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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hmmm. This is an interesting question. My kid goes to a Title I school, and I think they do a good job. I'm wondering if has to do with extra $ the school gets leads to additional resources, including staff. I think bullies come in all shapes, sizes and income levels. It's possible that a school with more support staff can be more proactive about creating and keeping a good environment. The recent post talks about an incident in an elementary school bathroom where it sounds like there were too many kids and no adult supervision nearby. Perhaps the Title I school might have more aides, assistants, support staff to be eyes and ears?[/quote]

My children also went to Title I schools and had small class sizes in the younger grades, and I think that was a plus for everyone who attended.  The elementary school especially did a great job of keeping the kids in control; there were very few bullying incidents (my kids never heard of them, I only knew from being an actively involved parent).   It was not a strict, toe-the-line-or-else atmosphere at all, though; they really made the kids feel cared for and praised them for positive behavior, which was what a lot of the kids were craving, positive attention.  Contrary to what it seems a lot of people on these boards think, FARMS kids are not the only kids who have behavior issues!!  In fact, a lot of the less priviliged were very well behaved, and taught by their parents to respect adults and authority.  I can say for a fact that a lot of the things kids typically bully others about -- what someone looks like, what they wear, how poor they are -- did not occur in the schools my kids attended, all of which had high numbers of FARMS students.

I also agree that bullies come at all income levels!!  Just because someone is raised in a wealthy family doesn't mean that they are being taught how to interact positively with others!  Think of all the nasty things said to others on DCUM (where there are apparently quite a few well-off posters) and the snobby attitudes; I can only imagine what some of these people's children must be like.

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