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Mom hears son has been bullying classmates \u2013 her controversial punishment has the internet split in two<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Bullying is an issue abhorred all over the world, but it\u2019s a problem that\u2019s unfortunately ingrained in society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s important to teach children<\/a> from the earliest of ages that bullying is unacceptable in any form, and it\u2019s a lesson most parents and teachers strive to hammer home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, it\u2019s virtually impossible to root it out entirely, so what to do when a child is found to be bullying<\/a> another? Well, one Texan mom had a rather controversial method of punishing her son after hearing how he\u2019d called other kids in his class \u201cidiots\u201d and \u201cstupid\u201d. The woman, known only as Star, has sent shockwaves<\/a> around the internet with her choice of admonishment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As per British newspaper The Daily Star<\/a>, the mom wanted to stamp out her son\u2019s behavior and, having grown tired of his antics, conjured her own form of rebuke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She told ABC13<\/a> that she was an \u201cold-school parent\u201d who believes in strong morals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don\u2019t coddle my children. I don\u2019t sugar-coat the world to them,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Instead of simply telling him off, or even ordering him to deliver an apology to the affected kids, Star opted to dress her son in a t-shirt that read \u201cI AM A BULLY\u201d. She then took photos of him before school and uploaded it to Facebook so that everyone could see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Naturally, her decision has been met with a mixed response. Many people are backing her choice of strong punishment, though others believe she may have crossed the line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Assuring people that she didn\u2019t upload to Facebook in a bid to embarrass her son, Star told ABC13:<\/a> \u201cI posted it to reach out to the parents of any of the kids my son may have bullied so that each one of them could get a personal apology.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She later removed the post after receiving negative backlash, but she still stands by her decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI wanted to know what he learned from it and he said, \u2018I learned that I didn\u2019t like the way that that felt and I don\u2019t want anybody else to feel that way because of me. That\u2019s exactly what I wanted him to take from it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Experts believe Star\u2019s actions could do more harm than good, but the mom herself claims that her son has already been behaving better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe\u2019ll survive. And he\u2019s already been treating his sisters better. He\u2019s already been treating his cousins better. He learned from it. That\u2019s all that matters,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Star\u2019s actions are certainly controversial, but if her son has improved his behavior then perhaps he\u2019s learnt a lesson all kids need to learn at some point. What do you think? Did Star go too far? Let us know your thoughts in the comments box.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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