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Filed under: Kids 5-7, Kids 8-11, Teens & tweens, Health & safety, In the news, EducationOne day a bully told 13-year-old Patrick Kohlmann, "I'm going to kill you tomorrow." Though Patrick's parents warned the school about the threat, the next day Patrick was hit in the head with a rock and received a concussion.It isn't the first time Patrick's been bullied. In fact, his mother has noted at least 12 serious incidences in the last year. And now Patrick's and his parents are fighting back. They're taking legal action against the school for not doing enough to protect Patrick while he's in their care, despite being repeatedly told where and when the bullying was taking place. Earlier this month, Patrick tried to showed an emotional video (see it below) he created about bullying to parents and teachers, but was told that it was too graphic and that the meeting he was attending was over. (School officials now say that faculty will see it in the fall). So Patrick put the video on YouTube where it's received over 5,000 hits. He's also passing out blue bracelets that say "STAND UP to bullying" and says that his efforts are making him new friends.Continue reading PD*Poll: Fed-up boy creates bullying video Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

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