That’s One Way To Handle It: Florida Mother Beats Up Son’s Bully On School Bus

September 21st, 2012 - By Brande Victorian

Source: Orlando Sentinel

Felecia Phillips goes hard for hers. Wednesday morning the Burnell, Fl, mom found herself in police custody after she took matters into her own hands, literally, and beat up a teenager she says was bullying her son.

CBS affiliate WKMG reports that Phillips, 35, went to the bus stop at 7 a.m. and confronted a 17-year-old Flagler Palm Coast High School student about a fight the student had the previous day with her son.

Deputies said pushed the student in the face and the teen then slammed Phillips to the ground as the bus arrived, according to the report.

Phillips then chased the teen onto the bus where she grabbed his hair, deputies said. The bus driver told Phillips she was trespassing and had to get off the bus, according to deputies.

Phillips was arrested at around 10 a.m. on child abuse charges and trespassing on school property. She was booked at the Flagler County Inmate Facility on $2,500 bond.

The station spoke to Phillips when she left jail. She said her son had been bullied by kids in the neighborhood for years and she decided to take matters into her own hands.

“He called me a (expletive), and I did push him in his face. I just want you to leave my son alone,” Phillips said. “He’s not that type of kid to go around messing with other kids. My son is trying to get an education. Leave him alone.”

Phillips told the station she didn’t regret attacking the teen because she was acting for her son.

“I don’t want anybody picking on him, and messing with him. Leave my son alone,” Phillips said. “He’s not looking for trouble. I don’t even raise my kids that way. He’s not messing him, why are you messing with him? So no, I don’t regret it.”

Though most kids would be mortified over their mother fighting their battles for them, 15-year-old Terec is grateful. He told CNN:

“I feel great about it because I know a lot of people wish they had a mom that will have their back.”

As for the alleged bully, Justin Mickens, he doesn’t have much of an explanation for the bullying allegations, simply saying:

“I don’t talk to her son. If they don’t say nothing to me, I won’t say nothing to them.”

Right now it’s not clear if he’ll face any charges for fighting on the bus along with Felecia, but most likely he’ll be covered under the guise of self-defense. If he was in fact bullying Terec, I bet he won’t anymore.

What do you think about what Felecia did?

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  • Negress

    Why does this remind of the pilot episode of Breaking Bad where Walt stepped on that boy leg for making fun of his son with cerebral palsy?

  • FromUR2UB

    Too funny!

  • FromUR2UB

    After reading the article, I feel he got what he deserved. At 17, he would likely be charged as an adult if he’d committed a crime. So, that should make him old enough to get his butt kicked if he doesn’t know how to mind his own business. After people get through laughing at him for getting beaten up by someone’s mom, maybe now he’ll sit down, shut up and ride the bus, like he should have been doing in the first place. It’s too bad that she’s going to have some legal trouble over it now, but I’m sure she did what a lot of parents want to do.

  • Get’em D

    one thing I can’t stand is a bully! I would do the same for my children, because some of these kids nowadays have some serious issues and their not only emotionally hurting other children, but physically too. Their home life is screwed up and they think taking it out on my kid is ok…think again. Mess wit my cubs, you mess wit Mama, too. parents of bullies should expect other parents to react negatively.

  • NSimonefan

    I commend this mother. When I have children, I’ll be more like her if my child is bullied, as opposed to my parents who were passive creampuffs who allowed the kids in junior high and high school to have a field day bullying me. I’d rather a mom to do what she did, than to hear another story about a child committing suicide.

  • HoneyDipp

    She shouldn’t have put her hands on someone else’s child… When i was little and my momma saw a problem with another kid bullying or fighting me, she would get one of my older cousins or close neighbors (kids of course) to beat that @$$ for her. Problem solved. Of course I don’t know what their family situation is like, but the mother should have thought that one through.

  • deedee

    Low key I think I would of done the same thing & then told the boy to go get his mama, thank God I dont have any kids yet, I can’t deal with this type of stuff

  • Anton Thomas

    There is two sides on a coin. This sounds one sided. What if she hit your child. then what?

  • IllyPhilly

    That’s not the right way. She should have taught her kid to fight.

  • http://blackplanet.com/dcb514 D.C. Price, MBA,PMP,MCTS,CNA

    Assault, Battery, child abuse, trespassing…these are the charges she should be charged with.

  • ieshapatterson

    this kinda reminds me of the black father,who went on the bus and shouted at his daughter bullies.people need to talk to their child.bullying is not a joke and should not be taken lightly.i don’t agree with how she handle it,but made it will tach this boy a lesson.

  • http://www.facebook.com/lashton Leah Ashton

    i get she was protecting her son, but she she took it too far.

  • Jamilah

    All I know is this parent handled her business and had her child’s back. I bet u that bully learned a lesson too. Somebody ever messes with my child they will be messing with me too. Nobody’s messes with my child and I find out about it

    • Ubransnake

      Politically correct people say.. its not right to lay hands on the kid etc. but i’m with you 100% . Sometimes, in certain situations, the right course of action to take is what society might consider the wrong thing to do. If everybody did the “right thing” all the time, black people might still be second class citizens still. Either way.. I bet the bully won’t try it again.

  • eyeconic1

    For those of you saying she was wrong at how she handled have to take in the consideration as to what envirnonment she lives in. It is known that alot of these kids are aggressive or bullies typically have the same as a parent. I’ve witnessed ON SCHOOL PROPERTY parents that encourage their chidlren to fight, jump in the fights or if a PARENT comes to address the situation the parents act lie thir kids did no wrong and defends the childs behavior anyway and/or becomes aggressive with the parent doingthe addressing ang wants to fight or has the behavior that casues the situation to escalate. Hell you have daycare providers encouraging 2 yr old babies to fight. I don’t condone her behavior. There is always a better way to handle things than violence. People are off their rockers nowadays.

