Best approach to stop 6th grader from bullying 1st grade children

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Oh geez the crazys are really active on this thread. Your kid is fine OP! Of course she was scared, but she responded perfectly. I wouldn't worry about it unless it happens again.

Agree. The helicopters are always in full flight in DCUMworld.

It's clear you two are trolls just looking to be contrary for attention, but I'll play along for a bit. If the other child in question was 6 years old and in first grade like OPs daughter I would agree with you to let this incident go. The other child is in 6th grade and 11 or 12 years old which for me is a big difference warrant a different, stricter response.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I wouldn't consider this 6th grader a bully, nor would I think this is a systemic issue. Your daughter handled it perfectly. Just tell her to repeat her actions if it ever happens again. And, don't demonize the other kid. Tell her that sometimes people aren't nice and say or do things that are wrong, and if it happens to her she should stand up for herself and tell an adult. End of story.

Do you have experience with boys this age? I have 5th and 7th grade boys and normal boys this age DO NOT physically threaten and say hateful things to six year old girls. And they are too old to dismiss the behavior as kids just playing around. This kid is messed up.

I’d email the principal to create a paper trail and I’d be complaining really loudly about 12 year olds and 6 year olds sharing recess time. Even if the sixth graders are angels, there are too many opportunities for them to accidentally hurt first graders if they are all running around together.

All of this.