Should Parents Be Fined If Their Kids Bully? 1/12 -1/17

1/12/2014

Lawmakers in Monona, Wisconsin, say it’s time for someone to pay the price for bullying. But it’s not the bullies who will be paying up—it’s their parents! A new law there fines parents as much as $177 if their kids are caught bullying.

The law is meant to send a message about a serious problem. About 13 million kids across the country are bullied each year. Officials in Monona argue that if parents are forced to pay a fine, they will try harder to fix their kids’ bad behavior.

But many people think the bullies, not their parents, should be held responsible for their actions. After all, they say, parents can’t keep track of their kids at all times. Others say the law will be hard to enforce, because bullying victims often have a hard time proving what happened.

What do you think?

In one paragraph, please explain your answer. Remember, this should be at least 4 sentences.

Mason Niese

1/12/2014 05:50:31 am

No, I don't believe that parents should be fined for their kids bullying other kids. Even though their parents teach them what is right and what is wrong, sometimes when the kids aren't with their parents they don't make the right choice. Kids have minds of their own, and when they are away from they're parents, they do the wrong things. Kids need to be responsible for what they do, "think before you do." my parents always say.

elijah lykins

1/12/2014 06:40:43 am

I think that parents should not be fined for there kids bulling other people in school. I think that the kids be bullied should tell the teachers if they aren't and if they are then tell the principal that someone is bulling you or other people.

Elizabeth Keiser

1/12/2014 07:06:11 am

I think parents should be fined if they know their child is bullying and they choose to do nothing about it. It is there responsibility to teach their child right from wrong. A child acts the way that they are brought up therefore that is why it is so important to always love and nature their child. If a parent knows there child is bullying and choose to do nothing about it they are just as guilty. I think parents should be fined IF they know there child is bullying.

Makayla Christy

1/12/2014 08:03:50 am

I think parents should get fined if their kid bullies another child. I think this because kids/teens kill them self because of bulling or they cut them selves. If the parents do not know about the bulling they should not get fined.

Makayla. C

1/12/2014 08:06:31 am

ALSO: I think the bully should get banned from the school for 6 weeks. (This is if the parent did NOT know about the bulling)

Nicholas Beekman

1/12/2014 08:39:32 am

I do not think parents should be fined for their kids bullying other kids. I think this because children can tell their parent or teachers about being bullied. The only thing is some teachers don't listen when children tell them about bullies. Another reason is because if the parents had nothing to do with their child bullying others or if they didn't know their child was a bully why should they be punished? If anything the child should be punished.

Owen Fisher

1/12/2014 10:52:02 am

I do not think parents should be fined if their kids bully. I think something should be done about it right away though. Their parents shouldn't have to pay for their actions.

Cale Kennard

1/12/2014 10:15:05 pm

I think parents should be fined because they should tell them to be nice and not bully other kids.They have control of there child so they should be responsible for there actions.The kids parents should take control and tell them what to do and what not to do.There child should have to work for it.

Katie

1/13/2014 10:16:42 pm

I disagree with you.

Hailey Murphy

1/12/2014 10:20:44 pm

I don not think parents should be ok with their children bullying . Parents should get in big trouble if they know that their kid is a bully and don't do any thing about it. If the school of your kid tells you that your kid is being a bully do something about it.

Dawson dean

1/12/2014 10:23:08 pm

I think that parents should not be fined if their kids bully.I think so because kids should be responsible for the actions that they do.Also because kids cannot be watched by their parents all the time.Again also because kids have to learn how to stop doing something that is bad by themselves more often.

Makenna Noel

1/12/2014 10:25:56 pm

I think that parents should be fined if there child is bullying.I think they should because it is there child and it is there job to teach them that that is not a good thing to do.If the parent doesn't do anything about it then the teachers should because they will never learn that it is not good to do that at home or school.That is why i think that parents should be fined if there child is bullying.

Grant Hiatt

1/12/2014 10:29:06 pm

I think parents should be fined if their kid bullies someone. I think that, because someone needs to pay the price and the kids don't have that kind of money. The parents could take money out of the kids allowance to pay for the fine also. Another reason I think the parents should be fined is that the kids had to learn how to bully from somewhere and more than likely it would be from their family.

