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"Just turn a blind eye...."
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<blockquote data-quote="mistmouse" data-source="post: 28042" data-attributes="member: 289"><p>I think the problem gets to be with how adults view a child who has had behavior problems in the past. My difficult child has had some behavior problems in earlier school years, and as a result she is "bullied" every day. If she goes and tells an adult that she is being called names or made fun of, they say for her to just ignore them. However, let any other student come and say my difficult child called a name or did anything, and they are automatically believed, and difficult child is in trouble and is often sent home for it.</p><p></p><p>This happens to such an extent that earlier in the school year I emailed a staff member at my daughter's school about an incident that took place at a play tryout. I was only doing this to make them aware that it was going on since my difficult child and this boy had to ride the bus together to their gifted class. I got an email back from this staff member saying they had "interviewed" all the children and that the name calling was done by my daughter and that the only words said to difficult child by the other student was after my difficult child hit the other student, who was from a different campus. I wrote back to tell this staff member that this was not an incident reported by difficult child that needed to be investigated. I had witnessed every bit of the exchange and I knew exactly what had been said, by whom, and that no hitting by difficult child or any other student took place. I got an email back saying merely, "We weren't aware you were there and witnessed the exchange."</p><p></p><p>It is unfortunate that children are taught early on which kids they can pick on and get away with it. If you have a child who isn't a perfect angel then the other kids will always be believed over the difficult child.</p><p></p><p>Hugs and sympathy going out to you.</p><p>mistmouse</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mistmouse, post: 28042, member: 289"] I think the problem gets to be with how adults view a child who has had behavior problems in the past. My difficult child has had some behavior problems in earlier school years, and as a result she is "bullied" every day. If she goes and tells an adult that she is being called names or made fun of, they say for her to just ignore them. However, let any other student come and say my difficult child called a name or did anything, and they are automatically believed, and difficult child is in trouble and is often sent home for it. This happens to such an extent that earlier in the school year I emailed a staff member at my daughter's school about an incident that took place at a play tryout. I was only doing this to make them aware that it was going on since my difficult child and this boy had to ride the bus together to their gifted class. I got an email back from this staff member saying they had "interviewed" all the children and that the name calling was done by my daughter and that the only words said to difficult child by the other student was after my difficult child hit the other student, who was from a different campus. I wrote back to tell this staff member that this was not an incident reported by difficult child that needed to be investigated. I had witnessed every bit of the exchange and I knew exactly what had been said, by whom, and that no hitting by difficult child or any other student took place. I got an email back saying merely, "We weren't aware you were there and witnessed the exchange." It is unfortunate that children are taught early on which kids they can pick on and get away with it. If you have a child who isn't a perfect angel then the other kids will always be believed over the difficult child. Hugs and sympathy going out to you. mistmouse [/QUOTE]
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