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| muzzybear |
| Isn't there a "zero tolerance" policy at schools? I guess it depends on whether or not it was on school property. |
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| Tygon |
There's definetly a zero tollerance policy for any type of violence at school. The principal should definetly do something about it... and if they don't for some reason, you need to take it to the next level... and then the next... until something is done about it.
The downside is that on the elementary level, generally it's only a suspension for a few days.. and parents are rarely made responsible... however, if a suspenson means that parents have to take time off work, you KNOW there will be a good punishment for them at home... |
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| l]evil |
all these formulas wont help the kid in the school yard one bit. teach him to defend himself if worst comes to worst so if it does happen again, he has a fighting chance.
Only when you make a stand against a bully will a bully leave you alone. getting them in trouble wont help your kid.
im not saying not to notify the school and take action, you should. |
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| MarkT |
| quote: | Originally posted by techead
...The school didn't even bother to inform us of this and now we are going up the school to find out what the hell is going on
I have a list of names of the boys involved and I ahve already contacted the police
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good for you.
until the school/board realizes that there is a danger of them being found responsible/negligent, they won't give a ...so many parents wouldn't do anything or would leave it at an angry phone call.
I understand that older kids are not going to be subject to 24/7 supervision at school...but how the f**k is there not a teacher/adult watching over FIVE YEAR OLDS?!? What if there was a medical emergency or injury of some sort? They'd have to wait until some kid went to find someone?
that's f**ked. |
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| StereoPrincess |
| quote: | Originally posted by l]evil
all these formulas wont help the kid in the school yard one bit. teach him to defend himself if worst comes to worst so if it does happen again, he has a fighting chance.
Only when you make a stand against a bully will a bully leave you alone. getting them in trouble wont help your kid.
im not saying not to notify the school and take action, you should. |
umm, the kid is 5. he is going to defend himself against 12 eleven year olds? |
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| zokissima |
Poor little guy. I agree that you should definitely take strong and firm action, and do everything that you can.
These kinds of little punks, without discipline, will just growp up to be bigger, more dangerous punks.
Everyone cowers and hides in the strength of numbers, it's human nature, so make sure that some form of repercussion goes their way.
What's the kicker is that the stupid school did nothing about this. I would go and have a few very strong words with the principal. This is not the kind of behaiviour that promotes a healthy learning environment.
I swear, this world is doomed. Maybe it's for the better. Human beings, and it makes me disgusted to even use that term, are just not a hospitable form of life, to others or to themselves. |
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| Mag1k |
| Kick their teenage asses. |
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| smuncky |
wow, thats bad news indeed.
and to happen to a 5 year old, thats rough. hopefully everythign turns out ok and those ******s get wat they deserve :whip: |
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| mushyflowa |
| quote: | Originally posted by techead
the kicker is ,
His school is considered the no1 most desirable school in Barrie with the highest median income of parents than any other school and the school is in the middle of the most expensive subdivision in town
guess money doesn't buy safety anymore |
my dad used to think that way.. thought money could buy anything he wanted even safety..
bah people and goddamn money..
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| Time2Burn |
First of all, I'm sorry to hear your story. No one wants their kid harmed and it is a natural reaction to seek restitution to those who hurt your little guy. I know if something happened to my little bro I'd want to go out and personally take care of matters too. However, this can only go so far stirring the pot can possibly make matters worse for your boy ie further bullying. Lets hope that the school has their act together enough to take proper action against these kids.
I also think that although unfortunate you have an opportunity for your kid to learn some valuable lessons from this incident. Cause the reality is bullying is a fact of life growing up and the key is being able to deal with it effectively. Often the bullied become the bullier in order to "save face"; neither are healthy. Sitting down with your kid listening to his story, instilling confidence and reassuring him that his ears are not too big for example may help him be that well adjusted, well balanced person you want him to be. Bottom line, knowing when to avoid, when to confront and when to rise above the hardships of growing up are very important lessons in everyone's life.
Best of luck dude , hope all works out. |
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| Mag1k |
| My advice is if you dont want to see this happen over and over again. Toughen your kid up. HAve him join some sports like hockey or football. And in general make him a man. I see alot of parents who sissify their kids, and it makes me feel sorry for them. The parents are inflicting alot of unnecessary headache on their kid. |
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| smuncky |
| quote: | Originally posted by Mag1k
My advice is if you dont want to see this happen over and over again. Toughen your kid up. HAve him join some sports like hockey or football. And in general make him a man. I see alot of parents who sissify their kids, and it makes me feel sorry for them. The parents are inflicting alot of unnecessary headache on their kid. |
come on dude, he's 5...make him a man :rolleyes: |
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