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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I posted up above that several years ago my preschooler was repeatedly attacked -- quite brutally -- at a DCPS school, and that it was well-documented including by teachers and outside medical experts.

FYI that, counter to advice we received at the time, we did not withdraw our child or switch schools; moreover, I child did not miss school because of the incidents.

While the bullying problem was significant and serious, the following year was very positive for my child at the same school.  Moreover, while I still am recovering from the incidents/violence/bullying my child faced, today my child is perfectly fine and I'm sure barely thinks of it if at all.

I write this only because numerous posters in this thread have urged you to withdraw your child ASAP, move, switch schools, etc.  But whether that's the right path for your child and family depends upon so many other factors, which only you as the parent can decide.[/quote]

It sounds like they were just a few discrete incidents? If it was so serious as to require an "outside medical expert" how could you leave your child there?[/quote]

There were a series of attacks (by one child), including one really severe one.  While it wasn't easy, we effectively put in measures so that we felt comfortable about my child's safety, plus there were some extremely loving and supportive teachers actively supporting my child.

It was a different circumstance than OP and parallels with her situation only go so far -- I'm not saying advice for her to remove her child is wrong; I'm merely offering a different perspective based on my own particular experience.

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