Did you know that? I mean, yes, bullying has gone on for centuries and is a form of hazing, but isn't that what all the commercials are about nowadays. I thought I'd seen Obama and other advocates on special service announcements talking about bullying being a problem and having no tolerance for it? Oh wait....maybe they're only concerned if it's cyber bullying. Yep, that must be it, because when now that my kid is getting bullied by the same kid it's 'normal'. But, it's in-person bullying...not cyber. So, this must be an out for a school, huh? A kid can laugh at another kid for having a heart condition that keeps him from playing football and being 'cool' ( I use that loosely since no kid that acts like this is every going to be cool) or harassing a kid and pushing him until they say something hurtful to another kid....no that must not be bullying either. Not according to our school. Not one thing I could say deserved any time. All I got was how normal this was and how many new students there were this year and how that's just going to cause some 'upheaval'. Upheaval....that's what we call it? My kid could care less about who this new kid is friends with ......they have no right picking on him because he's smaller and is being intimidated. All I asked was for an 'out' for him so he could get out of the situation, if needed, and I couldn't even get that.
No school has the right to make excuses like this. They're lucky, for now, he's asked that we not do anything to the bullier and I made him allow me to ask them to put it in his record in case it continues. But, if it does continue and they do nothing there will have to be consequences. Sometimes the only thing you can do is call the Board of Education. If I have to I will, so I hop the kid leaves my child alone!
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