out for acting like a petulant child.

So ungrateful.

Hey, show some respect to a future superintendent of Walton County schools. Can't have anyone without Walton County values coming in here and ruining our children

So is the girl driving the assailant?

If so, we now have her on video, in what I'm being told was a planned attack on another, her driving a car at age 12....

That's two criminal charges.

But let's focus on the adults involved. The woman "allowing" her to drive has also committed a crime.

The real crime is bad parenting / guardian behavior.

Plenty of stuff here for WCSO and DCFS to dig into.

Unfortunately, somewhere in this mix will most likely be illegal substances...

I sure hope this opens the eyes of school admin. This is most likely not isolated to this one girl.

Has the Queen made a public comment yet? This is all going on under her watch.

No seatbelts either...

What is the tongue hanging out thing about?

Maybe mom has a Miley Cyrus fixation...

These folks call themselves "The Valley Mafia". Most are *women* (I use the term very loosely) who have several "baby daddies" who are either current cons or ex cons and either have been or are involved in illegal drug use and or other illegal activity. I don't understand the "tongue" thing but I don't understand "duck lip" images and why they are so popular on social media either.

Last night I received upwards of 6 different msgs from the "Valley Mafia" including threats, accusing me of bashing a 12 year old and I'd like to be clear...I am not bashing a 12 year old child but I have bashed the actions of 12 year olds who think it's perfectly acceptable to sucker punch another child and then brag about their escapades on social media. I don't blame the 12 year olds as much as I do the adult role models whom these children are modeling their behavior after. At least 3 of the messages were from the actual 12 year olds involved (occurring after midnight last night) and the other 3 were from "Valley Mafia" *women* (again the term used very loosely) which included perceived threats to f*-up my world.

I also want to be clear that Bailey (the girl sucker punched) is probably not completely innocent. I know the girls were friends, they quarreled, probably called each other a few names and parted friendship. I raised a child, I know that kids are not always going to get along and that they bicker and fight with one another. That's normal, hormonal, childish behavior and something parents and teachers deal with on a daily basis. I'm not saying it's right but it's what children do. It's our job as as parents teach them effective ways to deal with those issues that don't include physical violence.

What is NOT NORMAL behavior is teaching your child that it's acceptable behavior to sucker punch someone you disagree with as an effective means of stopping a dispute and that is the message the "Valley Mafia" is giving to those little girls. Telling these kids their actions were justified or that they were "just defending" themselves is BS. The most cowardly act on earth is to walk up behind someone and sucker punch them and that goes for children as well as adults. Children and adults have the inherent right to protect themselves from a perceived threat...blindly sucker punching someone who never saw it coming is not a "perceived" threat!