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A South Carolina mom was arrested last month after she allegedly entered her childs school without authorization, shouted threateningly at several eight and nine-year-olds and went on a curse-filled tirade against a teacher, according to a report.

Jamie Louise Rathburn was allegedly upset that the school was not doing enough to stop bullying against her son, Fox Carolina reported.

In a statement, Greenbrier Elementary School said they had met with Rathburn about the bullying, were taking active steps to stop the behavior and were giving her regular updates on the situation.

Greenville County Schools does not tolerate bullying regardless of age, the statement said. It is our opinion that the appropriate reaction to unhappiness with a school response is to have a conversation with the adults in charge and not a hallway filled with eight and nine-year-old children."

The statement added that Rathburns arrest came after parents watched the profanity-laden video on social media and called law enforcement not because any school employees filed charges.

Rathburn told CNN Wednesday she lost her "cool card" when she found out her son had been separated from the other students for his protection. I walked right in that school [and] told those children that bullying wasnt OK, she said. "If they wanted to continue then I needed to talk to their mommas because the school wasnt doing anything.

She said she doesn't regret standing up for her son but regrets how she did it. She added that she "absolutely" owes the students and staff an apology.

She was charged with nonstudent interfering, disrupting, or disturbing schools according to Fox Carolina. She is due in court next week.


Full Article: https://www.foxnews.com/us/south-carolina-mom-arrested-for-profanity-laden-tirade-at-sons-elementary-school


What would you do if you found out a 34 year old mom who looks like she was created in the Oblivion Character creator yelled profanity at your 8 year old son?
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I'd be annoyed, but I'd definitely be asking him if he did actually bully anyone.
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Bull shit reason to arrest someone, imo. I'm not saying she was in the right here, but that shouldn't be something you get arrested for
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Bad_Mojo posted...

Bull shit reason to arrest someone, imo. I'm not saying she was in the right here, but that shouldn't be something you get arrested for

Barging into a school without permission and harassing 8 year olds in an aggressive and threatening manner shouldn't get you arrested?

Fuck outta here. Fairest of nexts.
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I dont believe the school for a second that they were actively looking to stop the bullying. Hence why the mom probably lost her shit.

And if their solution was separating the bullied from his class mates then shame on them. That's punishing the kid who isnt doing anything wrong.

Any parent here would have probably done something in this scenario. Child bullying is a fucking awful part of life and the school not being allowed to discipline when then parents wont is a problem.

And any parent who has a bully for a child should get KTFO if they joke about it.
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mom of the year
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Where's the poll asking if she's hot or not? /s

Why didn't the school suspend the bullies?
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I don't understand the recent process where they separate the victim from the bullies. I've heard of other schools doing this and it seems really misguided.
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Jiek_Fafn posted...

I don't understand the recent process where they separate the victim from the bullies. I've heard of other schools doing this and it seems really misguided.

They don't care about the kid. They care about making it easier for themselves.

My neice once got her arm broken by another student, and the staff forced her to apologise and refused to do anything until my sister got the police involved.
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I dont blame her.

34? She looks like 44 or something

Fox Carolina sounds like a porn name
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While she shouldn't have done that, with how schools do jack shit about bullying I can't really blame her.

You really got to wonder what goes through the minds of teachers and faculty and administrators when bullying even to extreme measures goes on. I wonder if these jobs are like police jobs to where they attract the former school bullies and other sociopaths.
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Aristoph posted...

Bad_Mojo posted...

Bull shit reason to arrest someone, imo. I'm not saying she was in the right here, but that shouldn't be something you get arrested for

Barging into a school without permission and harassing 8 year olds in an aggressive and threatening manner shouldn't get you arrested?

Fuck outta here. Fairest of nexts.

Should be escorted away from the premises and given a warning. But she shouldn't have to have a mugshot taken and posted online.

She's a better mum than most others who just let their children get bullied.
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Fair, next

We all know the school wont do shit until mom comes home and finds her kid hanging from the ceiling
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Lordgold666 posted...

Fair, next

We all know the school wont do shit until mom comes home and finds her kid hanging from the ceiling

Yeah, theyll have an assembly or something.

Now this school is on the national radar. They cant sweep it under the rug anymore.

Why do school officials side with the bullies so many times?

Kid: principal! Johnny D flushed my head down the toilet and it had poop! He also gave me this black eye!!

Principal: just ignore him, jimmy

*jimmy gets another black eye, a bloody nose and he finally strikes back

Principal: JIMMY!!! YOU NEVER TAKE MATTERS INTO YOUR OWN HANDS!!! YOURE SUPPOSED TO TELL US!! Thats it, youre suspended!

