Re:Saw this last night... (Score 1)

Yes, they have feelings, emotions etc. but at 13, people are also very self concious -- this makes it especially tortuous to be an outsider -- this is why I was miserable as a geek in junior high & high school and have a fairly fabulous self concept now. Sometimes this also makes them extrodinarily volitle. Ideally, there should be places in the school where the nerds, geeks and freaks have a sense of belonging and each child should be valued as individuals. When that fails, we as adults do have to respond; keeping in mind that 13 year olds are often going to be experiencing more emotion than an older person would. Of course, the first step should have been finding out if the kid needed help, was just being creative or was actually planning something.