  • http://www.facebook.com/jason.f.vorhees Jason Fangz Vorhees

    What in the world is a mother doing defending a teen? Unless that child is handicapped they should have handled that on their own. Now they are going to be known as the kid whose “mama” came to fight for them. They think they were getting picked on before…….

    • rzakia

      I have to agree with you. I couldn’t imagine going to school trying to fight for my kids. I would certainly teach them that they need to stand up for themselves and defend themselves but its a pretty pathetic message you’re sending to a 15 year old boy that it’s okay to run home to your mom and have her fight your battles. Not to mention the fact that I’m sure he’s catching hell at school because his mom fought for him.

      • Ginx

        That 17 year old could have been twice his size. You never know.

      • TatumPascal

        In this age where children are commiting suicide because of bullying, I don’t think that the “he needs to learn to defend himself” attitude is necessarily the best route. I don’t agree with how she handled it, but if taking the traditional school/ parent route didn’t resolve the issue, well… You have to have a Plan B.

    • http://profile.yahoo.com/PITP6L2DYVPWL6UWVS4AU4MRZ4 Ulicia

      You crazy as hell, obviously this child is not a fighter which if u had reading comprehension you would have read the quote the mother made about NOT raising her kids to be thugs. She did what any REAL mother would do and that’s defend her baby. These days bullies are worst than ever they antagonize these kids to unrelenting measures and then the first time they bring a gun to school all the sudden the bully is the damn victim. I understand her mind set, either sacrifice her baby or sacrifice herself. For the looks of things i’m sure she doesn’t have the resources to move him to another school and he’s only 15 he still has three more years before he will graduate, I would do what I had to do to insure not only my baby had a clean record but also had a fighting chance in getting out of the situation altogether and making something of his life besides a prison statistic.

      • http://www.facebook.com/jason.f.vorhees Jason Fangz Vorhees

        Im not saying that any of your points are invalid for certain situations but guess what…..Now this mother is going to be charged with assault of a minor, trespassing and probably a few other charges. Shes black so we know amerikkkas justice system isnt going to let this slide. Im not going to assume that this is a single family home but it if it is and she goes to jail, well now this is a no-parent household. If the child cant go to a family member he now will be put into the foster care system along with any other siblings. There is always a far greater picture other than just “defending my child” that needs to be thought about. She should have gotten the other kids name, gone to the school admins and set up a conference with the the other child and his parents.

  • Trisha_B

    For one, she needs to go to the doctors & make sure her liver is ok. Why are the whites of her eyes so yellow?!

    But, i understand her wanting to protect her son. But as a mother, she should have known better then to lay hands on the kid. He didn’t have an older sibling that could have approached the kid? I know whenever someone messed w/ me when i was younger my 2 older sisters were at the bus stop waiting & letting them know don’t mess w/ baby sis lol. When my nephew was in the 3rd girl, a 5th grader kept picking on him. The teacher’s weren’t doing enough. The 5th grader was basically jealous of my nephew & would step on his shoes or dirty his clothes at recess. my nephew came home w/ a scratch on his face one day & he was like the 5th grader did it, but he hit him back. Well my sister went up to the school & the lil brat actually went up to my sister & said ‘i don’t like your son b/c he’s a loser and gay and took my friends.” My sister said it took everything in her not to just smack the kid. After a principal/parent meeting, the excuse was the 5th grader is on medication that makes him act out -____- . My sister was pissed. Basically they tried to say ignore it, b/c the kid can’t control himself. So i could understand the woman being frustrated that she has to protect her child b/c the people he’s spending most of his days w/ (teachers) aren’t protecting him.

    • SocialButterFly

      LMBAOOOO!!!!

  • Iluvm

    Nobody wants their child bullied, especially when you are raising your kids in a positive envrionment and setting positive examples. As a mother it our duty to protect our children. It’s way too many children committing suiside over bullying. The mother was wrong for how she handled it. She should ask the teenage boy where was his mom and if he didn’t tell her she then should have told the boy that he should leave her son alone or there will be consquences if he continued. I would have called the school and found out if they could arrange for me and the other parents to meet. Now if the little boy was acting disrespectful and would have raised his hand at me I would beat his little @$$ too!

  • sammi_lu

    She took this too far, I’m sure if it were her son who was doing the bullying and another parent came to handle her son, she would be livid. When we first moved in my neighborhood my son was being picked on and teased by some of the older kids at the bus stop. When I found out I was pissed so the next morning, I walked to the bus stop and lectured the older kids and challenged them to pick on someone their own size..before I walked away I told the ringleader he was getting off easy today bc sometimes grown-ups flip and fight kids. After that my son told me that now all the kids think I’m crazy and that I will fight a kid. It was kinda funny and I told him he didn’t need to tell them otherwise. Never had that problem again.

    • Adrina

      “…think I’m crazy and that I will fight a kid..”
      lmao…I know that’s right. But that’s the “fear” you have to put in kids today.

    • TatumPascal

      Love your comment…. :0

  • Hello_Kitty81

    What she did was wrong but I don’t blame her for defending her baby at the same. I wouldn’t want anyone bullying my daughter, that’s why I teach her to defend herself,. Hey my mom told be back in the day when I was being bullied, if they hit me, hit them back.

    • Iluvm

      I know thats right!

  • Yokessm

    I can’t agree Or disagree, I wouldn’t want no one bullying my child either…

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