Students Schedule Fights On Facebook, Worried Mom Says

Mom said students at Denver middle school are scheduling after-school fights through Facebook. What's even worse: she feels that the school doesn't take the matter seriously.

Jeanette Velasquez told Fox31 that her daughter, Heaven, has been involved in school fights after the students at the school bullied her for being homeless. "It started with girls just talking about her, to exchanging words back and forth, to actually the physical altercation," the worried mom said to the media outlet.

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The mom said her daughter has been involved in three fights since last October. And she already went to the school for a couple of times to address the issue. Nevertheless, the worried mom said the school officials ignored her pleas. "This is my fourth time coming to the school to speak with them about it," Velasquez said.

The mom said she feels like the school didn't take her seriously. Hence, her daughter doesn't feel safe within the school. "She doesn't feel safe," the worried mom exclaimed.

And to prove that the students are scheduling fights through Facebook, she gave a screen shot evidence to Fox31-- showing that the students appeared to be giving a schedule for the upcoming fight between her daughter's classmate and Heaven. She also said that she already asked the school to check it through Facebook, so any future fights can be prevented.

Through a statement, Denver Public School System said the school takes bullying issue seriously. "We also ask that parents alert their child's teacher to the bullying behavior and ask specifically what the teacher will do to address the behavior," the message reads. "We encourage parents, if they feel that it is necessary, to inform the school principal and ask those same questions."

Furthermore, the school is encouraging all the parents to always check their students and make sure that they feel safe and supported. And if the parents notice that the child is experiencing bullying, the school advised that the parents should be supportive with their children and ask all the necessary information.