In this case, then even got the mom of the bullied kid JAILED. They destroyed a familys life, and the poor bullied kid will blame himself. Then we wonder why we have such a big mental health issue in our society

While I don't blame her, the arrest is fair, next.
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Cobra1010 posted...

Aristoph posted...

Bad_Mojo posted...

Bull shit reason to arrest someone, imo. I'm not saying she was in the right here, but that shouldn't be something you get arrested for

Barging into a school without permission and harassing 8 year olds in an aggressive and threatening manner shouldn't get you arrested?

Fuck outta here. Fairest of nexts.

Should be escorted away from the premises and given a warning. But she shouldn't have to have a mugshot taken and posted online.

She's a better mum than most others who just let their children get bullied.

Seeing her teary eyes in that mugshot broke my heart.

This familys life is destroyed. All because of bullying. And the kid may go suicidal or something.

Bet the bullies wont even get expelled

@DK9292 posted...

Jiek_Fafn posted...

I don't understand the recent process where they separate the victim from the bullies. I've heard of other schools doing this and it seems really misguided.

They don't care about the kid. They care about making it easier for themselves.

My neice once got her arm broken by another student, and the staff forced her to apologise and refused to do anything until my sister got the police involved.

This also stresses me out.

Im 23. In my times, if you got bullied and learned how to fight (maybe you took boxing or whatever) you had a fighting chance (pun intended) of bloodying up one of your tormentors and stopping being a target.

It seems that now the police gets involved? We know how that goes: bullies dont get touched, bullied kids go to fucking jail if they defend themselves? (Not your nices case, she was the nice one, but you mentioned the cops and it reminded me of this)

Southernfatman posted...

I wonder if these jobs are like police jobs to where they attract the former school bullies and other sociopaths.

That's not even a question.
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She's 34 and looks like that? I doubt she's sober very often.
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Don't blame her at all, but I also understand the arrest.

Unfortunately this is more than likely going to make things much harder for her kid. I wouldn't be surprised if they had to change schools
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DyingPancake posted...

Don't blame her at all, but I also understand the arrest.

Unfortunately this is more than likely going to make things much harder for her kid. I wouldn't be surprised if they had to change schools

What, because the bullies now know they can get away with it? Because the TEACHERS now know they can get away with it?
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I would go to jail so fast. I would quickly lose my inhibitions and end up in prison if I knew my son was getting bullied, and nothing was being done to stop it.

There was this animal petting zoo at our local library a couple days ago and we took our kids to it. My son was ready to go in and play in the kids play area inside the library, so I took him in. There was this fat kid in there who was a little older than my son (probably 7, my son is 4) and I could tell that he was trying to bully my kid. I felt that heat boiling up and I had to calm myself. I kept an eye on them and the fat kid would look at me. I could tell that the fat kid wanted to bully, but wouldn't do it while I was looking, so I stayed right there.

I was bullied in school, so I'm very biased against bullies.
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DK9292 posted...

DyingPancake posted...

Don't blame her at all, but I also understand the arrest.

Unfortunately this is more than likely going to make things much harder for her kid. I wouldn't be surprised if they had to change schools

What, because the bullies now know they can get away with it? Because the TEACHERS now know they can get away with it?

Just the fact that she came in there and yelled at them is going to ramp up the bullying for that kid because now they're going to make fun of the fact that she did that.

Also yea, it doesn't seem like any of the bullies were punished in any way so they have no reason to stop. They're more than likely just going to go even harder now
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DK9292 posted...

Southernfatman posted...

I wonder if these jobs are like police jobs to where they attract the former school bullies and other sociopaths.

That's not even a question.

Dyinglegacy posted...

I would go to jail so fast. I would quickly lose my inhibitions and end up in prison if I knew my son was getting bullied, and nothing was being done to stop it.

There was this animal petting zoo at our local library a couple days ago and we took our kids to it. My son was ready to go in and play in the kids play area inside the library, so I took him in. There was this fat kid in there who was a little older than my son (probably 7, my son is 4) and I could tell that he was trying to bully my kid. I felt that heat boiling up and I had to calm myself. I kept an eye on them and the fat kid would look at me. I could tell that the fat kid wanted to bully, but wouldn't do it while I was looking, so I stayed right there.

I was bullied in school, so I'm very biased against bullies.

Did you ever get them to stop?

Dyinglegacy posted...

I would go to jail so fast. I would quickly lose my inhibitions and end up in prison if I knew my son was getting bullied, and nothing was being done to stop it.

