Good for her, yes! Too bad though that the rest of her "supporters" didn't stand up for her BEFORE the TV cameras showed up.

She handled this entire mess with dignity, class, and courage. A great example for those petty losers who thought to ruin her night.

It would have been interesting if the people who 'nominated' her were not allowed to participate in this school activity.

I think it is great for her and I wish her well. But the same bullies are stuffing another kids head down the toilet behind the cameras.

Post the pictures and names of the top 5 offenders in this case on the internet for all to see. It could be the start of a new High School "A" list. Short for A$$holes.

Good for her. I think she looked better as a blond in the original picture they used but she is still very pretty.

The person who wrote this story should have done more investigating before writing it, Whitney's facebook actually has more than 126,000 likes, and she deserves everyone of them, Awesome young lady!

She serves as a role model for others who are being oppressed and abused by the cold-hearted unfortunates who, long term,defeat themselves in life

Look folks I don't know this Girl from Eve, But I am so very proud of her and have so much respect for her class act and her ability to rise above the Neanderthal bullying She has endured . My own daughter had a somewhat similar experience so I know the hell She has gone through . You go girl !!!!!!!!

And if those who did this to her had 1 ounce of conscience I hope they never forget How stupid the whole world thinks they are .

There should be no place for bullying or the hatred Rampent In this country .

This is what happens when you don't allow yourself to be a victim. She could have felt sorry for herself, but instead she's honed a power that will last her the rest of her life.

If you're a ever a victim... don't act like one.... spoken as someone who was bullied in high school and learned some of the same lessons.

Most school bullies are not liked by 90% of the students at the school, while the kids they bully are liked by those 90%. That 10% is made up of jerks and A-wipes who have no confidence in themselves and attempt to bolster themselves up by picking on those they see as better than themselves in some way. If they really were cool and popular, they would have no need to pull crap stunts like this - they do it because they know they can intimidate the other kids at school and they're counting on no one challenging them.

You mentioned the one word that sets her apart from all the 'pranksters.' Class.

People bully for a reason - mostly, I'd assume it stems from a high level of insecurity and a need for attention. Generally, though, humans tend to be decent people and my dimestore pyschology opinion is that bullies don't see a lot of good in their world.

Maybe it's naive to think, but the outpouring of support for this young girl, to me, sends a much more powerful message to bullies than any sort of punishment would. Ultimately, one hopes these bullies feel a tremendous amount of shame and because of that, will change their behavior.

It's great how she turned this prank around. Jokes on the bullies now.

I had a similar situation happen to me when I was in high school--I can completely relate to the humiliation and pain that must have caused her. While no one rallied by me like they did this girl, the best 'revenge' for me was going to college and having a successful career, while all my former bullies languished after high school--most of them ended up pregnant and/or divorced, flipping burgers or the equivalent, and it was a shock for most of them to realize that "being popular" is not a real social skill and won't get you friends or a promotion.

I wish more bullied kids could realize how much better life gets after high school.

So nice to see a happy store on msn for once. :)

awesome! very nice!

From a sad story to a really wonderful outcome. I still believe there is much more good than bad in this world, even though there are those who would try to change that.

This is gonna be awesome if this chick turns out to be like 'Carrie White.'

What a strong, beautiful young woman. You go, girl! :)

The ONLY reason this turned out like an after-school special movie is because the cameras were there. If this wasn't picked up by the news media this poor girl would have suffered horribly without much support at all. She would have been just another bully victim getting bullied and humiliated yet again. We all know this town us ugly just underneath and only stepped up to make it right because they were in the spotlight.

What this story is really about is hidden meanness just under the surface and the power of news media. The "outpouring of support" is a performance by the town for the media, not the victim.

To the overlord:

You are just a very negative person who probably was a bully!! Get a life!!

Along the same thoughts as 1wizard---what the hell is wrong with the way Whitney looks? I can't see a damn thing wrong. GO girl!!

