-Le ers-

Re: Next time you guy’s do a piece on bullying, here’s something to think about.

Does bullying exist at Pierce College? No way! Pierce is an institution of higher learning, helping to shape our countries future leaders and educators. There is no way anything that prehistoric could exist here. Are could it?

At fifty years of age I am now a victim of bullying here at Pierce. I had to endure this public humiliation by another student while the professor who is physically handicapped himself stood by and did nothing.

On Wednesday April 17, 2013 while in math class, I was insulted with profanity and a barrage of insults by a student who sit’s to the left of me. This student called me an idiot, a retard, stupid and other disparaging remarks in a loud outburst in the middle of class and continued to insult and assassinate my character in front of the professor and the whole class, which demonstrates her inability to control her anger issues.

To this student’s defense, I realize that there are two sides to every story but if the other side of this story is a Red Herring, it is irrelevant. Vulgarity, name-calling, aggressive behavior and insulting anyone on a college campus by calling them a retard is just not acceptable. What does this say about Pierce College? What does this say about our society that we claim is so much better now that we all get along? Do we really get alone?

It’s a sad day in America when everybody sit’s around and does nothing while someone is being called a retard; especially when two other people in the classroom noticeable have physical handicaps. This show’s a severe lack of sensitivity and bias.

Regards, Carlton