Bullying, physical and sexual assaults at DCPS elementary and nothing being done by principal

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't think it's Tyler, as that school doesn't have free playground time. Tyler is one of the Playworks schools, where recess time means kids are directed in guided activities, instead of just running around on their own.

Not all kids have playworks every day. Each class has playworks like once or twice a week. So like, the 2nd graders are having playworks on Tuesday while the rest of them are running around.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don't think it's Tyler, as that school doesn't have free playground time. Tyler is one of the Playworks schools, where recess time means kids are directed in guided activities, instead of just running around on their own.

Not all kids have playworks every day. Each class has playworks like once or twice a week. So like, the 2nd graders are having playworks on Tuesday while the rest of them are running around.

But usually there's only one grade out for recess at a time so this post doesn't make sense.

Also Tyler has a female librarian.

[Anonymous]

OP, I'm sorry. I have noticed kids in grades K and up (mostly starting at 1st) getting extremely aggressive with younger kids at my Cap Hill school. I've started calling them out/scolding them/talking with their parents when I feel like the behavior has crossed the line.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't think it's Tyler, as that school doesn't have free playground time. Tyler is one of the Playworks schools, where recess time means kids are directed in guided activities, instead of just running around on their own.

Not all kids have playworks every day. Each class has playworks like once or twice a week. So like, the 2nd graders are having playworks on Tuesday while the rest of them are running around.

But usually there's only one grade out for recess at a time so this post doesn't make sense.

Also Tyler has a female librarian.

Mr. R isn't there any more?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, I'm sorry. I have noticed kids in grades K and up (mostly starting at 1st) getting extremely aggressive with younger kids at my Cap Hill school. I've started calling them out/scolding them/talking with their parents when I feel like the behavior has crossed the line.

I believe pp, OP and other posters, but this was not our experience at all in PK at our school...the younger kids were kept separate from the older children 99% of the time and during the rare interactions I witnessed, the bigger kids were very gentle and almost protective of the little ones. Not saying behavior between the big kids was perfect, but I never feared for my 3/4 year old's safety. These stories are shocking and in my eyes reflect poorly on the school's leadership more than the student body.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My son is a Kindergartener and has been the victim of sexual and ongoing physical assaults and bullying at his school.. The majority of these incidents occur on the playground and involve about 6-7 of 1st grade boys who single out my son, kick, hit, jump on him and call him names. Other incidents have included being watched by another student while using the bathroom and the student making inappropriatel comments about his private parts. The same student also peed on my younger son while he was washing his hands(after school). My son was also choked in the library and threatened to be killed if he told on the kid for throwing pencils at him. None of these incidents were reported to me by school staff- I had to hear them first from my son!! Whenever I speak to the principal it's always, well we talked to the kids and that's not how they said things happened and since no one saw what happened we can't do anything. Today I was ready to pull him from school and homeschool for the remainder of the year. We are new to DCPS. What are my options here? How do I get something done about this? Is this just a lost cause? Help!

I would immediately remove my child from the school!

This.

[Anonymous]

Please tell us your children are no longer in that hell hole school. PLEASE!!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP, I'm sorry. I have noticed kids in grades K and up (mostly starting at 1st) getting extremely aggressive with younger kids at my Cap Hill school. I've started calling them out/scolding them/talking with their parents when I feel like the behavior has crossed the line.

I believe pp, OP and other posters, but this was not our experience at all in PK at our school...the younger kids were kept separate from the older children 99% of the time and during the rare interactions I witnessed, the bigger kids were very gentle and almost protective of the little ones. Not saying behavior between the big kids was perfect, but I never feared for my 3/4 year old's safety. These stories are shocking and in my eyes reflect poorly on the school's leadership more than the student body.

+1. I never saw older kids bullying younger kids at our EOTR school that gets no love here. OP, sorry that you are going through this. It is unacceptable. School leadership needs to create a healthy environment for every child.

[Anonymous]

There is no way I would continue in that school, possibly in that neighborhood even. I would move or do anything to avoid even the possibility of anything like that happening again. Best of luck OP, and I hope your kids don't even remember these events in the future.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't think it's Tyler, as that school doesn't have free playground time. Tyler is one of the Playworks schools, where recess time means kids are directed in guided activities, instead of just running around on their own.

