Topic : Violence in School

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Created on : Tuesday, October 03, 2006, 03:48:52 pm
Author : DrPhilBoard1
Do the recent school shootings make you fear for your child’s safety? Has your child’s school implemented safety measures? Share your concerns, fears or advice.

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June 3, 2007, 5:33 pm PDT

16 year old with some advice

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 I have a 6 year old in the first grade and next year I will be enrolling my daughter in Kindergarten. When I turn on the news and hear about shooting at schools it does scare me. I fear for my children's safety every moment I am not with them. Its crazy to think that the place I send my child to learn, the place that he is supposed to be safe for  8 hours a day is the one place that I end up fearing the most! You don't know that some student is not going to show up and be mad at a teacher for giving them a failing grade, or mad that his girlfriend dumped him.. or what ever reason they think is logical. My heart goes out to the families effected by the recent shooting in PA. 

   Ok I have read a lot of articles with concerned parents worried about shootings at schools. I just want to say one thing. Why instill fear in your child like that? You need to stop worrying about stuff like that and start worrying about other thig like I dunno stuff thats happening right now. Your kids are 6 and around 4 why worry? There is no need to sit around and worry about something like that all your doing is worrying yourself over nothing and instilling fear in your children. I now that it can happen, and that we should be educated about situations like this but why sit and worry about it. Have fun with your kids.....while there still kids don't waste your precious time worrying about something like that. Thank you.....I hope I helped...

 

 

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July 17, 2007, 4:45 pm PDT

sexul abuse in school

My son was molested in school by a student who has molested other students before. Nothing is being done and with what everyone is saying looks like nothing can be done. I have called,

 wrighten,protested,knocked on doors, prayed, emailed and still I do this alone .My friends say  i should move on,  but what about my son I dont know what this has done to him and i dont want to wait until he acts out.I love the advice that dr phile and oprah gives to others but I need it know . I am running low and out of legal options.

 
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July 17, 2007, 6:04 pm PDT

Violence in School

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My son was molested in school by a student who has molested other students before. Nothing is being done and with what everyone is saying looks like nothing can be done. I have called,

 wrighten,protested,knocked on doors, prayed, emailed and still I do this alone .My friends say  i should move on,  but what about my son I dont know what this has done to him and i dont want to wait until he acts out.I love the advice that dr phile and oprah gives to others but I need it know . I am running low and out of legal options.

This must be such a difficult thing for your family...I'm so sorry you're having to go through this. AND your son. You say you've written, called, etc....but you didn't say WHO you've done all this to. Have you contacted your local department of human services? I think I'd call the child abuse department...and speak personally to someone there. You can ask for an appointment, and talk face to face with someone. Maybe speaking to someone personally might be more effective. And if you've contacted the school officials, and gotten nowhere....you might want to consider the advice of an attorney. Most will give a 15minute consultation for free. It isn't much, but it's a start. They MIGHT be able to point you in the right direction. Maybe the police department? and file a charge of sexual abuse against the child that molested your son?

I know I'm not much help, and I apologize for that. I truly hope you get the answers you seek, and relief for your son. No doubt he's going to need some counseling to deal with this horrible issue. Good luck to you all.....

 

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July 18, 2007, 2:58 pm PDT

Violence in School

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My son was molested in school by a student who has molested other students before. Nothing is being done and with what everyone is saying looks like nothing can be done. I have called,

 wrighten,protested,knocked on doors, prayed, emailed and still I do this alone .My friends say  i should move on,  but what about my son I dont know what this has done to him and i dont want to wait until he acts out.I love the advice that dr phile and oprah gives to others but I need it know . I am running low and out of legal options.

I have reported this to DFCS ,Crescent house, & the police. I have talked with an attorney . My attorney says that here in georgia schools have amunity when things like this happen. since I have been seeking help, some people just dont believe that the schools and The law would turn its back on a child.But here in macon georgia they did.
 
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August 23, 2007, 2:56 am PDT

Violence in School

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I am the mom of a 13 year old.  She is an honor student and belongs to several organizations which she works hard at and has gained friendships across the US.  She knows what she likes and we have always supported her interests.  Don't get me wrong, she's not perfect,  but does okay.    She has had a "friend" since she was 3 years old--On and off.  This child has spent numerous weekends with my family along with family trips. 

