The alleged bully and strong arm robber and his lawyers had opportunities to speak to the press. APS administrators and their lawyers had opportunities. Where is the opportunity for victims of practicing bullies in the APS, to have their side published?
In fairness, the victim in this particular case was afforded the opportunity to offer the obligatory; it didn't hurt. But what about other students at the school who have had their property stolen, who have has their faces slapped and worse, and it didn't make the news? Where do they get to tell their story?
Whether the investigative reporters from the Journal, KRQE, KOAT, and KOB interview other students depends in part on whether APS allows them access to students.
But not much. They could always interview students at the curb.
Mostly it depends on whether they care to interview students about bullying at school. Their record is one of ongoing complicity and complacency in the cover up of bullying and other student discipline problems in the APS.
Suppose for the sake of argument that I am wrong; Rio Grande High School is unique in its ability to curtail bullying. Why wouldn't that be even more newsworthy? The truth is, it would be, and if that were the case, they would be doing the story in a heartbeat.
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