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Several things could have been done to avoid this. She could have told her daughter to fight back, could have changed her schools, could have sued the parents of the bullies, or take her out of public school altogether.
but making it public and holding the school responsible for not listening to the little girl probably got the most done. Why should a kid have "to fight back"? Why should the family have to uproot?
You think it doesn't cost big bucks to hire an attorney to sue the parents? AgaIN WHY SHOULD THE LITTLE GIRL HAVE TO LEAVE PUBLIC SCHOOL?
The bullies are the ones who should have to have their lives interrupted...not the victim.
My daughter faced a bullying situation this year and her teacher, counselor, and principal handled it immediately and effectively. Things like this should not be ignored by the school.
The school should absolutely do something about it and not this little girl. In the work place we are not expected to punch an inappropriate colleague in the face. We, instead, go to HR and the company steps in, in fear of having their buts sued. Great call on the part of the mom for forcing the school to step up.
"Fight back" involves verbally standing up for oneself in verbal situations or physically defending oneself when physically attacked. Both are very important things to learn.
"Fight back" is verbally standing up for oneself. Physical is for self defense when physically attacked. Both are very important things to learn.
I'm not sure what this little girl should say to the boy who said those things to her. If a colleague told me I was going to die by suicide I would first go to my mgr, then HR, and then call the police. I wouldn't know what to say to him.
With that said, I do think kids should learn how to be intelligently assertive and stand up for themselves when appropriate. That is clearly a needed skill, so I'm behind you there. I just think this situation is a bit on the crazy side. And the idea that a young boy had these things coming out of his mouth is concerning. His parents need to know. Maybe even CPS.
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Well after the girl told the principal 5 times something had to be done.
