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[quote=Anonymous]I'm the PP who suggested considering repair/apologizing.

I made this suggestion as a mother of a shy girl who dealt with a hyperactive, teasing boy every day for the last school year (2nd grade public). It was horrible and I was furious—every day she was teased, had her chair kicked, interrupted, talked over, accused of various nonsense. We would coach her to stand up for herself and he didn't even hear it. He did the same to other classmates but most kids were less affected by it.

The teachers and parents tried so many things (changing his seat ten times, various meds they were candid about, therapies, trips to the principal's office). Nothing helped. Literally his behavior was the same from Day 1 to Day 200, and my understanding is that there has been no change since that year. My daughter didn't get used to it and only grew more stressed; we were all relieved when the year was over and regretted not asking to switch classes.

If the boy had ever apologized to her or tried to repair, it could have helped calm her fight or flight reactions and help her contextualize things as less scary (since he wasn't physically aggressive). It might have humanized him. It might have given her a break. OF COURSE I wish he had stopped or been moved. But when this is the reality, it's helpful to think of any ways to make the experience less upsetting to other kids. [/quote]

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