There was this animal petting zoo at our local library a couple days ago and we took our kids to it. My son was ready to go in and play in the kids play area inside the library, so I took him in. There was this fat kid in there who was a little older than my son (probably 7, my son is 4) and I could tell that he was trying to bully my kid. I felt that heat boiling up and I had to calm myself. I kept an eye on them and the fat kid would look at me. I could tell that the fat kid wanted to bully, but wouldn't do it while I was looking, so I stayed right there.

I was bullied in school, so I'm very biased against bullies.

So, you'd beat up a 7 year old? You sound like a bully.
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Hawaiian_punch posted...

Did you ever get them to stop?

Nope. I told the teacher once and she stated, word for word, "I don't care".

I mean, it eventually slacked off the older everyone got and as we moved into high school it wasn't AS bad. Middle school was hell. It's bad when you're afraid to go to school, and a kid shouldn't be afraid like that.
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LordRazziel posted...

So, you'd beat up a 7 year old? You sound like a bully.

I hope I wouldn't, but honestly I don't know what I'd do.
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She looks like a wood elf from Skyrim about to burst into tears.
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Dyinglegacy posted...

Hawaiian_punch posted...

Did you ever get them to stop?

Nope. I told the teacher once and she stated, word for word, "I don't care".

I mean, it eventually slacked off the older everyone got and as we moved into high school it wasn't AS bad. Middle school was hell. It's bad when you're afraid to go to school, and a kid shouldn't be afraid like that.

I wasnt bullied, but my best friend from middle school was. And when youre friends with a bully target you end becoming a target yourself, so I stopped being his friend :(

I feel very guilty about it.

The good part of the story is he took up boxing and didnt tell anyone, for like a year. So one day he got struck by a bully and he clocked him in the face. Then he tried to fight one of the other bullies and he wanted none of it.

It didnt stop the bullying 100%, they would still gang on him, but the bullying reduced greatly.

Nowadays that isnt even an option, principals/cops/school officials are there to protect the bullies :/

UnfairRepresent posted...

Greenville County Schools does not tolerate bullying regardless of age,

To be fair, that seems like something that should go both ways.
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I hate bullies. Im nearly 30 and still trying to get over mental blocks and issues put in place by Jr. High bullies.
That being said, I should have addressed them sooner and dealt with it sooner, but at least Im starting now. Lol

Its not surprising that a mother reacted so emotionally. Schools should take the stuff a bit more seriously.
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Cobra1010 posted...

Aristoph posted...

Bad_Mojo posted...

Bull shit reason to arrest someone, imo. I'm not saying she was in the right here, but that shouldn't be something you get arrested for

Barging into a school without permission and harassing 8 year olds in an aggressive and threatening manner shouldn't get you arrested?

Fuck outta here. Fairest of nexts.

Should be escorted away from the premises and given a warning. But she shouldn't have to have a mugshot taken and posted online.

She's a better mum than most others who just let their children get bullied.

The school did not even call the police on her. Other parents did after watching a video of her tirade against the teacher. Presumably the police also watched said video and felt that an arrest was justified and appropriate. I haven't seen the video so I have no reason to think otherwise.
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RescueBC posted...

I hate bullies. Im nearly 30 and still trying to get over mental blocks and issues put in place by Jr. High bullies.
That being said, I should have addressed them sooner and dealt with it sooner, but at least Im starting now. Lol

Its not surprising that a mother reacted so emotionally. Schools should take the stuff a bit more seriously.

I too like assuming children under the age of 12 can still be pieces of shit.
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eston posted...

Presumably the police also watched said video and felt that an arrest was justified and appropriate. I haven't seen the video so I have no reason to think otherwise.

That's not how that works.
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voldothegr8 posted...

She's 34 and looks like that? I doubt she's sober very often.

That's what so heart breaking,

Most bad non-sober parents are neglectful, but this one went on the real for her kids.

I feel like she knows how bullying works as she went personally to yell, as she knew the school would not do anything.
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UnfairRepresent posted...

Jamie Louise Rathburn was allegedly upset that the school was not doing enough to stop bullying against her son, Fox Carolina reported.

this is what happens when authorities do nothing

this happened a few months ago and the dad beat up the bullies

do your jobs, schools.
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DK9292 posted...

eston posted...

Presumably the police also watched said video and felt that an arrest was justified and appropriate. I haven't seen the video so I have no reason to think otherwise.

That's not how that works.

I'm not sure what you mean. The police aren't going to arrest her just because some random person says so. They would have reviewed the video evidence and decided whether or not to arrest her based on that. Have you seen it?
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eston posted...

DK9292 posted...

eston posted...

Presumably the police also watched said video and felt that an arrest was justified and appropriate. I haven't seen the video so I have no reason to think otherwise.

That's not how that works.

I'm not sure what you mean. The police aren't going to arrest her just because some random person says so. They would have reviewed the video evidence and decided whether or not to arrest her based on that. Have you seen it?

