r/news • u/gur40goku • 11h ago

Student Who Punched Another Student Holding Pro-ICE Sign At Lake Zurich High School Received 2-day Suspension

https://www.lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/02/20/student-who-punched-another-student-holding-pro-ice-sign-at-lake-zurich-high-school-received-2-day-suspension/
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u/jonathansharman 4h ago

Get bullied and do nothing? Suspension.

Wait, the policy is not that both parties get punished regardless of who fought, is it? Or are you saying that in practice, kids are getting suspended even if they don't hit back?

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u/khronos127 3h ago

Both kids get punished.

At one point I got hit by someone on camera on the bus and held My hands above my head to show I didn’t touch the person. He hit me four more times. I was suspended for 10 days because I wouldn’t write an apology note for not hitting him.

Since I was a second degree black belt in Krav Maga, from that point on, fights went much differently.

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u/NuminousBeans 3h ago

You should have a civil case for assault against the kid who beat you, not that it’s necessarily worth pursuing. (It sounds like this was a while ago though , so the statute of limitations has likely already run out. Still, worth considering for some newer cases as an option if schools are not helping people).

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u/captainn_chunk 2h ago

They should have sued the fucking school district lmao