. >> penn state trustees selected rodney eriksson as interim president and tom bradley as interim coachjerrywe have a conversation right now on facebook, a lot of people upset with the decision that penn state made. many feel it was the right thing to do. how do you feel? log on to the facebook page and join in the discussion at abc 2news.com/facebook. >>> tonight a mother says she has no idea what to do next after her son was the victim of bullying at his school. >> she said the boy who is 11 was punched in a classroom. we are in the newsroom. >> reporter: the issue is that the mother said there were signs her son was being bullied before he was hit. she said school officials didn't pay attention. she has five children, her 11 -year-old is a 6th grader. about a month ago she got a progress report telling her his grades had started to fall. >> he wasn't paying attention and. >> reporter: he was braces to help him walk. it took a while but she said he finally told her. >> he said there were a couple kids in his class teasing him and messing with him. he was upset. >> reporter: she called

penn state president rodney eriksson released a statement thanking everyone here for how they handledes. at the stadium on saturday, the pregame xhoceremony they all met midfield for a prayer, one of the most moving things i've seen in covering sports. i had tears in my eyes watch that scene play out. there was great respect and character shown bit by the penn state community and football players on that day. there was a lot of support in the crowd for them. they played a great game after getting down 17-0. the players on the team caught in the middle they deserve a lot of credit for the character and leadership they've shown. really, it was interesting. once kickoff started, it was kind of just another college football game to be honest with you. you really wouldn't have known a whole lot else was going on after kickoff. >> it's important to point out the prayer was for the alleged victims and those who suffered sexual abuse. tell us how this focus is changing now. i notice it's now off joe paterno, the big deal last week he was ousted, now on to jerry sandusky, the guy actually accu