You may be completely right, but c'mon man, lighten up. Yeah, we all get it; there's likely thousands of identical situations happening right now that no one knows or cares about. But now isn't the time to to be handing out lectures. Yeah, you got a point, but keep it to yourself and just be happy for another person.

Overlord

Overbearing might be a better screen name for you. Amateur psychologists like you like the soap box that Newsvine affords you so that you can pontificate about things you know nothing about. Thanks for sharing your negative view of the world and your lack of respect for your fellow human beings with us.

“I’m overwhelmed," Kropp said. "I’m so happy – this is so much right now for me. The school is fantastic they treated me so well."

She's a class act. Yeah, in the END they treated her well, but only after they became ashamed of what they'd done in front of the whole USA. This girl has more class than any of the "cool" kids who hatched the idea to humiliate her. I am proud of the town for rallying behind her and think that the student body probably learned something out of this that will impact many of them for the rest of their lives. But mostly, I am proud of the way this girl and her parents handled it. With dignity and class. I suspect this could well be a stepping stone for her as well. I would love to see a report on her in 5, 10, and 20 years.

If you get the chance, go to Netflix an watch The Wonder Years, Season 2, Episode 15 ("Square Dance"). Kevin is paired with the weird girl in gym class for square dancing, and endures the taunts of his classmates (and joins in the "fun")... But he discovers a side of Margaret that he never knew.... Well worth 25 minutes of your life... Reminded me of this real life story....

She is one beau-ti-ful girl in more ways than physical, I am so glad the town got behind her like they did. I hope those that nominated her in jest are writhing in shame.

I am setting here with tears streaming down my face. My daughter has experienced this and I am glad to see another young lady get through the pain with grace and dignity.

akinna99 in 45 years on planet Earth, I have found that most people are not decent people, otherwise this story would not have made headlines for those who did come out and support Whitney. If they can, most people just look the other way, thinking it doesn't involve them, but a wise man once famously said "All it takes for evil to win is for good people to do nothing." Well, this was a case of your so-called good people doing nothing about the bullying until the national media spotlight was on them. The "Pranksters" (read BULLIES) did not elect her alone. that took the majority of the students. If most knew it was a joke to single out a girl because of how she dressed and looked, and the reports have been consistent that many DID know, why did they not do something then? No my friend, people are petty and are mostly the "I don't want to get involved" types, who only do good because they have been caught not doing good. It may not be the same as bullying, but they each gave their tacit approval for this bullying to occur. Had one student told school officials, or Whitney's Mom, this might have been nipped in the bud before the poor girl was humiliated. I applaud those who did act, after the fact, but would many of them have acted that same way had it not gone National (and indeed International)? I doubt it. The US was once a place where neighbor helped neighbor, but that is at least 60 years out of date now, if not longer.

Regardless, I am glad Whitney turned this into something to be proud of, and inspiring all those who are still being bullied around this country on a daily basis that there is hope that one day it will end. Now if the police will act against the bullies and their parents, as there is a law on the books there that would allow them to arrest them. Use it. It is why it was passed and signed into law. Matt's Law should be used here to show that even when the person being bullied turns the tables on the bullies, Society will not condone the bullies' acts to begin with, and they must learn to live in a civilized society, or be removed from it.

I guess I don't get how this 'prank' was so mean. It's basically giving her exposure to the whole school and giving her a chance to show people who she is. It's like a second chance to turn yourself around. A blessing in disguise. It's called making lemonaide out of lemons.

Back when I was in high school the senior class jokingly nominated a Japanese foreign exchange student in their class for one of the the winter homecoming king candidates. I was a junior at the time. We all thought it was awesome and rallied the other high school students to vote for him for king, and he won! The girl who won queen was pissed, but it was awesome.

This type of "joke" is one of the many reasons I hate human beings. But what happened after gives me hope that there just might be a chance for us as a species after all.

i enjoyed crybaby syndrome comment...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORXjqzBD8ro&feature=related

Our senior prom queen had it worse!

