Our 'system' is failing our children

Dear Parents,

School is back in session and our bully problem is back bigger and meaner than ever. This week I had a student ask me if he should just let the bully beat him up and not fight back so that he won't get in trouble at school. What kind of crap is this? The children who are being victimized are afraid to defend themselves as the other bully, our school system is going to punish them!

Parents, don't put up with our school boards decision not to handle the bully problems. Under the criminal code of Canada you child has the right to defend themselves. This right exceeds all other rules and statutes. Here is the code below.

34. (1) Every one who is unlawfully assaulted without having provoked the assault is justified in repelling force by force if the force he uses is not intended to cause death or grievous bodily harm and is no more than is necessary to enable him to defend himself.

36. Provocation includes, for the purposes of sections 34 and 35, provocation by blows, words or gestures.

37. (1) Every one is justified in using force to defend himself or any one under his protection from assault, if he uses no more force than is necessary to prevent the assault or the repetition of it.
(2) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to justify the wilful infliction of any hurt or mischief that is excessive, having regard to the nature of the assault that the force used was intended to prevent.

I have left out the part about self defense resulting in death.

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Yours in building strong, confident children,

Master Art Mason
Founder: The Peaceful Warriors' Martial Arts Institute
http://www.thepeacefulwarriors.org