Emily Dawson

1/12/2014 10:38:10 pm

I think parents should be fined because what if they know their child is bullying and their telling to bully kids then they should be fined.A parent should not influence child to do bad things.Also you can sometimes get pretty big trouble for bullying .So that't why think parents should get fined.

Geordan Wheitner link

1/12/2014 10:33:57 pm

I think that people should NOT fine parents for their kids bullying.The parents did not have anything to do with it so i think that the KIDS should be fined if they bully other kids. The kids get bulied or are bullied all the time,

Kamryn

1/12/2014 10:36:07 pm

I think parents should be fined if their children are bullying. Because its not our responsibility to deal with it. They shouldn't just let their child bully others and not deal with it. If someone else tries to stop the child they might not listen, they might just listen to their parents if they ask them to stop.

Tyler bowman

1/12/2014 10:39:00 pm

I think that parents should not let their kids be bullies because they will never have no friends they will never get to do eney thing because they will have to stay in side all day. THE END

Ian Jeffery

1/12/2014 10:40:46 pm

yes i think parents should pay a fine for their children bullying other children. Because the parents are teaching their children to bully other kids and the kids don't even know it. Then maybe kids are doing it on perpouse. So yes i think parents should pay a fine for their children's actions.

Tyler bowman

1/16/2014 09:10:54 pm

i agree with u Ian they should

Noah Rank

1/12/2014 10:42:57 pm

I don't think parents should be fined if there kids bully. Yes they should teach them not too but they can't be at school with them to tell them not to. Some parents might not even know that there kids are bullying so why should they be fined if they didn't even know that there kid was bullying. So in the end I DO NOT think parents should be fined if there kids bully

Mary Mayer

1/12/2014 10:45:02 pm

I think parents should be fined if there children are bullying other children and there parents do nothing about it. there parents were the ones who raised them and showed them every thing they know and it would be half of there parents foult because that means they did not raise them well. if there parents know if there children are bullying other kids they are just as guilty for that happening. I think children's parents know if they are bullying other kids!

alexia randolph

1/12/2014 10:49:01 pm

I think parents should Not get fined because of there kids behavior
they need to talk to there children because what there doing is
wrong and hurting others so they need to teach them that they need to not bully because it really shows something is wrong so parent need to help there kids with what there going though .that why they bully because they really need there parent to help so i say that parents should not get find for there kids actions

Caleb Fields

1/13/2014 12:49:42 am

nice sentence

tyler bowman

1/16/2014 09:14:41 pm

I agree with u and nice sentence

logan gaytan

1/12/2014 11:42:26 pm

i think mom and dads should have to pay a fine because if the mom and dads have to pay the fine the moms and dads might teach the kids if they are ready have not they will tell te kids not to bullies and not to be a knukklehead

caleb

1/13/2014 12:42:03 am

LOGAN! At least 4 sentances not 1.

Jordon Stiefel

1/13/2014 12:46:44 am

I think a mom and dad should pay a fine if there did that and if the parent gets mad its there kids fault get mad at them not the school. If they ever do that i think they should pay a fine.

Caleb Fields

1/13/2014 12:47:44 am

I think parents should be fined for their child bullying. After all, the parents did raise the kid who bullied. They should be charged for any damage the bully did. To seal the deal, the bully should go to the principal's office and serve 3 detentions.

Traven Mansfield

1/13/2014 12:48:05 am

I don't think that parents should be fined because bullying is bad.And there parents being fined makes the parents mad they yell at the bully and then the bully will do something to the kid that got his mom and dad fined so that will make things worse.so thats why parents should not be fined.

savannah

1/13/2014 12:49:32 am

I think parents should not have to pay a fine. Because the kids should just go get a teacher. If they see someone being bullied or if they are being bullied them self. They need to be the person to go get the teacher don't be a tattle tale. But be the one to get the teacher be the one to make that person feel better.

Casey Resor

1/13/2014 12:50:09 am

I think that the parents should be fined because they can't be their to tell them to not to bully.They also should be fined because they might be telling them to bully and they listen to their parents and the kid(s) might be bullied at home or hurt at home.