Not all kids have playworks every day. Each class has playworks like once or twice a week. So like, the 2nd graders are having playworks on Tuesday while the rest of them are running around.

But usually there's only one grade out for recess at a time so this post doesn't make sense.

Also Tyler has a female librarian.

Mr. R isn't there any more?

No.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't think it's Tyler, as that school doesn't have free playground time. Tyler is one of the Playworks schools, where recess time means kids are directed in guided activities, instead of just running around on their own.

Not all kids have playworks every day. Each class has playworks like once or twice a week. So like, the 2nd graders are having playworks on Tuesday while the rest of them are running around.

???? Tyler is a full time Playworks school, meaning there is a Playworks coach for every recess, every day.

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Anonymous wrote:jesus OP. Call the fucking police. your kid is being assaulted and molested at school. At a minimum, you take a family attorney to you for meeting with the school principal. EVERYTHING is on the record. for fucks sake, you do NOT send you kid back there another day. And you need to out the school right now as a service to other parents.

I called the police this morning. They came to my house and told me they would not file an assault report that they only deal with kids the age of 7 up. I said that the incident I was reporting (the assault on the playground yesterday) was with 1st graders who are 7 and 8 years old. They still refused. They said that I don't want to be getting any kids in trouble and my best option is to request a mediation with the families of the bullies and the kids. For everyone's information 3/6 kids admitted to the assault yesterday. We have reached out to the principal's superintendent and this person has not responded to our emails or returned our phone calls as of yesterday at 5pm. Does that sound right about the police refusing to make a report?

For children that young, yes. Do you really think they're going to book a fucking first grader?? In what world would that help??
Holy shit.

What else shoudl OP do? the school is ignorning her so she should just keep sending her kid in to be assualted. And those of you who suggest she just pull him out, um, where is he supposed to go to school? I am assuming this is his IB, why else would he be there? Then DCPS should put him in the school of his parents choice or pay for private. I have been surprised that DCPS will pay for private with kids with special needs and that includes ADD.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:jesus OP. Call the fucking police. your kid is being assaulted and molested at school. At a minimum, you take a family attorney to you for meeting with the school principal. EVERYTHING is on the record. for fucks sake, you do NOT send you kid back there another day. And you need to out the school right now as a service to other parents.

I called the police this morning. They came to my house and told me they would not file an assault report that they only deal with kids the age of 7 up. I said that the incident I was reporting (the assault on the playground yesterday) was with 1st graders who are 7 and 8 years old. They still refused. They said that I don't want to be getting any kids in trouble and my best option is to request a mediation with the families of the bullies and the kids. For everyone's information 3/6 kids admitted to the assault yesterday. We have reached out to the principal's superintendent and this person has not responded to our emails or returned our phone calls as of yesterday at 5pm. Does that sound right about the police refusing to make a report?

For children that young, yes. Do you really think they're going to book a fucking first grader?? In what world would that help??
Holy shit.

What else shoudl OP do? the school is ignorning her so she should just keep sending her kid in to be assualted. And those of you who suggest she just pull him out, um, where is he supposed to go to school? I am assuming this is his IB, why else would he be there? Then DCPS should put him in the school of his parents choice or pay for private. I have been surprised that DCPS will pay for private with kids with special needs and that includes ADD.

Um DCPS pays for special needs students because of federal law.

I agree that the situation sounds untenable but it's crazy to think the police are going to be helpful in anyway. If anything hire a lawyer to figure out how to grt them to move the child to a new school. Focus on a solution.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't think it's Tyler, as that school doesn't have free playground time. Tyler is one of the Playworks schools, where recess time means kids are directed in guided activities, instead of just running around on their own.

Not all kids have playworks every day. Each class has playworks like once or twice a week. So like, the 2nd graders are having playworks on Tuesday while the rest of them are running around.

But usually there's only one grade out for recess at a time so this post doesn't make sense.

Also Tyler has a female librarian.

Mr. R isn't there any more?

No.

What happened to Mr. R? Did he quit or was he fired?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We had problems with bullying at Brent -- the principal did nothing. Sorry you're going through this.

This sounds terrible. We had bullying issues at another ES (not as bad, but the climate was not healthy for my son), and we left. The school tried, but it is limited in what it can do.