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[quote=Anonymous]I would say something if it's drinking, fighting, skipping class, or cheating. Most parents would want to know and most will also do something about those things.

What I find trickier (and what I won't tell another parent about because I fear the response) are the kids who are just mean and engage in non-violent bullying. I think often the parents DO know about this behavior. Maybe they think it's normal? Maybe it's hard for them to recognize it as bad in their own kids? I'm not sure. I've met lovely, polite people whose kids I know to do things like tease other children for their weight or appearance, ostracize kids for being lower SES, or openly criticize or compare kids who struggle academically. It's classic bullying behavior, but it goes unchecked even among involved, seemingly kind and empathetic parents.

Maybe those people are different at home. Maybe at home they, too, are cracking jokes about the kids who aren't fast tracked in math or how some heavy kid needs to lay off the donuts.

I sometimes cannot believe the things I hear come out of these kids' mouths. My poor child winds up getting a lecture to remind her not to behave that way because it pisses me off so much.[/quote]

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