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Subject: Bullying

Author:
Gillian Le Coz

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Date Posted: 06:24:11 01/16/11 Sun

I have recently had to deal with a dyslexic pupil of mine, X, being bullied, due to her problems with reading. This happened, during a lesson, whilst I was listening to X read at her desk. N, girl sitting in front of X, was obviously listening and made very unkind remarks to her neighbour. I reprimanded N and pointed out that X was tri-lingual, which was a fantastic achievement. I suggested that N become a friend of X. N 's reaction to this suggestion was very negative. N is a very intelligent and popular pupil and also an only child.
X's friends have since said that the bullying was not an isolated case, but N denies this. X's friends always make sure she is never alone in the playground and always sits next to someone in class. I have also informed the other teachers of the situation. Eventually, I had to inform both sets of parents as the bullying continued, although N still denies this is the case. X had already informed her parents. N's parents, although very pleasant, refused to believe their daughter was capable of such behaviour. The bullying has ceased for the time being, but I suspect the problem has not yet been resolved. Has anyone any suggestions on how to deal with this?

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Subject	Author	Date
Re: Bullying	Luqman Michel	19:58:32 01/21/11 Fri
Re: Bullying -- Martina, 01:02:44 02/11/11 Fri