The friend has been raised as a "princess" that can do no wrong in her parents eyes.  Her mom is a "volunteer" at school who's reasoning for being there is to get her children through the day.  This girls are at the age where mom cannot tell them to go out onto the playground and be nice to everyone.  They are realizing what kind of people they like being around. 

This mom will stop at nothing to force friendships onto these children.  She repromands them at school----Which does not work any more.   She calls meetings with their parents in her home at night, which also does not help any more.    Mom has gotten right to the top with teachers who also treat this little girl special.  During this process she has wormed her daughter undeservingly into several school organizations which she does not deserve.  Mom and daughter think these things will give them instant friendship with the classmates.  But, each time it backfires and upsets the students who worked for what they got.

They do not get it and they will not stop.  Parents have followed my lead on telling the kids to ignore her and stay away from her.  School authorities have also seen what is going on an suggested the same.  We all thought this would end it.  But it only became worse with child and mom.  She will go through all of the kids being nice for a short period of time hoping one of them will give in and be her friend, but they do not do it any more.  She is very self-centered and critical of the other girls, wants everything to be all about her as she was raised as a princess.  These people need to come down to earth and see that they are going about it the wrong way.  She contacts them after school, only to tell them that she has better friends(which is not true) and tells one of them each day that she hates them.  She is very outspoken and does not back down even though she is alone.  There has been some physical force this past week.  It's like I can see it all.  She wants so desparatelt to fit in.  BUt she will have to chooses her own interests and not just want to be in a club that she knows nothing about to try to get a friend.     I have seen it for a long time.  Now other parents are not as calm as I have been.  There are restraining orders in progress for the mom.  This is disrupting lives now and I agree that something must be done.

But, how do you get it done???  School officials have told me that they are not moving very quickly and "keeping their fingers crossed' that it can stay under control until summer!!!!!  What kind of logic is that????  Also despite several attempts to have appt. at the school board, we cannot.  This is due to the fact that they have much bigger fish to fry with problems that are going on there.  Oh and of corse this little princess' dad happens to work there.  So we have decided we are useless!   Ever heard of La. Politics?????  Nothing like it!!!!!!

As I nurse this never occurred to me that this childs desperation has escalated so much over the past few months.  She's a kiss up to teachers(as she was trained) but I have seen a very evil side.  My daughter mentioned yesterday that she has got to be bi-polar!!!  Not til then did I realize, duh, that this is exactly the kind of thing that is going on across the US.   I'm still angry about it, but have become concerened about the health of these children.  This child only knows life in a dream world and now it is hitting her in the face.  Very sad child.  Very confused.  Mom pumps her up each night to bust up into the middle of this group and say I am here, I'm staying and you will be my friend.  Then it never works.  How can these parents not see what they are doing to this child???  These are not babies anymore.  And what has years of unacceptance done to this beautiful child?  I just woke up and realized I should be afraid.  On our local news weapons are found on elementary students a couple of times a month.  What could happen right here in our small quiet town???  And how can we prevent it when everone with authority is wanting to ignore it??

Nice example-------My phone just rang, it was the local District Attourneys Office.  They left a message.  Calling about my sons excessive school absenses.  We are big with the kids in 4-H and they show cattle often and sometimes during the week.  He is in first grade, has a 4.0 average, has the mentality of about a 6th grader if I do say so myself!   All of his abcenses are excused in writing from the LSU-Agriculture Center.  

The teacher have explained before that this is just a formality----And the DA's Office is not aware of the excuses because this is computer generated!!!!!!!!!!  So this whole commotion is for absolutely nothing!  Why aren't they working on criminal matters???  Why can't they discuss these older kids who could very well be shot or killed this week????

 I read this message and I was shocked that you would tell your daughter and the parents of other kids to ignore this little poor girl.  While it definitely sounds like Mom is a few fries short of a "Meal Deal", surely you have some sympathy for the daughter. How can a child or a parent volunteer not deserve to belong to an organization?  Why do you resent their presence there so much? Especially why can't you be kind to this poor girl who if what are saying is true is going to have a lot to cope with when she gets out  there in the real world.

