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Meeshy
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wrote on 4/13/05 4:49 PM:
> What is it going to take for school officials to open their eyes to the
> bullying taking place right in front of them? Is it easier to remove the
> victims of bullies than to remove the bullies themselves? Even when the
> school officials are aware of who these bullies are it seems they would
> rather turn a blind eye to what is happening to so many of our children.
I
> don't think it is fair for these school officials to place blame on
those
> being verbally and physically abused by other students, yet that is
> exactly what is taking place. When a student re****ts to a teacher that
> they are being harassed and they are dismissed as being tattles what do
> they think that does to a child? There are too many examples(look in any
> newspaper) of what happens to a child that is battered by their peers on
a
> daily basis. Everyone has a breaking point and it should never get that
> far, especially when the situations are re****ted to the proper
officials.
> What is it that we as parents need to do or can do? It seems the
countless
> complaints don't make a difference to what is happening. When a child
> receives a death threat shouldn't that be taken seriously? When a child
is
> repeatedly pegged in the back of the head by what ever the other
students
> decide to throw shouldn't action be taken against that student? Yet,
when
> the victim speaks out of frustration to a teacher about what has
happened
> and how they feel(not neccisarily the appropriate words, and who could
> blame them, they're frustrated)the teacher immediately turns them into
the
> office and labels them as a danger or a threat to the school, students
and
> staff. Does anyone have any words of wisdom from experience or first
hand
> knowledge of what steps need to be taken. The school itself has been
> notified of the problem and has done nothing to stop this behavior. Is
the
> next step the school board? And then what if that doesn't help? Much
> appreciation for any advice given that can help!
>
when I was bullied, the teachers didn't do anything which made it seem
worse.
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