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I would go into the school board, but I dont want to get into a fight and yell at them because when other parents went in, they got into a fight with the school superintendent.
Dont be afraid to take a stand,sometimes its all we can do!!!!!!!
Dont sit there while they do nothing... Protect your kids,who cares if a fight ensues!! (Things cant be resolved w/o one)
Report it to the police. Tell the school that you're reporting it to the police, they can warn the boys' parents. Maybe a cop coming in to talk to them and the threat of getting a record will get them to keep their hands to themselves. Keep a very close eye on it though, because if these boys are really some bad seeds and it starts escalating, you should take her out of the school right away. A 7th grade boy punching a girl in the face is completely unacceptable, it's assault
Yes!
If the principal is unwilling to step in and help, then go straight to the police. It used to be that parents could talk to other parents about this, but one huge part of the problem is that today's parents weren't taught things like personal responsibility anymore than today's schoolchildren were, so that probably won't go anywhere. Even if it's just harassment, they may still be criminally responsible - they might also be civilly responsible as well, so you could always threaten the parents of the children and the school with a lawsuit. It doesn't pay to play nice with the schools anymore - get police involved, get lawyers involved, and get the community involved if the parents and the school itself won't do their frickin jobs. Period.
My son is 8 he was recently told by another student that he was going to rape him. I reported it to the school asap but nothing has been done. My son has no idea what it means and nor should he. I feel like since he is the only white kid they dont give a crap about him.
My son is 8 he was recently told by another student that he was going to rape him. I reported it to the school asap but nothing has been done. My son has no idea what it means and nor should he. I feel like since he is the only white kid they dont give a crap about him.
When you say "I reported it to the school", do you mean talking face-to-face with the principal? If he/she is ignores you, go above him.
My son is 8 he was recently told by another student that he was going to rape him. I reported it to the school asap but nothing has been done. My son has no idea what it means and nor should he. I feel like since he is the only white kid they dont give a crap about him.
Thats very sad and mean....... I HOPE HE DOESNT EVER HAVE TO GO THRU THAT
I'm so sorry you're going through this. It's not as if there weren't always bullies and meanness going on in schools, but it sure seems like it's gotten worse. I only have one left in high school...and I thank heavens that he is a kind, gentle, strong GIANT who doesn't pitch crap and doesn't get pitched crap.
He's the kind of kid who'll turn around slowly...raise an eyebrow and say, "You don't wanna pi$$ me off dude. Don't be an idiot. Touch me again and I'm tellin ya...I'm takin yer a$$ out."
As much as I detest violence, sometimes, especially when dealing with a "group" of kids...fear can be a great motivator. These bullying "rules" in school, seem to only teach the true bullies to be more careful in their attacks.
One question that you do have to get to the real bottom of though, is WHY your daughter has been singled out by these boys. Could it be that there is a girl....or some girls, that she doesn't like or who don't like her? Did she get into it with a girl, who then got the boys involved? Listen, I saw it all the time, when I was a kid and my kids all came home with similar stories. Listen, all it takes to get some boys to go ballistic on a girl..is to have someone he has the hots for...tell him horrible stories about "that little beyotch".
As awful as is seems, and as angry as we'd like to get at the boys, that kind of tells you more about girls that age, than it does about the boys. Get to the bottom of it. It's entirely possible that there's been a nasty little tiff (cyber?) going on with her and a (or some) other girl/girls. The little snots have likely convinced those boys that your daughter needs to be punished. Time do do some gathering of evidence yourself and some fixing (if possible). Good luck to you....because it's awful, what you're going through.
I didn't miss the point. Some kids (and adults) will never fight back, but many could if they had the right attitude and maybe a little training. On the meaning of fight back, yes, my examples involved the physical. But fighting back means standing up for yourself, whether it's for a job/promotion, an unruly neighbor with a messy yard, or any other situation we face daily. It means not simply accepting what happens to you. Teaching your kids to fight back and/or get help is great. Teaching them to run away from conflict is not.
Fighting back isn't always smart depending on what kind of kids one is up against.
If it's the kind of fighting that involves one-on-one and a little tussle in the dirt and maybe a black eye or two -- fine.
The problem in many schools today is that's not what a fight involves. In some places a fight means a dozen or more against one. And many of the dozen or more are carrying knives at the very least and they love the chance to use them.
One couple was telling me that they didn't believe their son when he told them he was scared to go to school in the 3rd grade. The mother went to the same school and had good memories but the neighborhood changed more than she had realized. She went to the school to meet with the administrator, teachers and the other parents with the kids and was schocked. She said they themselves felt intimidated by the "cholo" tough looks the other parents were giving them, that hardened stareddown and it was clear that the child was just like his parents.
So instead they transfered their kids to another school in the district and they did much better and were much happier.
Nope, but he has been busy posting in the computer forum on CD.
Nice observation.
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and say, "You don't wanna pi$$ me off dude. Don't be an idiot. Touch me again and I'm tellin ya...I'm takin yer a$$ out." 