Everyone was pretty sure she was a lesbian even though she didn't come out. She acted as one, dressed like one, etc etc etc. I don't recall people making fun of her. When I found out she was elected, i knew it was a sick prank. She didn't seem to mind though. But still it was very wrong they did that. I don't know what happened to her though, I hope she wasn't too bothered by it.

something like this was done to my niece ...we talked about going over the fathers home and tearing his @!$%# up for the way his punk kid treated ours...

When's the movie coming out?

She has beautiful eyes. I wish I had eyes like that. She has a cute figure too.

So the prank was to nominate her for the homecoming court? I must be too old to understand these young kids sense of humor now a days.

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You must be a real prize...

abeastly walrus

have you always been a dorkasaurus or did you have to practice to get so flippin stupid?

Wise beyond her years!!! She is happy inside herself, and does not hold ill feelings for those that are immature children still growing up. To find inner peace and confidence at her age is AMAZING! She is going to go really far in her life, and I for one wish her the best that life has to offer. Check In, in 20 years, and you will see the bullies not doing anywhere near as good as her!!!

How was this a 'prank' again?

There is so much attention placed upon those young people who are getting more self absorbed and cynical. It's nice to se a story like this where one of them rises above the negativity.

Mean people suck. I used to love putting them in THEIR place.

I was very good at it too. In high school, I was 195 lbs, 6' tall, and cross trained for hours every day swimming, lifting weights, snd Isshin-ryū. I was bad to the bone; still am.

You go girl. Your tormentors will likely turn fat, ugly, and bitter.

Sounds like her tormenters are already ugly and bitter, out of the woods. It must suck to know their target is now known by an entire nation as a decent person with a great deal of inner strength none of them have. Can't imagine what kinds of second-rate lives these kids will eventually lead, but I'm willing to bet taxpayers will end up supporting them.

Way to turn this around, Whitney. You look fine to begin with, but what you've got inside is unsurpassed.

WTG, Whitney! You are more deserving than someone who was unworthy of the title. The "prank" is on them! You have been elevated FAR beyond their level. Let this be a lesson in bullying - it will not be tolerated anymore.

Now, go on had have a GREAT life!

Excellent. Good for her.

People bully for a reason - mostly, I'd assume it stems from a high level of insecurity and a need for attention.

They're cowards on the inside and prey on those they consider 'weaker'. I know how difficult it is for the kids being bullied, and I still think the schools need to prevent it as much as possible, but with most bullies all it takes is one victim standing up and turning the tables. Here we say they need a 'good ass-whuppin'.

This girl is stronger than most her age and she handled it better than a lot of adults I know would have. She is going to be able to do anything she sets her mind to in the future.

she rocks,you go girl.

Whitney, you are beautiful! Don't ever let anyone make you feel otherwise. As a 33-yr-old who wasn't popular nor unpopular but was nominated by a couple friends in high school to be a court princess and had a "popular" girl who didn't even know me personally THROW my nominations away in the TRASH so my name didn't get on the ballot--you're my hero!

Know what happened to that "popular" girl? She got knocked up by a cute "popular" guy who was a lazy basketball player that never did his homework. They had a rocky relationship for years and turned to drugs and physically abusing her. What a great life! I went on to college, started my own business, married an amazing man and have led a happy adult life.

Long story short these so-called popular kids are usually the little people in the real world. They'll still be clinging to their glory days of high school, while you move on with your life and you'll meet plenty of young men someday who will value you for being YOU--and not like all the popular girl clones.

I am so proud of you, you over came, and you came out shining so bright. You are so beautiful and strong. When you stood up for yourself, you stood up for others~do you realize that? Little did they know that when you were nominated-they nominated a true queen! Bravo Whitney! Stand proud!

Beautiful girl in a very hard world-so sad.

You liberals always want to be the victims, lol.

chriscrossing.... are you some kind of mutant? I was bullied in high school for being a clean-cut, hard-working book-worm Nerd (was as conservative then as you could get). Kids zero on those that are different, even positive qualities can be distorted.

