Another kid broke my son's jaw

[Anonymous]

I am sorry about your son,OP. I would be devastated too if this happened to mine.

You should fly there to be with him.

I would not bother with other kid to pay or anything. You only hear one side of the story. This is a process of growing up, being an adult. He made the stupid decision to not keep his hand to himself. In some culture- for example some Asian cultures touching head is very disrespectful. And who knows if he only touch the head.
This is the consequence of your son s poor decision. He needs to learn.
I will advihim to keep his distant from this kid from now on

Also I will make sure school administrators aware of this event in writing. Just for my son s safety.

[Anonymous]

I can’t beleive OP is still at home.

[Anonymous]

*believe

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am sorry about your son,OP. I would be devastated too if this happened to mine.

You should fly there to be with him.

I would not bother with other kid to pay or anything. You only hear one side of the story. This is a process of growing up, being an adult. He made the stupid decision to not keep his hand to himself. In some culture- for example some Asian cultures touching head is very disrespectful. And who knows if he only touch the head.
This is the consequence of your son s poor decision. He needs to learn.
I will advihim to keep his distant from this kid from now on

Also I will make sure school administrators aware of this event in writing. Just for my son s safety.

Yes, I was thinking that there could be a cultural issue involved - what PP wrote about touching someone's head is a problem in Asian cultures. Very inappropriate and disrespectful. Bottom line, you're hearing one side of the story so you don't know what happened. You do know your son has a broken jaw. I'm with the other posters who are urging you to fly out to take care of your son. This could be a simple, dumb mistake situation, or it could be more complicated. You won't know until you get there, if even then.

Contacting school administrators might be a good step to take after you've gotten more information about what happened.

[Anonymous]

OP people are being mean as usual. You don’t really know what happened but you will find out when you get there. I feel for your son. I’m very sorry you are going through this.

[Anonymous]

I feel bad for your son. Find out more once you get there, then decide what to do. Hopefully you are already there or on your way.

[Anonymous]

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

Hope your kid recovers well, OP. I think it's likely he won't do that again, but it's a tough way to learn that particular life lesson.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP people are being mean as usual. You don’t really know what happened but you will find out when you get there. I feel for your son. I’m very sorry you are going through this.

+1

You might want to bring it up in university court. It sounds like the other kid used excessive force and needs counseling, at the very last, to control his temper. I would suggest suspension. No words or actions necessitate breaking someone's jaw. Have you talked to a lawyer in that geographical area yet? Might be worth getting a couple of legal opinions. You do not want that other kid thinking it is okay to break people's jaws - his parents failed him. If he thinks he can break people's jaws, what could possibly be next. He needs help. This isn't preschool, it's college - you don't go around beating people up.

[Anonymous]

No school wants a loose cannon (the other kid) on their campus, OP. Tell administrators about this in writing, stat. That kid needs substantial punishment. Seems some of these PP adults aren't so good at adulting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow. I'd be upset too but presumably you have health insurance so you're just on the hook for co-pays. It's not worth suing that kid or his family for co-pays. Forget the money. Get it fixed with the best medical attention and advise your son to stay away from this guy.

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[Anonymous]

OP, you don’t know what happened. You weren’t there, and have no clue whether alcohol was involved or not. You have hearsay, that’s it. Move forward with that in mind.

I’m not familiar with jaw injuries so not sure if this is too drastic, but can he take a semester off and recover at home?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I can’t beleive OP is still at home.

Seriously! If there's ever a time to be a doting mother, this is it. I would have been on the first plane out there. Meanwhile OP is dicking around DCUM, wondering if she should pursue legal action. Tend to your child, OP!

[Anonymous]

OP has no plans to go there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am sorry about your son,OP. I would be devastated too if this happened to mine.

You should fly there to be with him.

I would not bother with other kid to pay or anything. You only hear one side of the story. This is a process of growing up, being an adult. He made the stupid decision to not keep his hand to himself. In some culture- for example some Asian cultures touching head is very disrespectful. And who knows if he only touch the head.
This is the consequence of your son s poor decision. He needs to learn.
I will advihim to keep his distant from this kid from now on

Also I will make sure school administrators aware of this event in writing. Just for my son s safety.

Interesting. I was assuming the other kid was Black and OPs son was doing the thing white kids do where they insist on touching the Black kid's hair.

[Anonymous]

I have a DD who is OOS. This would absolutely kill me - and I would hop on the next flight out.

Also, as tough as a situation this is, I would likely not pursue anything with the other student. It's a shitty life lesson for your DS.