Review of A Girl Like Her

It is just not possible for me to believe that suddenly rhis bully genuinely felt bad about her actions. I think had the video footage not been there she would have denied, lied and would have went on to find another victim. This is a major flaw in this film. Most people don't understand why schools have gotten so bad. Watch the scene in the principal's office more than once. Schools are no longer democratic institutions run by the state. They themselves are being harassed and bullied by parents who run the show. No one's being honest and calling a spade a spade. The principal is trying to protect his job so he's being far nicer than he wants to be. It's simply a pay cheque that's keeping him from telling it like it is. The parents are defending their daughter who displays nothing but rude behavior even in the home. Parents have been given far too much voice in the school system. Long ago schools were places where a person could be taught civil rights and respect for all religion and culture. The bias was and still most often is in the family unit not in the schools whose role was always to be non partisan. Teachers are now being harassed by students whose parents encourage it. The only way this can ever change is when parents learn that their children can and will do terrible things and that doesn't mean it's always a reflection on the parent. In the past, when schools had more authority there were a very small number of schools who abused their power. But turning over that perverse sense of power into the hands of parents who are MORE bias and emotionally invested is far more corrupt. The solution is to put more faith and power back into public systems of the state. If parents really want to run the show then they should home school their child instead of bullying the people who are trying to give every student equal opportunity and respect.