Glasgow Schools told not to punish kid bullies

Teachers in Glasgow, Scotland, have been advised not to punish bullies. Top child psychologist Alan McLean claims bringing the playground thugs to book will only make their behaviour worse.

He insists, in new guidelines sent to every school, that punishing them just meets the wish for revenge of parents. But today the mother of a teenage girl who committed suicide after being bullied at school condemned the advice. The mother of 15-year-old Nicola Raphael called instead for tough sanctions.

The psych position sort of seems like, "don't stop the criminals, because if you do, they get mad at you"

This just inspires contempt for the shrink who came up with this.