Schoolyard Bullies

[Texasbelle]

Originally Posted by LateNight

Neither one of my boys.. are violent.. anything but. And they don't go looking for trouble.. but both of them have gotten into trouble.. because they refuse to stand there and take abuse from someone. Both times according to the 'story' from witnesses of what happened, they did not start what happened... and both times the kids who DID start it were much bigger than my boys.. so as I dad.. how the heck can I get mad at them for standing up to some idiot who's going to start something ?

At Northwood, kids get suspended for simply being on the receiving end of a punch, regardless if they fight back or not.. if you are "IN" a fight, everyone gets suspended. not sure what kind of lesson that is meant to teach ??

This is/was the policy even at Evangel when my oldest son was in eighth grade. He got suspended for being hit in the locker room by a kid who had been bullying him all year. The kid who hit him, a crucial football player, did not immediately get suspended until we raised all kinds of he!!.

Our experience with bullying is to stay on top of it with the school because if it is happening outside of school it is going on at school as well maybe just in a more subtle fashion. Also, if the parents are reasonable, they must be dealt with and informed of their child's actions. Often times we don't realize what are "precious" children have been doing until informed.

[rhertz]

Originally Posted by Texasbelle

Our experience with bullying is to stay on top of it with the school

I think this is the best advice. We normally don't take up much of the principal's time most years, if any at all. But if our child is being constantly picked on, then we make sure we do our duty and keep the school informed. During these years, we are "high maintenance" and schedule a lot of meetings, which not only puts the school on notice, but gives the principal some incentive to solve the problem for good, so he can get back to whatever it is he normally does with his time. The wheel that squeeks definitely gets the most oil....

[purpahurl]

It is dealt with!

[purpahurl]

This is not Bush's fault, for once, it is all Global Warming. All this heat makes peoples tempers short and all rational thinking goes out the window.

[rhertz]

Originally Posted by purpahurl

This is not Bush's fault, for once, it is all Global Warming. All this heat makes peoples tempers short and all rational thinking goes out the window.

Global Warming... LOL.. Why does everyone blame the consumers of petroleum (the U.S.) rather than the sellers of petroleum (dealers)?? Certainly we hold drug dealers to a different standard than drug users.... Why is it not that way with Oil?

Muslims such as Saudi's contribute significantly to Global Warming by dealing in Oil but get a pass.... Global Warming is Bushes fault for not signing the Kyoto Accord.

If Gore really wants to stop "Global Warming", then he should earnestly try shutting off the spigot's in Saudi Arabia and other oil fields. That is the only way to stop Global Warming just like shutting down drug dealers is the only way to stop drugs...

Man I didn't realize that the War on Drugs had so much in common with the War on Extreme Muslim Terrorism...