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Date Posted: 12:33:24 09/06/01 Thu
Author: Kelly
Subject: The parents of the bully's need to be told..
In reply to: Kathleen 's message, "Re: Oh No Not School Again!" on 17:10:32 08/31/01 Fri

And, quick. If it doesn't stop, the kids need to be expelled for a while, making the parents have to lose a little time at work and really take care of the problem.

I feel for you, Shell and Ann Marie, because I know very well what the kids go through. I have 3 special needs kids--one with a form of CP and two with PDD/Autism, so I see how kids can be cruel. The boy in 1st grade is encountering problems now, in our neighborhood, where a neighbors guests kids called him retard, over and over. Sean is, btw, above average on his cognitive issues, but nevertheless, it is wrong! The parents never dealt with it, leaving me to deal with it! The parents simply told the kid to grow up and went back into the house, letting him continue. I finally took him on myself, him being very overweight, and began using "fat pig" at his level, seeing if he liked it. He didn't. Maybe it was childish, but if a parent is going to ignore, then you have to get down to the kids level and take them on yourself.

Most of these bullies are disrespectful anyway, and probably have parents that think it is simply, "a phase" they are going through!

My oldest daughter came home in tears one day, because one of the boys was telling her she was too slow to be on their team, and bullying her. It had been going on for a few weeks, and I had informed the teacher before, with nothing done. The gym teacher said nothing to the boy when he saw Molly crying and never asked her what was wrong. When she got home, two hours after the incident, her eyes were still red from crying. The teacher never asked her what was wrong either. So, I called the school the next morning, and did as Anne Marie did: Told them I would take care of it myself if they didn't do it.

The next day, Molly got a formal apology from the boy, a card that the boy wrote to her, and it never happened again. I hear the boy was not only called out of class and sent to the principle, but a letter sent home to his parents that this would not be tolerated.

Get involved, Shell, until they get so sick of hearing your name on the phone they finally do something. File reports if you have to, call the school board..Hell, I even called Elaine E., the Superintendant over another issue.

And, don't worry about spelling. Obviously, the ones that are worried about spelling errors are not concerned about being human, nor do they have compassion for "real" turmoil.

With understanding,
Kelly B.

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