Some in this thread complained she ran to the media. I'm glad she did. Cockroaches scatter once the lights are turned on.

chriscrossing

You liberals always want to be the victims, lol.

I'm sure that you prefer that everyone who is bullied, has their civil rights violated or is insulted by others just "shut the f*** up and take it." This is not a matter of "wanting to be a victim." This is a matter of disgusting behavior being revealed. If you want to defend undependable behavior just "lol" to your heart's content. Then try to explain to a rational person what you are laughing about.

Yes the bulling continues on this web report by adding that she was wearing a donated dress WHY was this necessary?? There is beauty in her smile that shines like a star.

First of all, she IS a beautiful young lady - inside and out. I don't see how anyone could call her "ugly." She is not, in any way, shape or form.

Next, I was bullied in school - verbally and physically. In elementary school, I told my mom, who in turn went to the principal. Know what he said??? He said it was because I was a blonde-haired and blue-eyed girl in a school with a large African-American population. I was and it was, but that is not the point. He brushed my mom off; he did NOTHING. (And for those of you who are wondering - he was white). And when I told my dad, who also "bullied" (ie. abused) me at home - physically, verbally and mentallly - his only comment was 'Well, I better not hear about you fighting.' The one time I did try to fight back, I was sent to the principal's office. From that point on, I just suffered in silence. I am now a diagnosed major depression disorder and PTSD patient.

Now, I pointed all those things out, not to start pointing the racial finger because this commentary is not about that (I have had some lovely African-American friends, male and female, throughout my life), SO DON"T GO THERE, but to point out that going to the "officials" in charge does not always produce a result. I bet things would have had a lot different outcome had my mother gone to the local press after the school blew her off.

Whitney, my hats off to you. You are beautiful and strong. You will go far in life. YOU GO, GIRL!!!

My wife and I drove 200 miles to see this wonderful young lady in person. What an awesome experience. I guarantee it was the largest audience to ever attend a football game in West Branch. She stopped right in front of us and my wife told her how beautiful she looked, she beamed a smile and demurely said "Thank You". You are an example of beauty and grace for the toads that started this prank. I truly hope they have learned a lesson from you. Best of wishes. The Stewart family.

The names of the children and their parents that started this bully should be put on facebook and in the local newspaper. Bullies have got to be made public. Would it ever be possible for a town to pass an ordinance that when a bully is exposed the parents have to have sign in their yard that states my child is a bully and I am ashamed?

I have an odd question: Since children are bullied in the US every two seconds all day long every day on average, what is so special about this particular bullying case that we have now had to be repeatedly informed on the progress of this case, when it would have been much more fair, as well as quite possibly a much more effective technique to deal with the problem, to devote this kind of time and webpage space to a new victim of bullying every day instead of focusing so heavily on a single case, a policy which I feel runs the risk of tiring readers out?

this is just what i needed on a monday morning.

I agree…brought a tear to my eye this morning.

The thing I love especially about it is that - I assume - it's her father and grandfather escorting her and they are absolutely adorable.

And the look on her Mom's face at the end of the segment…when Whitney's so graciously talking about 'standing up for what you believe in, going with her heart and her gut', I'm not sure I've ever seen a better example of love and admiration.

There is beauty there.

Dirp, In my mind she is a gorgeous Young lady both inside and out.

She is just simply beautiful! Whitney, I hope that one day you are able to look back at this experience and laugh at the silly things we sometimes do when we are kids. I too was not one of the popular ones, but I know from experience that the"ugly ducklings" become the most graceful and beautiful swans. Keep on shining that inner light into the world and reap the rewards that come to thsoe possessing a gentle soul and a good heart.

I don't think feeling foolish is nearly the fitting punishment. I always wonder when i hear these stories where were the teachers and staff. Most bullying is out in the open, these cowards want an audience. I understand that teachers & staff are under -paid, -appreciated, -respected. This behavior has long lasting consequences for everyone involved and should not be tolerated at all. It should be treated with the same zero-tolerance that drugs, cheating, stealing & physical assault would be. One, count 'em, one stern warning should be allowed with any new offense resulting in automatic expulsion. Leave it to the parents of the little bullying monsters to home school them and see just what everyone else at school has to deal with. It is because the punishment doesn't fit the crime that this is such a perpetual problem in education.