You used the word "presumably" which indicates that you don't have enough information to make a statement of fact, then end it by saying you have "no reason to think otherwise".

Basically it comes off as you saying you don't know the full story, so you're filling in the blanks with whatever takes your fancy.
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DK9292 posted...

eston posted...

DK9292 posted...

eston posted...

Presumably the police also watched said video and felt that an arrest was justified and appropriate. I haven't seen the video so I have no reason to think otherwise.

That's not how that works.

I'm not sure what you mean. The police aren't going to arrest her just because some random person says so. They would have reviewed the video evidence and decided whether or not to arrest her based on that. Have you seen it?

You used the word "presumably" which indicates that you don't have enough information to make a statement of fact, then end it by saying you have "no reason to think otherwise".

Basically it comes off as you saying you don't know the full story, so you're filling in the blanks with whatever takes your fancy.

I said presumably because while it does not specifically say so, it is a fair assumption to say that the police reviewed the video evidence before placing her under arrest. Especially since she was not arrested at the school, but rather after the fact. Why you think that isn't how it works is a mystery.
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eston posted...

DK9292 posted...

eston posted...

DK9292 posted...

eston posted...

Presumably the police also watched said video and felt that an arrest was justified and appropriate. I haven't seen the video so I have no reason to think otherwise.

That's not how that works.

I'm not sure what you mean. The police aren't going to arrest her just because some random person says so. They would have reviewed the video evidence and decided whether or not to arrest her based on that. Have you seen it?

You used the word "presumably" which indicates that you don't have enough information to make a statement of fact, then end it by saying you have "no reason to think otherwise".

Basically it comes off as you saying you don't know the full story, so you're filling in the blanks with whatever takes your fancy.

I said presumably because while it does not specifically say so, it is a fair assumption to say that the police reviewed the video evidence before placing her under arrest. Especially since she was not arrested at the school, but rather after the fact. Why you think that isn't how it works is a mystery.

I'm talking in general terms, and thanks for taking a little snip at me at the end there like I'm a fucking idiot.
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I feel bad for the kid, seeing as how the mother inadvertently gave them more ammunition to work with against the victim.

'Hey guys, his mommy had to come here! What a fairy! lolol'

...He won't ever live this down ever, I assume.
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I still have no idea what you're trying to get at. I was speaking about the arrest, not "general terms" whatever that means
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Cobra1010 posted...

Aristoph posted...

Bad_Mojo posted...

Bull shit reason to arrest someone, imo. I'm not saying she was in the right here, but that shouldn't be something you get arrested for

Barging into a school without permission and harassing 8 year olds in an aggressive and threatening manner shouldn't get you arrested?

Fuck outta here. Fairest of nexts.

Should be escorted away from the premises and given a warning. But she shouldn't have to have a mugshot taken and posted online.

She's a better mum than most others who just let their children get bullied.

She's literally not. Her response to her child being bullied was to barge into a place where she's not allowed to be in order to bully a bunch of little kids herself. She did to multiple families exactly what she's upset about happening to her own. She's a grown woman. 8 year old kids don't know better yet, but she most certainly fucking does. She absolutely deserves to have her mugshot taken and posted online for everyone to see.
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Aristoph posted...

She's literally not. Her response to her child being bullied was to barge into a place where she's not allowed to be in order to bully a bunch of little kids herself. She did to multiple families exactly what she's upset about happening to her own. She's a grown woman. 8 year old kids don't know better yet, but she most certainly fucking does. She absolutely deserves to have her mugshot taken and posted online for everyone to see.

Exactly.
And the school rightly threw some shade for that too:

It is our opinion that the appropriate reaction to unhappiness with a school response is to have a conversation with the adults in charge and not a hallway filled with eight and nine-year-old children."

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LordRazziel posted...

Dyinglegacy posted...

I would go to jail so fast. I would quickly lose my inhibitions and end up in prison if I knew my son was getting bullied, and nothing was being done to stop it.

There was this animal petting zoo at our local library a couple days ago and we took our kids to it. My son was ready to go in and play in the kids play area inside the library, so I took him in. There was this fat kid in there who was a little older than my son (probably 7, my son is 4) and I could tell that he was trying to bully my kid. I felt that heat boiling up and I had to calm myself. I kept an eye on them and the fat kid would look at me. I could tell that the fat kid wanted to bully, but wouldn't do it while I was looking, so I stayed right there.

I was bullied in school, so I'm very biased against bullies.

So, you'd beat up a 7 year old? You sound like a bully.

Id take my belt off and whoop his ass and gladly spend a night in jail.
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I imagine you'd spend more than a night in jail for hitting someone's kid
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