Bethany Rice

1/15/2014 06:19:27 am

I disagree with you Casey they need to not be fine their children to stop bullying but don't be fine them.

gavin auck

1/13/2014 01:02:10 am

I think that parents should be fined if there kid is bulling. Bulling is a bad and dangers and people don't like to be bulled. Really people get pushed and punched and that kind of stuff. Like one day you go to school and you get punched and he said watch it.

Gillian stumbo

1/13/2014 01:02:32 am

I think parents should be fined if there child is bullying someone else. I think that because they need to learn to be nice because if they are bully someone else will probably going to get back at them.If the parents got bullyed when they were a kid they know how it feels. So they should not let there kid bully someone else or that person will feel sad that they are getting bullyed

Katelyn Ritchey

1/13/2014 02:58:01 am

I don't think that the parents fined. I think that the kid who is bulling should be fined. I also think that the kid who was being bullyed should decied how much the bully should be fined. That is what I think about parents not being fined.

Makayla Hamilton

1/13/2014 03:01:11 am

I think parents should be fined if there kid is bulling because it shows that parent does not know how to control there kid. Also the kids would learn not to bully when there parents have no money and have to keep paying fines. Then they have no food and its hard on the kid. I also think the kid will feel bad for what he/she did to the kid they bulled.

Makinzie Wolf

1/16/2014 02:53:32 am

Good :)

mccray.landon

1/13/2014 03:04:56 am

I think teachers should ban bullies because a lot of people get bullied each year.Kids can get seriously hurt and i got bullied before and i know how it feels.If you ever get bullied just ignore it and walk away and find an adult.

trace thomas

1/13/2014 03:06:26 am

i think parents should pay if your kid is bullying some one else. because some one could get hurt. or he could get punched.

Kaitlynn

1/13/2014 03:11:00 am

I think that parents should not be finned if their kids are a bully because kids are hard and it's not like it's their mind to rule, the parents might not even no anything about what happens at school. I believe that if the kid being bullied hasn't told an adult then it is part their fault, even if they were threatened if the bully gets caught then there is nothing he can do!

nathan motes

1/13/2014 03:13:56 am

yes the parents should get fined if there kids are bullying because kids have died because of bully's and bullying should get ban so it never happens again

i rest my case :)

nathan motes

1/13/2014 03:21:16 am

and i think that if someone see's someone being bullyed they should stick up for that person or go get help form the teacher no mater what they are doing

i rest my case again :) :)

Brinson

1/13/2014 03:14:44 am

I don't think they should be fined in lease the parent is letting their kid do this over and over but if they don't know about it I think the school should just warn them to try to get their kid to not bully any more. If the parent does not try I think they should fine them but I don't think they should fine $177 I think maybe they should fine them around 70 to 90 dollars. So I'm sort of in between.

Jadyn McPherson

1/13/2014 03:20:44 am

I think that parents should not be fined if their kid is bullying. This is because the kids are responsible for their actions not their parents. The punishment should be for the kid not the parent because the parents didn't do anything. For a punishment the bully should get suspended for for 3 weeks or 3 detentions and a 3 Thursday schools. If the parent is encouraging their kid ,or breaking down the victim themselves. When this happens then the parent should be fined.

Sydnie #11

1/13/2014 04:34:49 am

No, I don't think that a bullies parent should get fined if their child is bullying someone. I don't think so because it's not their parents who are doing this. The kid should be one the one getting in trouble not the kids parents. I do think that the parent should be told what is happening at school but I don't think it's their parents who should get punished for what their child is doing.

kalan allen

1/13/2014 05:04:23 am

No i don't think parents should get fiend because they didn’t do it. Also maybe the kid didn't know what he was doing.

Bethany

1/13/2014 06:01:09 am

I think parents should be fine thier children from bullying. They will be one of the people that will go to the principle's office. They will get a phone call home about what he or she did. The thing is that not only the person will get in trouble but you will get in trouble too. Like my friend she got in trouble when she did nothing but her friend framed her and she said she would take the blame for what happened. She lied and said she did it i did not do it it was mrs.evans not me her.

