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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here, thanks PP.  One of the hard things is that my DS isn't the typical target in many adults' eyes  (tall, well-spoken, seems well-liked ...), and the worst offender is a girl.  I'm anticipating that it will be hard to get them to believe this is going on (although I have specific examples) or do something about it[/quote]

That makes it tougher.  I had a friend who had a rather jarring scare on his face frm a car accident when he was young.  When we got to middle school and where there were new kids, a couple made comments.  He just confronted them verbally -- but calmly, showing more irritation than anger.  It started with something like, you don't think I have a mirror, you think I don't know what I look like?  So what? Then ther person would make their responsive comment -- your ugly, etc. And he'd respond with something like, yeah, so what?  That would bring a comment like,  I hate having to look at you. He'd respond with something like,  so don't look at me, what's your problem?  And frm there it could get a bit harder edged with my friend suggesting that the bully was checking him because he was gay.  The reason  I think this worked was because, 1) he wouldn't let the remaks pass by, 2) he would stay calm while confronting the other guy -- after all why should he be ashamed he had a scar, 3) he showed that he as not an easy target.  The offender normally moved on to bother someone else.  And my buddy did this before the movie Roxanne, with Steve Martin, came out. The problem with getting the school involved is that they can't do anything when he's hanging out with kids on the weekend etc.
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