Bullies often see something in the other person that they secretly admire. Some may call it an authentic personality that threatens their feelings of comformity. This overwhelming feeling is either dealt with maturely, or not.

Well, gorgeous just happens to be that football player #30 next to her. He should have been homecoming queen!

your sick

Another sign I must be getting older... when I was a young lad in high school, it was the guys who got bullied #1 (I recall a couple of sessions with some seniors, a water fountain, and inverted suspension in a gym locker), and #2, the only girls who received any hazing at all usually were not only unattractive but also somewhat intellectually bankrupt and socially inept. (not defending that action as appropriate, simply stating a fact to make a point). Nevertheless, there was always a list of equally unattractive, socially inept and likely morally bankrupt (like me) young men who would have gladly escorted these ladies to homecoming - if we could only must the courage to step forward and actually speak...

This gal not only seems to have her head on her shoulders, but I read in another story she has a boyfriend. So it's not clear to me why this young lady would be the subject of "bullying" or exactly what social strata those doing the bullying occupy. Whitney's comments still suggest there is pain, but in comparing to my high school experience 30 years ago, I can tell you that where I came from (and in the high school where my kids graduated) she would have fit right in.

Unfortuantely, no one can give Whitney the benefit of 30 years of life experience, we all know the group at our high school that occupied the top of the social ladder and how far many of them have fallen since then. People like Whitney tend to rise to the top over time, as we all mature and recognize that physical attractiveness is relative, fleeting and temporary. I think I might have peaked for a few months in my late 30's... downhill every since :-) but inside I know I'm more attractive every day.

Carrie White

Inspirational Frank Sinatra song. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDyb_alTkMQ&feature=related

I still don't get why people feel so good about this story?

The media embarrassed a town to act nice to a bully victim... what's so nice about it? You know they would not have supported the girl if it wasn't a news story that embarrassed the town nationally. This is really a story about the ability of exposure to shame people to act as if they are caring, but they are not.

Does anyone really believe these bullies or this town really changed?

Well, yes, they do, Overlord. Unfortunately, they do. Yes, shame played a part, but deep down everyone hopes that they will change for the better. It won't happen, as I've come to know, but it is still the ideal.

I think you mean to make the point, in what you are saying, that the town doesn't feel bad. How could they? They orchestrated the prank, did they not? Was it not planned to create shame, and given by the community as well? Of course it was! The community did the deed; why would they suddenly have a change of heart, if not because of the many reporters flocking the scene?

Meh, I comment too much. But think about it. Does it make sense, this magic change of heart?

Well, it was all worth if even one kid who used to be a bully or could become a bully will be no longer be that type of person. Maybe that kid who was a bully can change his / her own attitude or others around them as they grow through life and generally be a nicer person.

I guess I might be clueless on this story, I haven't been following it. Are you all saying the whole school was in on this? That would have been the case if its like Carrie. The class nominates their candidates, not the whole school.

Back when I was in high school the senior class nominated a Japanese foreign exchange student as a king candidate as a prank. He was actually really excited. I was a junior at the time. The rest of the student body thought it was awesome and we actually voted him as the king. The girl that won the queen was pissed, but it was awesome. The seniors didn't actually think he would win, but the rest of the school pulled together to make the prank be on the seniors.

It seems like a signal that students are sick of the whole "King and Queen" BS scene, like we were 30 years ago. The popular people, blah blah blah. Look who won again? The youth of today are more sophisticated than we were, because they are totally "disrespecting" the office of "best". Why not advance as a civilization and quit voting on beauty and charm? Will it ever be time?

Not excusing the people (more than a few) who organized this, but who really gives a rip? It's nurturing vanity and does no good for the people who win. I've known people who were ruined by the attention they recieved in these stupid contests. You probably do too.

