He Tried to Protect His Son From Bullies. He Didn’t Know How Far They Would Go. NYT | Top Stories By: Matthew Shaer 15 December 2025 at 21:43 After his son was repeatedly attacked, Rick Kuehner reached out to his suburban school, to the police and to other parents. The violence only got worse. © Wayne Lawrence for The New York TimesTristan Kuehner with his father, Rick, in Gilbert, Ariz. Rick moved his family to Gilbert in part because of the area’s low crime rate.