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"Just turn a blind eye...."
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<blockquote data-quote="JJJ" data-source="post: 27926" data-attributes="member: 1169"><p>When Kanga was being harassed in 5th grade, I went in to talk to the district's special education director because the principal was useless. Her guard dog (oh, I mean secretary) made a comment that Kanga and I just needed to deal with it because there are always mean people in life. </p><p></p><p>I know my face showed how livid I was. I asked her if her co-workers frequently commented on how ugly she was and asked her if she wanted to engage in various sex acts with them or others. She actually took a step back from me and said of course not. I stated very firmly that if it was unacceptable for it to be said to her; it was equally unacceptable for my 10 year old daughter to have to endure it on a daily basis while the adults paid to protect her failed miserably because they just didn't care enough to do their jobs -- which yes, may include a phone call to another parent stating that their easy child angel has been given a detention for sexual harrassment...</p><p></p><p>Kanga tried to kill herself the next month.</p><p></p><p>You are a very wise and good mother to be aware of this before it has reached a crisis stage. Keep fighting the school and don't let their lazy butts get away with turning a blind eye to a child's pain. The adults should be protecting your daughter and using these as teaching moments for those other children, not merely being bystanders.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JJJ, post: 27926, member: 1169"] When Kanga was being harassed in 5th grade, I went in to talk to the district's special education director because the principal was useless. Her guard dog (oh, I mean secretary) made a comment that Kanga and I just needed to deal with it because there are always mean people in life. I know my face showed how livid I was. I asked her if her co-workers frequently commented on how ugly she was and asked her if she wanted to engage in various sex acts with them or others. She actually took a step back from me and said of course not. I stated very firmly that if it was unacceptable for it to be said to her; it was equally unacceptable for my 10 year old daughter to have to endure it on a daily basis while the adults paid to protect her failed miserably because they just didn't care enough to do their jobs -- which yes, may include a phone call to another parent stating that their easy child angel has been given a detention for sexual harrassment... Kanga tried to kill herself the next month. You are a very wise and good mother to be aware of this before it has reached a crisis stage. Keep fighting the school and don't let their lazy butts get away with turning a blind eye to a child's pain. The adults should be protecting your daughter and using these as teaching moments for those other children, not merely being bystanders. [/QUOTE]
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