Egads Jason...it you had actually thought this was a cool thing, you might sound different...but you've made yourself sound like one of the "pranksters" that thought this would be funny. And if the guy was actually friendly (probably was, though shy), you've made yourself AND all of your equally moronic classmates to seems like buttholes, for making this a prank rather than considering them to be an (actually) worthy candidate. Stupid is as stupid does.

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perhaps the teachers where hoping for this outcome

*ahem* I think you meant swan, not goose :-)

no they mean goose in that a lot of the young ladies that thought they were alll that turned into semi-adults whoes looks did not carry over into aldulthood. As far as Whitney goes great job and a very classy young lady.

She's no Carrie. She's kind of hot and cute. I would let her stick her toes in my mouth and then shrimp her. She's cute. Shrimply delicious.

Geez, she's only a sophomore in high school. I wouldn't appreciate those comments about my daughter when she was 15.

The internet has created a whole new genre of big-mouths and cowards - mental midgets who spout off the most ridiculous crap because they know they can hide behind their monitors.

It has progressed into what they do when they finally get out of the house.

It ain't fun to watch, but sometimes a beat-down is just what some people need. If you can't learn respect thru upbringing, learn it thru pain.

Bullying isn't new at all.

Like other bad behavior and crime, we now hear about it.

Any child who didn't come home crying from school at least once, was likely the bully.

There will always be shallow people who's first thought is to make themselves feel better at the expense of someone else. It's just more blatant in high school because the little miscreants haven's acquired the social skills to do it suggestively.

The internet has created a whole new genre of big-mouths and cowards - mental midgets who spout off the most ridiculous crap because they know they can hide behind their monitors.

So very true. It's ridiculously easy to run off at the mouth when the person you're attacking isn't in front of you. I've met many people who are big sh!t talkers behind a monitor but don't dare open their mouths or even look at the person they were talking bad about minutes or even hours beforehand.

It's not so much that bullying is "new" it's just that it's never received as much attention as it does now. With the leaps in technology we have a way to get the news out as it is happening.

is it any wonder that some folks in public office...currently running for very important positions in our gov't were bullies back in their skool days? Evidently, bullying isn't something you grow out of. To some it becomes an obsession...a lifestyle choice...a career. In fact, a study of the correlation between bullying and behavior in public office would be very enlightening im sure.

It's because of "zero tolerance" policies that punish the victim for fighting back. Time was, a victim would decide to fight back, would give the bully a few lumps, the bullying would stop, and that would be the end of it. Not any more.

Yeah, there's that, too. That good beat-down I referred to earlier will probably land you in jail, then get sued for pain & suffering. Well, @!$%#! That was the point of the beat-down!

Actually, the biggest bullies are those who themselves are bullied. Those at the very top don't do the bullying; however, those who'd like to be higher (at the top and bottom) tend to do the bulk of the bullying.

My nephew was terribly bullied. He has changed school twice because it became so bad (4th grade mid-year and between 8 and 9th grade). It was horrible to have a 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grader so depressed every day. He was moved in because he was becoming suicidal. No child should have to endure what he did.

That being said, in junior high he would sometimes bully. I don't know where it came from, but he could be cruel. He fit the profile.

In contrast, his younger brother, has been one of the most popular kids in his class. He defended his older brother. He has been opposite of a bully. Ever since he was a toddler, he wouldn't put up with teasing because it was mean. He still won't do it. It is interesting that they fit the data that have been collected.

Really, Angry Guy? Because usually the "victim" can't fight back. "Bully" tends to run in a pack...so how many kids does it take, to "fight back"? Bully can't usually stand on their own...they need backup.

I'm an oldster, I'll admit, but when I was in Elem.School in the late 60's/early 70's we; had 2 bullies. One was a big kid (let's call him Lanny) and another was simply mean (let's call him Dexter). I was a little kid (was 4' 10" when I graduated), so when I saw either of them trying to pick on a friend (or any little kid), I dove in. No, 'Lanny' never was able to hit me...too slow and fat, though big. Dexter got in a few punches (which is how I lost some of my baby teeth), but he was kind-of a hit what is there guy, so it wasn't too hard to get creative and put him down. Yeah, I was considered a Tomboy...but I never allowed kids to be bullied, even if they were not friends of mine.

