I've Never Been so Angry

[desflood]

My second-grader was in the restroom in school the other day when he was accosted by a group of older kids (fourth or fifth grade). One held him still while four others took turns punching him. He went back to class and told the teacher (a subs ute)... who did nothing. Didn't take him to the nurse, didn't report the incident - nothing. I've pulled him out of school for the rest of the year - he'll be homeschooled for a month and a half - and next year he'll attend a small private school.

public school.

[florige]

My second-grader was in the restroom in school the other day when he was accosted by a group of older kids (fourth or fifth grade). One held him still while four others took turns punching him. He went back to class and told the teacher (a subs ute)... who did nothing. Didn't take him to the nurse, didn't report the incident - nothing. I've pulled him out of school for the rest of the year - he'll be homeschooled for a month and a half - and next year he'll attend a small private school.

public school.

Yeah thats terrible. It's sad that subs ute teachers can have that whatever at ude when something like that happens.

[td4mvp21]

That's ridiculous. What did the administration say?

[peewee's lovechild]

Public education is .

I was a teacher for four years and, god damn, I almost lost my soul in the process.

Things are only going to get worse.

[peewee's lovechild]

You should get your kid in a self defense class, or maybe find someone to teach him some boxing techniques.

They're never too young for that.

[SpursWoman]

I'm so sorry to hear that, desflood.

[1369]

I'd be up at the school with my foot in someone's ass if that had been my child.

You need to contact one of the local TV stations and let them investigate why nothing was done.

[SAtown]

[midgetonadonkey]

What school was this and where is it located?

[stretch]

Karate Kid is the solution to your problems.

[florige]

Public education is .

I was a teacher for four years and, god damn, I almost lost my soul in the process.

Things are only going to get worse.

A kid just got stabbed here at the middle school I attended....
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/loc...,7348385.story

[desflood]

It was Powell Elementary.

I talked to the Assistant VP, who was obviously upset not only that it happened, but that it hadn't been reported. She's doing some investigative work (she says) and she'll let us know what she finds out (she says). My husband has an appointment with the principal next week to discuss this further. To their credit, they have already made a few changes (in regards to bathroom schedules and the like) to prevent something like this again. One thing is for sure, we're going to demand that the teacher receive some sort of discipline for her inaction.

[spursfan09]

Damn thats horrible to hear. I'm sorry. That subs ue teacher is a dumbass.

[spursfan09]

Oh and I hope those kids get what is coming to them to. Life in prison? Jk, but just to scare them...

[mrsmaalox]

My son's elementary school has a buddy system rule that is VERY strictly enforced. No kid goes anywhere in the school alone. I don't know how much that helps, but the boys in your case might not have been so bold if he hadn't been alone.

[Don Quixote]

Oh and I hope those kids get what is coming to them to. Life in prison? Jk, but just to scare them...

You're not far from the truth.

I've subbed in New Orleans schools, and I can only shake my head at these kids, whom we will release upon society in a few short years.

I can only pray that, whatever horrible things these kids do to someone to get themselves transferred from the school system to the prison system, they don't do it to me or my family.

[mrsmaalox]

You're not far from the truth.

I've subbed in New Orleans schools, and I can only shake my head at these kids, whom we will release upon society in a few short years.

I can only pray that, whatever horrible things these kids do to someone to get themselves transferred from the school system to the prison system, they don't do it to me or my family.

My friend is a Special Ed. teacher here in S.A. She works exclusively with the "emotionally disturbed" whom she affectionately refers to as the "Future Delinquents of America Club".

[desflood]

My son's elementary school has a buddy system rule that is VERY strictly enforced. No kid goes anywhere in the school alone. I don't know how much that helps, but the boys in your case might not have been so bold if he hadn't been alone.

Same here. The kids go to the bathroom in pairs specifically so something like this doesn't happen. My son went with his friend, who he says tried to get the kids to stop, but what can two seven-year-olds do against five 10- or 11-year-olds?

[phyzik]

This is one of those times you get some of YOUR friends and have your kid point out the kids that did it... then YOUR friends get out and scare the living out of them. See how they like it.

[purist]

Public education is .

I was a teacher for four years and, god damn, I almost lost my soul in the process.

Things are only going to get worse.

If it is as you say, it is only because we've taken the public out of public education. rather than demand the proper action, parents too often pull their kids and leave the system as is for the next poor schlepp to come along.

We need to be engaged in public education from a positive input perspective so that when bad incidents do arise, we have a voice and platform to effect change. Too often, school administrator don't hear from parents except for when little johnny has got some trouble.

Public schools are always in need of helpful volunteers willing to lend a hand, not just enraged parents reacting to a situation.

the truth is you put kids together in most any situation and crap like what happened in this case is likely to happen. it shouldn't be an indictment of the public school system, it should be an indictment of the poor way in which we are raising, or not raising, our kids.

there was a time when kids who did what these kids did would not onlyl get in trouble at school, they would likely get their asses whipped when they got home.

But we can't do that now, can we. we call it child abuse nowadays.

we can't have our cake and eat it too.

[Los Spurs]

That's just terrible... I hope those bullies get the punishment they deserve.

[midgetonadonkey]

Karate Kid is the solution to your problems.

Exactly. The Karate Kid is the teacher of many of my life lessons. I suggest you sit those kids down in front of a TV and play that movie for them twice a day for at least a month.

[CuckingFunt]

If it is as you say, it is only because we've taken the public out of public education. rather than demand the proper action, parents too often pull their kids and leave the system as is for the next poor schlepp to come along.

We need to be engaged in public education from a positive input perspective so that when bad incidents do arise, we have a voice and platform to effect change. Too often, school administrator don't hear from parents except for when little johnny has got some trouble.

Public schools are always in need of helpful volunteers willing to lend a hand, not just enraged parents reacting to a situation.

the truth is you put kids together in most any situation and crap like what happened in this case is likely to happen. it shouldn't be an indictment of the public school system, it should be an indictment of the poor way in which we are raising, or not raising, our kids.

Absolutely agree with all of this.

The public school system is not inherently dysfunctional. If it's broken now, it's because we, as a society, broke it.

[desflood]

If it is as you say, it is only because we've taken the public out of public education. rather than demand the proper action, parents too often pull their kids and leave the system as is for the next poor schlepp to come along.

We need to be engaged in public education from a positive input perspective so that when bad incidents do arise, we have a voice and platform to effect change. Too often, school administrator don't hear from parents except for when little johnny has got some trouble.

Public schools are always in need of helpful volunteers willing to lend a hand, not just enraged parents reacting to a situation.

the truth is you put kids together in most any situation and crap like what happened in this case is likely to happen. it shouldn't be an indictment of the public school system, it should be an indictment of the poor way in which we are raising, or not raising, our kids.

there was a time when kids who did what these kids did would not onlyl get in trouble at school, they would likely get their asses whipped when they got home.

But we can't do that now, can we. we call it child abuse nowadays.

we can't have our cake and eat it too.

To some extent, I agree with a lot of this. My husband and I volunteer regularly at both of our kids' schools. But at the same time, this isn't the first time this has happened - it's not even the first time it's happened to my kid. So yes, we're abandoning the system this time in favor of our child's physical and emotional well-being.

[JoeChalupa]

My son's elementary school has a buddy system rule that is VERY strictly enforced. No kid goes anywhere in the school alone. I don't know how much that helps, but the boys in your case might not have been so bold if he hadn't been alone.

My daughter's school has the same policy. As a matter of fact she's currently the "monitor" and is to tell the teacher if anyone is not behaving.

I hope everything turns out for the best.