Bethany

1/13/2014 08:17:56 am

i ment should not

Joanna Mlakar

1/13/2014 08:57:12 am

I don't think parents should get fined if their children bully other kids. It's not right to bully, but your not breaking the law if you bully. It's not right either to get fined when the parent didn't encourage you to do it. I don't think you should pay just to fine their children from bullying. I think it's weird, I really don't know about anyone else.

riley fackler

1/13/2014 09:35:56 am

No!!!!!! because some kids that "bully" or supposedly do just are kidding but no!! adults misunderstand those few kids and punish them for just kidding so there for those kids should not be punished but the kids that actually do mean to hurt someone physically or mentally should be charged with that fee!!!

Joanna

1/15/2014 12:19:07 am

Riley, I agree that a child's parent should be fined or feed because of the kids that actually do mean to hurt anyone mentally or physically actually should be charged for their child or children bullying someone else

Katie

1/13/2014 10:13:57 pm

No, I DON'T think that a bullies parent should have to pay a fine because their child is bullying someone. I think this because if the kid is bullying someone it's not the parent's fault. I believe that the parent should be told that their kid/kids are bullying a person/people but I don't think they should have to pay. Also, kids could be blamed for doing something they really didn't do.

Kendallyn Dunlap

1/14/2014 12:46:24 am

I do NOT think that the parents of bullies should get fined. Some parents try really hard to make their children make good choices. The parents are getting enough punishment because of the way their child acts, it makes the parent feel as though they didn't raise them well enough. I see why the people that are getting bullied want fine the bullies parents, but the parents might not be the problem on why the bullies act the way they do. That's my opinion on this debate.

Olivia

1/14/2014 12:49:17 am

If at schools a child is bullying, I don't think that their parents should be fined. Yes, they were the ones to raise them, but their child is the one who makes their own decisions! I think that a parent should be first given the fact that their child is bullying, and I also think that they should be given a chance to stop this child's behavior. I think that if anyone should be fined, it's the student! Bullying is NOT okay. Bullying gets so much in the victims head, that thats the only thing that they can think about! Joanna, I respect your opinion but bullying IS against the law! Bullying is basically putting a child's right to an education to a halt! I don't think parents should be fined if their child is bullying.The bully needs to pay for what they've put other students through.

jacob billheimer link

1/14/2014 12:51:48 am

I think they should parets be find because kids are being bad and beingg mean to other kids [fined $100

Camden Walter

1/14/2014 12:55:02 am

I think parents should be fined because they teach their kids how to behave kids don`t teach then self. Parents should be fined $70 to $150 or more based on how bad it is. It is the parents fault. They to watch over their kids and teach them some respect.

Kevin Williams

1/14/2014 03:02:20 am

I think parents should not be fined with picking other kids because you might be in trouble with the teacher or your mom and dad will do something. I think we can tell a teacher or a parent if there some people are bullying a kid. Then the teacher put the bullying the kid in the office. The other thing you should do stand up for that kid just been bully and say stop to that kid just bully some kid.That the parents should not bully.

Jake Eldridge

1/14/2014 07:17:41 am

I think kids parents should NOT be fined because the kids should just be sent to the office. Also people will be fined up $70-$150. That is a lot of money people don't want to pay that much, only for bills. Also it's not the parent's fault it's the kid's fault. The kids should have something happen to them, and the kids should be talked to about what he or she did. That is why parents should NOT be fined if their child is a bully.

cameron metzger

1/14/2014 08:26:29 am

No, parents should not be fined.This is not a money matter.The child should be punished.If this does not work further punishment should be taken.

Raegan Gurney link

1/14/2014 09:42:39 am

I think that parents should not have to pay a fee if their kids bullies someone. I get sometimes kids bully other kids really bad. I don't think the parents should get the punishment for the kid's actions. I think the kid should be responsible for his or her own actions, not the parents. The parents can raise the kid not to bully, but the kid can make his or her own decision whether it is right or wrong. Sometimes bullies bully others no matter what the punishment is. Also, if your kid keeps on bullying another kid your fees will add up to an unpayable price. There are other solutions to punishing bully without punishing the parents. That is why I think parents should not have to pay a fee if their kids bully someone.

