In the quiet town of St. Gabriel, Louisiana, where the Mississippi River hums along the east bank of Iberville Parish, a heart-wrenching story of bullying has parents, grandparents, and the community fired up.
Nicole Franklin Jackson, a proud grandmother from St. Gabriel, Louisiana, is not holding back.
Her middle school granddaughter attends MSA East, a magnet school for math, science, and arts in Iberville Parish.
For two years now, this little girl has been bullied by the same classmate, and Nicole says the school has done nothing to stop it.
In a heartfelt Facebook post, she expressed her raw anger and deep love for her grandbaby.
It started last year. The granddaughter reported the bullying, but no one took it seriously. This year, it got worse.
The bully ripped pages out of her workbook in class. The girl told the teacher, but the incident was ignored.
Then came the fight. Nicole’s granddaughter didn’t start it; she was defending herself after months of torment.
But guess who got punished? Her grandbaby got a two-day suspension and was kicked off the middle school volleyball team.
The bully? She stayed in school, still on the dance team, and only had to miss one football game performance. She’ll be back dancing at basketball games like nothing happened.
Nicole went straight to the principal. The first meeting was calm; the principal said she couldn’t talk about the other student, and Nicole understood. But when she came back with more concerns, the attitude changed.
So she took it higher. She contacted school board members, and thankfully, they listened. She even brought proof: screenshots from a school volleyball group chat full of harassment.
The principal’s response? “We can’t do anything if it happens off campus.” Nicole pointed out that it was a school chat. Still, nothing.
Frustrated, Nicole called the police to start a paper trail. She wanted every incident on record: the torn workbook, the fight, the online messages.
But the principal warned her granddaughter: fight again, and there will be consequences. In other words, just take the abuse. Nicole wasn’t having it. “She will not stand by and be bullied,” she wrote. “ALL GAS NO BREAKS.”
Now the bully gets escorted to class and to her sister’s car, while Nicole’s granddaughter is painted as the problem. The school calls her a bully.
It doesn’t add up. Why is one girl protected and the other punished? Nicole has a question burning in her heart: “What does the bully’s mama have on this school that they’re so scared of her?”
Nicole’s Facebook Post Sparked a Strong Response From People who’ve Experienced Similar Pain
Melissa Carter commented,
“I don’t condone violence but you have a right to defend yourself.”
Via Facebook
Shawanda London shared her own story:
“This happened to my oldest. I had to file with the court, police, everything. The schools and admin are full of it. I pressed charges on the bully and her family.”
Via Facebook
Kecia Thickathana Snicka simply said,
“That school is so unfair.”
Via Facebook
MSA East serves around 330 students from pre-K to 12th grade. It’s supposed to be a place of excellence.
But for Nicole’s granddaughter, it’s become a place of fear and unfairness. Bullying laws exist in Louisiana schools are required to investigate and act.
But too often, they don’t. Victims get blamed. Defenders get suspended. And the real bullies walk free.
Nicole isn’t backing down. She’s fighting with everything she has: meetings, police reports, public posts, and pure grandmother love.
She knows her grandbaby deserves better. And she’s not stopping until justice is served.
This isn’t just one family’s story. It’s a wake-up call. No child should have to choose between being hurt and being punished for standing up.
MSA East needs to improve, and the principal, teachers, and board must work together to protect the right child.
Nicole ended her post with fire:
“Wrong child. Right GRANDPARENT.”
Via Facebook
And she means it.