My Grandma used to say that anger was one letter short of danger. Why would you be so angry with them anyway. If they were in wheelchair you would be nice. However, because they have some social issues (as you are a nurse maybe you should read about Non Verbal Learning Disorder and missing social cues and such) you are angry with them and want to analyze  them and find them "wanting". 

I am not here to take your inventory but rather to get some ideas about how to deal with the bullies who actually beat one son and broke his ribs and choked the other one unconscious. Interestingly the Mom of one of those kids told me that I didn't belong on the PTA and I had no right to volunteer as a scout leader because I was from out of town and did things differently than they do them around here.

I am leaving this website becuase you make me afraid. You are afraid for your daughter? Don't worry she will be the one of the beating the "princess" to death because she is bi-[polar and Mom has judged her and found her to less than other children and someone who doesn't matter. Maybe you should read about the teenage girl with NLD the kids beat to death in Vancouver. You could be a ringer for one of the Moms who were interviewed. It was the girl's fault she was beaten to death because she and her Mom were wierd and the girl was spoiled and  a princess.

Don't bother flaming me because I am off this website because I just found out the bullies and(the uninformed - see the NLD comment) are here!

 
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October 12, 2007, 4:42 pm PDT

violelence inschools

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   Ok I have read a lot of articles with concerned parents worried about shootings at schools. I just want to say one thing. Why instill fear in your child like that? You need to stop worrying about stuff like that and start worrying about other thig like I dunno stuff thats happening right now. Your kids are 6 and around 4 why worry? There is no need to sit around and worry about something like that all your doing is worrying yourself over nothing and instilling fear in your children. I now that it can happen, and that we should be educated about situations like this but why sit and worry about it. Have fun with your kids.....while there still kids don't waste your precious time worrying about something like that. Thank you.....I hope I helped...

 

 I went to school in the50'sand 60's, when teachers still had control of the  classroom. If we would have done something in school, we would have gotten a razor strap spanking on the butt where there is plenty of padding.We respected our parents decision.No , we did not get all we wanted but we  were not hurtng. Our parents said behave the teacher,  or we would get a spanking when we got home.  Parents today, don't have the respect of the kids.
 
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November 4, 2007, 6:43 pm PST

violence in schools

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 I went to school in the50'sand 60's, when teachers still had control of the  classroom. If we would have done something in school, we would have gotten a razor strap spanking on the butt where there is plenty of padding.We respected our parents decision.No , we did not get all we wanted but we  were not hurtng. Our parents said behave the teacher,  or we would get a spanking when we got home.  Parents today, don't have the respect of the kids.
I am from  Australia and we just dont have the same worry as you because of our gun control laws yes we do have violence in our scools however we know that it would be very difficult for our children to get their hands on guns .The last incidence i can recall of violence with a weapon was a cross bow being brought to school but nobody died .when is america going to wake up .yes you have the right to bear arms but the world has changed your  not defending yourself against invaders americaans are using there guns to shoot each other .THIS WILL NOT STOP WITHOUT GUN CONTROL
 
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November 20, 2007, 11:11 am PST

Gun Control and school shottings

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I am from  Australia and we just dont have the same worry as you because of our gun control laws yes we do have violence in our scools however we know that it would be very difficult for our children to get their hands on guns .The last incidence i can recall of violence with a weapon was a cross bow being brought to school but nobody died .when is america going to wake up .yes you have the right to bear arms but the world has changed your  not defending yourself against invaders americaans are using there guns to shoot each other .THIS WILL NOT STOP WITHOUT GUN CONTROL

