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Didn't think I'd need to don my armor THIS early in the school year...
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<blockquote data-quote="gcvmom" data-source="post: 381631" data-attributes="member: 3444"><p>No word back yet from the school today. difficult child 2 said he was called in to talk to the assistant principal about what happened yesterday. difficult child 2 said he was given an opportunity to share his perspective and write a statement. He was also asked if there were problems in any of his other classes with this student -- and apparently difficult child 2 downplayed this, telling me that what he'd described to me yesterday about the boy being reactive to difficult child 2 in other classes was one specific incident this year. So I'm feeling a little foolish about that detail (another good reason for not acting immediately on things like this until you're sure you have all the information and that it's accurate). The AP also asked about last year and difficult child 2 confirmed that the boy taunted him similarly. The AP said he needed to know if difficult child 2 had a witness he could talk to so that these behaviors could be verified, and difficult child 2 does have a good friend who has seen the harrassment first-hand both last year and this year. The AP was going to talk to that student and then call the offender in to discuss the situation. I don't know what's going to happen, but I know that the district policy states the consequence for bullying is suspension. </p><p> </p><p>difficult child 2 said his case manager (6th period Critical Skills teacher) asked him if he'd spoken with the AP today and whether the AP mentioned anything about the band teacher's behavior, which he did not. Perhaps that's going to be dealt with when the teacher gets back. Perhaps it's going to be ignored because I did not specifically ask for anything in relation to THAT. I will wait to hear what the band teacher has to say about the situation before I decide what to do next. I do feel he owes difficult child 2 an apology. </p><p> </p><p>Marg, what was done to your difficult child by the adults involved was horrible and highly manipulative. I would be jaded, too. And insistent, I think, that I be in the room for any discussions had with my difficult child to ensure games like that are not attempted. People who treat children that way are not interested in the truth or doing what's right. They're only concerned about making a problem go away.</p><p> </p><p>difficult child 2 says he feels a lot better today about himself (ranked yesterday at a 2 (0 being he wants to kill himself) and today was a 9). Though the funny thing is that he doesn't attribute it to the conversation with the AP and the prospect of having the bullying stopped. He says it's because he got to play dodgeball in PE 1st period. <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/laugh.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":laugh:" title="laugh :laugh:" data-shortname=":laugh:" /> Sometimes I just don't get the way he thinks!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gcvmom, post: 381631, member: 3444"] No word back yet from the school today. difficult child 2 said he was called in to talk to the assistant principal about what happened yesterday. difficult child 2 said he was given an opportunity to share his perspective and write a statement. He was also asked if there were problems in any of his other classes with this student -- and apparently difficult child 2 downplayed this, telling me that what he'd described to me yesterday about the boy being reactive to difficult child 2 in other classes was one specific incident this year. So I'm feeling a little foolish about that detail (another good reason for not acting immediately on things like this until you're sure you have all the information and that it's accurate). The AP also asked about last year and difficult child 2 confirmed that the boy taunted him similarly. The AP said he needed to know if difficult child 2 had a witness he could talk to so that these behaviors could be verified, and difficult child 2 does have a good friend who has seen the harrassment first-hand both last year and this year. The AP was going to talk to that student and then call the offender in to discuss the situation. I don't know what's going to happen, but I know that the district policy states the consequence for bullying is suspension. difficult child 2 said his case manager (6th period Critical Skills teacher) asked him if he'd spoken with the AP today and whether the AP mentioned anything about the band teacher's behavior, which he did not. Perhaps that's going to be dealt with when the teacher gets back. Perhaps it's going to be ignored because I did not specifically ask for anything in relation to THAT. I will wait to hear what the band teacher has to say about the situation before I decide what to do next. I do feel he owes difficult child 2 an apology. Marg, what was done to your difficult child by the adults involved was horrible and highly manipulative. I would be jaded, too. And insistent, I think, that I be in the room for any discussions had with my difficult child to ensure games like that are not attempted. People who treat children that way are not interested in the truth or doing what's right. They're only concerned about making a problem go away. difficult child 2 says he feels a lot better today about himself (ranked yesterday at a 2 (0 being he wants to kill himself) and today was a 9). Though the funny thing is that he doesn't attribute it to the conversation with the AP and the prospect of having the bullying stopped. He says it's because he got to play dodgeball in PE 1st period. :funny: Sometimes I just don't get the way he thinks! [/QUOTE]
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