This petition is being written to protect students of McDuffie County School System from the verbal and social bullying of teacher, Mr. Rob RIdings. As citizens of McDuffie County we sign this petition in support of the student who was held against his will and verbally bullied by Mr. Rob Ridings, a teacher employed with the McDuffie County School System. Statistics show that the most common place for bullying takes place at school and is linked to many negative outcomes including impacts on mental health, substance use, and suicide. We will not keep quiet and are responding to this incident by signing this petition to demand justice on behalf of the student.