Fighting in Middle School

[Anonymous]

Is the new principal at Hardy disciplining the kids who fight? Running in the hallway is one thing, but fighters ought to be suspended. If they aren't, what's the motivation to reform themselves?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is the new principal at Hardy disciplining the kids who fight? Running in the hallway is one thing, but fighters ought to be suspended. If they aren't, what's the motivation to reform themselves?

Fighters should follow the guidelines that are established by the school. My son started a fight in elementary school after being bullied. The kid he fought with was twice his size- but the kid took his lunch. He has a medical issue and has a special diet so someone touching his food was a big deal.

Should my child have started a fight? No
Should the school have provided better oversight? Maybe - we had multiple conversations regarding the interactions between my son and the other boy
Should my child have been disciplined? Yes
What was the right discipline? Who knows - but suspension was not a part of the conversation

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is an adolescence problem, not a DCPS problem.

Sad that you think this is normal. The school my kid attends has maybe one physical fight per year in 6-8. It should be not considered normal for kids to be fighting every week. That is a sign of a cultural problem.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is the new principal at Hardy disciplining the kids who fight? Running in the hallway is one thing, but fighters ought to be suspended. If they aren't, what's the motivation to reform themselves?

The principal at Hardy must follow the DCPS policies and guidelines for discipline. https://dcps.dc.gov/page/dcps-policies

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is an adolescence problem, not a DCPS problem.

Sad that you think this is normal. The school my kid attends has maybe one physical fight per year in 6-8. It should be not considered normal for kids to be fighting every week. That is a sign of a cultural problem.

Who said anything about 'fighting every week?'

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is an adolescence problem, not a DCPS problem.

Sad that you think this is normal. The school my kid attends has maybe one physical fight per year in 6-8. It should be not considered normal for kids to be fighting every week. That is a sign of a cultural problem.

Who said anything about 'fighting every week?'

The OP...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is an adolescence problem, not a DCPS problem.

Sad that you think this is normal. The school my kid attends has maybe one physical fight per year in 6-8. It should be not considered normal for kids to be fighting every week. That is a sign of a cultural problem.

Who said anything about 'fighting every week?'

The OP...

"seems to have fighting every week" I don't believe it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is the new principal at Hardy disciplining the kids who fight? Running in the hallway is one thing, but fighters ought to be suspended. If they aren't, what's the motivation to reform themselves?

The principal at Hardy must follow the DCPS policies and guidelines for discipline. https://dcps.dc.gov/page/dcps-policies

That DCPS-wide policy basically says "we have a policy" with nothing specific. I assume it's up to every individual school to set up its own specific standards for discipline. Hence, again, what is the Hardy principal doing to deter his students from hitting each other?

[Anonymous]

There are kids being beaten bloody every day at Hardy.

While some adolescent angst is normal, this is not the MS experience I want for my kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are kids being beaten bloody every day at Hardy.

While some adolescent angst is normal, this is not the MS experience I want for my kids.

Such hyperbole. Not true.

[Anonymous]

wow, how people here go off with no information. with no details or confirmation of an incident and no info about what the response was/would be. Jumping to crazy assumptions.
Pathetic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are kids being beaten bloody every day at Hardy.

While some adolescent angst is normal, this is not the MS experience I want for my kids.

Pics or "beaten bloody every day" doesn't happen.
And I want it for my kids? I don't believe OP, and I don't believe several other posters.