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I know everyone is saying she's a middle schooler and that's just what they do but honestly, it's also submissive parenting. Like, I know teens are unforgiving and rude especially during the early years of teenhood with all their hormones raging and everything ticking them off. But Raika needs to be taught that her actions have consequences. Her words can hurt someone. And what she did there is bullying. She rallied others because of her own insecurities and used it to hurt someone else deliberately. This is a trigger point to teach her emotional control, empathy, and forgiveness.
While they did let Raika realize she was wrong, no one scolded her for the deliberate actions she took. What would stop her from doing the same thing again to another child instead? Remember than bullying amongst teenagers is also a problematic thing in many countries and it admittedly occurs due to being teenagers and have repressed emotions.