The point of this whole thing.... kids who have empathy and compassion, who rally against the bigotry and bullying and oppression...those kids are of style and time. But the bad thing? There are always going to be close-minded people, who raise close-minded children.

Hats off and Kudos to all of the children (um...young adults) and the parents who raised them, that have empathy, tolerance and compassion! But most of all...support. Bullies need to end! And so does predjudice and Intolerance... ge a life...people are NICE, because of whom they are...not because of who they date.

That's exactly what I was thinking. I don't see how her looks could possibly make her a target for bullies as the article implies. When I see this young lady I see a typical teenage girl. Perhaps her normal mode of dress or hair style were not the norm for her school, but why does the article imply it was her appearance in general?

I am just glad that the word got out on this and she had the character to stand up to the bullies and made a negative into a positive both for her and her community as a whole. Hopefully this will lead to more kids standing up to bullies and helping others do the same.

Done like Carrie? What, develop psychic powers and murder the entire town?

Thanks, Duck of Doom -- that made me laugh out loud.

and then send her to D.C.

She's only a sophomore- if she's already had "4 years of hell" at that high school she has bigger problems than having been nominated to homecoming court as a joke.

Unless she was left back, she has only been at that school for one year (10 school months in 2011) plus the month of September in 2012.

Anyway, she handled this beautifully, but I seriously doubt anything at that school will change as a result of this girl turning up at Homecoming in a donated dress and hair and makeup (very publicly) done out of charity.

Just because they did something mean as kids doesn't mean they will grow up that way. A lot of us did mean and stupid stuff as kids and grew up to change and realize we were wrong back then. Its called maturing and it does happen believe it or not.

Kinda like Obozo pushing that little girl when he was in school, you hypocritical twit.

It kind of reminds me of the movie Carey! Thank out it turns out so much better. Kids can be so cruel - so can adults. I saw bullying whenI was young, now I see it in the work place. How cruel some humans are.

They'd be pretty stupid to continue bullying. I don't think that shunning her would work because they already have shunned her. These loser bullies should crawl back under their rock.

And stay there.

They may try continue their bullying ways, but I doubt they'll have much success with this girl any more. She's learned how to deal with real losers.

Having been bullied I have noticed when bullying backfires they tend to stop.
My bullies put me in the hospital for 3 days, police got involved, arrests made... I never saw them again

Hey Purtrill,

That's not bullying, that's assault and battery man!!!!

There I would guess are others in her school that have been tormented also, those kids have learned from this also and I am betting they will stand up along side of her, as well her teachers.

Homecomming

peagent

"really"

Since you complain about political correctness, I suppose it's just fine for me to bully you about your poor spelling and grammar (typical of your political side)?

I truly wished they'd do away with it all together. Homecoming for ALL students. Who needs a tiara?

exactly!

Heh - the homecoming queen in my senior year of high school was NAMED Tiara. Looked like Morgan Fairchild, too.

Since you complain about political correctness, I suppose it's just fine for me to bully you about your poor spelling and grammar (typical of your political side)?

Parallelcooler, seriously? What "political side" are you assuming Texas hold em is part of? You know what happens when a person assumes, right?. And yes, you were bullying, which just shows what kind of person you are.

I think she looks very nice. I imagine some of the rich bullies are really skags. It is amazing what money will do for. It gives you bullying privileges. That interestingly is probalby why Mrs. Romney is concerned about Romneys mental health and emotional issues. He has to do something without the protection of is money and bullying gang. Although the bullies are pretty prevalent still. Hey Reince! Hey Missouri senate candidate. And I hope everyone shows how the biggest bully of all, romney, has to go home with his tail between his legs. Instead of the silver spoon.