Cayden Hart

1/15/2014 12:28:18 am

No.I don't think that the parents should be fined because the parents cant really control them why they are at school.The kid should just get expelled.

Emily

1/15/2014 12:42:22 am

My point of view on this debate is that parents should NOT get a fine if their child is bullying another. I understand why the ones who are the targets of the bullies feel that the bully's parent should be fined, but I don't think it's necessary for the parents to have to pay the price.Though, it is their child and their responsibility they're already being punished since their kid is acting that way towards others. The parents aren't the problem, it's the children. If children feel the need to act that way towards another, they can pay the price by serving a detention! That's my point of view on this debate!

lynee jordan

1/15/2014 12:59:37 am

I don't think they should take doge ball away because the people that don't like it they just don't go.

Makayla Christy :)

1/15/2014 02:27:11 am

Wrong debate Lynee. This debate is about "Should parents get fined if their child bullies".

Makinzie Wolf

1/15/2014 02:31:39 am

I do think parents should be fined if their kids are bullying. Becuase , its not right for kids to be bullying other kids. The bullies deserve a punishment to. But their parents do deserve to be fined.And the kid/kids that are being bullied sometimes cut them selves or sometimes they kill themselves. and no one deserves that. So yes if your child is being a bully then their parents need to be fined.

Makinzie Wolf

1/16/2014 02:42:15 am

The kid who is the bully should also get punishment to.

shaun

1/15/2014 02:36:16 am

Well bully is bad i think they should git fine but not that much money.I mean would you wont your kid to get bully no did not think so.And what would you fell like if you got bulled.Kids would not like to get bulled.

Mackenna Keiser

1/15/2014 04:05:51 am

I believe that the parents should be fined if their child is bulling because the person that is bulling is getting their bad behavior from somewhere, and that usually means their household.If a person bullies that most likely means there is something wrong in the house and feel the need to bully to make them selves feel better. It is up to the parent to be the best they can for the child and to be that type of parent you must teach them from whats right or wrong.

Adelyn Mayer

1/15/2014 07:49:56 am

I DON'T think that the parents should have to pay for their kids actions. I think this because the kid did the bullying, not the parents. The parents can't watch over their kids every day and make sure they behave. The kid is responsible for his/her actions. I do think though, that the kid should have to be punished somehow weather it be they get suspended or something else. So that's what I think on weather the parents should get fined or not if their kid is bulling.

austin tolle link

1/15/2014 09:49:50 pm

I think kids should be fiend when they bully because it is mean to do

Alexia sweet

1/15/2014 10:11:46 pm

I think that parents should get fined for there kids bulling.Because of bulling kids are getting hurt real bad.So parents should get fined for there kids bulling other kids.Think about it if you were getting bulled what would you do? You would tell an adult right?And if you tell an adult then the adult tells the bully's parents and then the bully gets in trouble then the bully's parents should get fined.

Blake J.

1/16/2014 12:36:30 am

I do not think parents should pay fines it is just a waste of money and if they were bullying someone they should talk to their son or daughter about the bullying.

GRANT KEMPF

1/16/2014 02:42:32 am

I think that parents should not be find when there kids bully. One reason is because the parents should not get the punishment the kids should. If a kid bullys they should get punished by there parents or the school. That is what I think about parents get fined because there kid bulled.

Thomas Hareford

1/16/2014 06:42:57 am

No, I do not think parents should be fined for their kids' bullying. It's not the parents making the bad actions, so they shouldn't be punished. Instead I think the kids should not have recess for the rest of the semester. Or they should have 15 afterschool detentions

Jessica

1/16/2014 08:33:23 am

I don't think parents should be fined if their kids bully. I think this because some parents don't care about their kids actions at school.....sometimes, the kids don't tell their parents so the parents can prevent that .Also, lots of kids are bully's but they don't know it. They are calling people names and maybe hurting them...they just don't call it bullying.

James

1/17/2014 04:53:46 am

I think the parents should be fined because it is not okay too bully, but the kid should do some stuff at home and at school to help pay. The parents should tell the kid to be respectful.It will make parents be more aware their kids actions, but the fine should be reasonable!

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