Gun control isn't the answer, that will just take the guns out of innocent people and keep them into the criminals. You guys didn't have the stats we have on how many guns are in this country it would be hard to try and just take them away from people that have a right to carry. But what america does need is smarter people. I don't mind people that own guns and have kids. But its like sex if you don't teach them about it they are going to get into trouble with it. So if parents cant teach there children good safty with a gun then I would say the school has got to start doing it for them. I have been around guns since I was born. My mom had a shot gun in her room, not locked up and loaded, she had 3 kids and none of us were stupid enough to touch that gun. I got a 22 for my 9th birthday and it sat in my room with the full magazine sitting in my dresser, for a just incase. Living in LA, CA it really wasn't safe. I sold my gun when I turned 18, and on christmas when I was 22 my husband gave me my first hand gun with a CWP, I do carry my gun and I try and go to the range monthly, I have lucky never needed my gun, I also know how to fight I have been taking martial arts and defence fighting for years, which teaches you how to use a knife as well. I'm not a danager to anyone cause I was raised with the knowledge that you just don't hurt people cause you don't like them, you only fight back when your life or the life of your loved ones are on the line. Even problems I had with kids in high school, I never once thought it would be okay to bring a gun and shot them.

 

My point is its not the guns fault, its the people, and how they raise there children. Kids that are bullied need to know they can go to the parents and there parents will fight for them, and that they don't need a gun. Why is it so hard for parents to just be there for there kids. Stop working so much and just be around they need you NOW not when they are ADULTS but NOW AS KIDS.  Guns don't kill people, People kill people.

 
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December 12, 2007, 11:04 pm PST

Violence everywhere

Quote From: rebeccatol

 I have a 6 year old in the first grade and next year I will be enrolling my daughter in Kindergarten. When I turn on the news and hear about shooting at schools it does scare me. I fear for my children's safety every moment I am not with them. Its crazy to think that the place I send my child to learn, the place that he is supposed to be safe for  8 hours a day is the one place that I end up fearing the most! You don't know that some student is not going to show up and be mad at a teacher for giving them a failing grade, or mad that his girlfriend dumped him.. or what ever reason they think is logical. My heart goes out to the families effected by the recent shooting in PA. 
I live in South Africa(which has the most crime in the world). Here every second of your life is precious as people constantly get murdered, raped, hi-jacked & robbed. Murderers(IF they ever get caught) are set free in 3days. We have no justice system & nothing ever gets done. Out of the hundreds of people I know, not one can say one of the above has not happened to them. It frustrates me to read that American's are so upset about these school shootings when we are sitting here in south africa praying every moment to be safe. I hope this atleast makes more people overseas aware of how we live & appreciate how good they have it.
 
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December 27, 2007, 4:10 am PST

What in the world to do?

I have a wonderful 8 year old boy, and yes, he is a boy and not an angel.  For some reason, unbeknownst to me, the administration has pegged my son as, "a bad kid."  I should say, the administrator.  Last year, all of the teachers were told to "watch him," because he is a trouble maker.  My son is quite the opposite, unfortunately.  Due to being told he is bad for the last four years; he so badly wants to be liked that he allows other children to beat on him.  They do this in front of teachers, and a blind eye is turned.  All of the trouble has been with one child.  Their class has blossomed from 6 children to 9 children, and this other boy is not a saint.  He is not a bad boy, he just has a lack of parents.  He causes trouble with other children and is never punished.  My son has sustained serious injuries over the past 2 years.  This year has been inexcusable, and criminal however.  At the beginning of this year, my son fell, and badly bruised his shin.  Every day this little boy would kick his bruise, he would cry for help and no one would come.  One day he crawled from the bus to the house.  I thought he was playing until he lifted his eyes and i saw him crying.  I carried him the rest of the way to the house.  When I called the school, they wanted me to "come in and talk about it," and threatened to kick him out of school or put him in special ed classes because of him being disruptive and "angry."  What I thought was the final straw was when this little boy punched my son in the face, dislocating his jaw.  When I called the school, I was told that the little boy was "never violent in school."  Meanwhile my son has a black eye and a swollen jaw, but, "he is a big boy and wasn't hit that hard."  What I mean to say is, again no one helped him, another student snuck out of class to get him some ice and to console him.  I was not called.  The little boy did get a 5 minute time out.  I had to threaten to press charges in order for something to happen.  Now the last day before break, I get a call that my son allegedly asked to touch the other child inappropriately (lo and behold the same boy).  No one heard this the other child just accused him of it. Continued
 

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