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November 24, 2006, 5:29 pm PST
11/24 Great School Debate
Quote From: winterwarmthYou know, parents of children in school do indeed do these things. It's not like such options never occured to them. People give advice to these parents as if they have not already spent months in and out of the principal's office like it's a revolving door. However, you don't know how many other parents are also being proactive with the school staff, insisting that their child get better treatment as well. I know the principal and staff of my children's school got very tired and irritated with the squeaky wheels who were proactive to defend their child's safety. It's grown so commonplace that there are bullies that only the very worst cases are treated with the grave concern they deserve. I even witnessed one parent leave the office before I went in to discuss things, and the vice principal rolled her eyes toward the parent. Some of these children are still in school, while others have moved on and homeschooled. It's often a waste of time for parents to be away from their children, debating their child's safety with the principal when what they need most is the parent and a non-toxic environment. Rolled her eyes?
Ooooh, how VICIOUS!
I think you need to know that zero tolerance exists, and a real bully will get into deep trouble. Whining parents need to do more than sit in offices with other adults - perhaps take a role in the classrooms, and bullies' parents need to see psychologists. Situations must be followed up, and teachers who can merely send a child to the office get fired, eventually, when it is the bully and the parents who encourage sociopathy. ("Someone teases you, you hit them!")
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