For those that think they know so much about these alleged bullies, and the victims family. This child's life has been torn upside down, if you were a parent at all Shelley W, you would know how hard this must be on this little girl for boys that are out of control shooting her with a BB gun, Verbally abusing her on a daily basis. to top it off these bullies which by the way are not Alleged they are in fact bullies, for their mother to be Okay with her children to shoot someone with a BB Gun is wrong wrong. so whats comes next they grab a bigger gun and kill some one, then they become the victim again. and I also am a neighbor of these children. Truth time the victims mother has never seen the bullies mother because she is never home and this child Jordine is so afraid to leave her house now because of these bullies. so before you make comments protecting these bullies you need to know the facts. Sure your friends with the bullies family but I to live on the same street and there have never been bottles thrown out of cars at their house, so you can stop trying to lye for those bullies and there family why don't you protect children they need people to watch over them children should feel safe at all times. Jordine is a very shy child and has a huge heart she loves everyone and just wants to feel secure, for her this is so hard to understand why people are so hateful and mean. If you knew her at all you would know she is not a trouble maker in any way.

Well, sadly, I knew somebody would comment in support of the bully. Jordine has been enduring this since December. It is time for it to stop. This bullying is not just being done by one child. And, yes, I know Jordine personally...I was her Sunday School Teacher. She talked about this in class with myself and the rest of the students. The school is being irresponsible by not following policy and and I believe they are just ignoring what is happening here. This has affected Jordnine's self-esteem, her self-confidence is not what it used to be. I will also say that anybody shot my child with a BB Gun and I had a chance to confront the parent of that child, I probably would raise my voice as well. Is her mother just supposed to sit back and allow this to happen. If the school and the police won't do anything...and are just brushing it off, the next step would be to get the media involved and hope that they could make something happen. There is nothing wrong with Jordine defending herself. She has had cans, rocks, and all sorts of things thrown at her too...and it needs to stop. The principal and administration need to PROTECT her instead of protecting the bullies!! This is very serious!

This is serious everyone, children and teens often take their lives when this type of bullying occurs. We live in a community where everyone is so busy with life that we forget to notice what is happening right in front of us. I want to congratulate Jordan and her mother for having the courage to take a stand. Jordan you are a remarkable young woman and are on a path to change minds and society, never be afraid to keep telling your story until people actually listen and understand. Never give up. Gay teens also struggle with similar issues, an media support came out to support them, the campaign was called, "It get's better" check out the YouTube video's and then just apply this and change it to your own situation. In order for change to occur, people have to know what is happening. I don't appreciate anyone who would minimize the concerns of this amazing young woman, we are only as sick as our secrets. Angie, you are teaching your daughter not to be a victim, but to be a leader! That is true role modeling, while it appears others have ignored her. A big thank you to the news station for bringing it to the attention of others. Please don't forget to follow up on other victims of violence, and hate crimes such as what happened to Cameron Nelson, and Dane Hall, please find out if the police did anything about these events that led to change or if another hate crime went unnoticed in Utah. Jordan, your on the road to helping others, they may come in all shapes and sizes. Oprah struggled with her weight all her life, but look how many people she has impacted and look at how she stands up against discrimination, bullying and hate. ... You hold your head high...you have made a difference and that is what really matters. I hope your school will get behind you in a big way, I hope the students will cheer you on, the students that have as much courage as your do....Show your power WEST VALLEY & Chater School, support peace, compassion and justice....for ALL.

I wanted to add to my last comment, a child who bullies usually comes from a home with a parent who either is a bully or who is in denial. I have been dealing with this issue for over 10 years. The schools will only do so much. The school'police' will only do so much and the parents will end up going to court and paying a incredible fine for trying to protect your child (tresspassing) I've ben there, just protect your child, I hate to say the bullies will win because they have the biggest mouth and make the most noise. Lawyers cannot help, the school is run by the Principal and if he/she does not have a NO BULLYING policy then get your child out of that school. The teachers only want to keep their job. All the teachers loved my daughter, she was a 4.0 student, the entire student body loved her except for these hatedful kids and thats all it take to destroy your childs soul for life. Kids can be mean and their parents are in denial. You will never change them , just protect your child and find a child friendly school for her . No form of verbal or physical abuse, no matter what should be tollerated. The neighbor of the 'bullies' mother is way off. This is a community of bad behavior and it goes on for generations. Parents to their children and then their sibblings and so on. These cheerleaders searched out my child find what new school she went to, found every girl in her class and tried to 'friend' them on Facebook just so they could spy and find out info on her. They are sick and determined. It's a scarey world. These kids have the support of their parents because they encourage this behavior. I know it sounds crazy but it is 100% true. We have to live above them but it's hard for a teenager. Parents have to be respnsible for their childs behavior, please do not tell me a boy in 6th grade slapping a girl is okay in any situation. Call the police.

It is incredible how news are produced this days. I personally know this so called "alleged bully" and could not believe when I saw my neighbor on the news when she specifically and clearly told the news reporter that she had no comments and didn't want to be any part of this report. I don't know how this type of news can be put on air without any investigation of actual facts. Such as the bullying done by this girl coming out on the news to the "alleged bully" and passing it as "self-defense". While I don't agree how the supposed "bully" acted, none the less I believe this was blown out of proportions by being in the news. They should also add how the mother of the alleged victim went to the house and "bullied" the bully of her daughter since the screaming could be heard all the way across the street, or also how mysteriously after this was on tv how more than twice cars went by throwing things (rocks,cans,etc.) at the house of the "bully" it makes me wonder who the real victim is on this case.

It is amazing that she had so much courage to go on TV like this. As a therapist, who has worked with children and families for years, this story is especially heart breaking. It is terrible that the school has not taken action to deal with this. Allowing this kind of behavior undermines education and hurts all the students. Good people need to stand up for the little girl who has been slapped and shot at with a BB gun. People kill themselves every day over this kind of thing and we all must make it stop. The shame and pain inflicted gets so internaliezed that it feels impossible to survive. Learning to not just tolerate differences but embrace them and celebrate is the only way to heal this. Thank you for reporting on this tragic story.

My daughter was being bullied by just a few children from the third grade to the fifth grade about her weight 5 days a week, 6 hours a day. She didn't want to change schools, the teachers were fabulous but could only do so much, the principal did nothing at all, the mothers of these poorly behaved children when confronted behaved even worse, denied and then taattled to the principal that 'I' the mother of the victim was the trouble maker. This was one of the top public schools in SLC. I was told to go to a private school if I didn't like it. At the end of 5th grade my child stopped eating and now sufferes from and Eating Disorder. Do you think anyone in that school/district took any responsibility or even recognized this? No, the ignored her still, no apologie, no bully came forward, no parent said they were sorry. They actually denied their child did anything wrong, words can't hurt. My daughter changed school districts but these bullies still found ways to bully her thru phones, other kids. Still suffering from her illness, she was bullies by 6 cheerleaders because she was too pretty,too smart,too popular, too kind/friendly and they didn't like that. The new principal didn't want the Jr High to be known for bullying on her watch. Threatened my child, kicked me out of the school b/c she 'didn't like me complaining about her being bullied, they mothers of the bullies threatened my child, followed her, stood by her locker etc.. Still nothing was done. My daughter, an SBO, was the victim and the principal call the police on her because her parents wanted the cheerleaders just to stop bullying their daughter. This was so tramic for my daughter she lost 20 pounds and ended up in the hospital. The principal said she did this on purpose not because she was under stress because SIX girls were bulling her and the assit principal and principal were threatening to kick her out of school (we were out of district) The bullies mothers continues to file police reports on us.