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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]And while I appreciate everyone's comments on the bullying, I'm really more concerned about the school refusal at this point. DS is humiliated by the suspension, by the fact no one seems willing to forget about it, and he's terrified this other child will hurt him again. He went to school today, but he cried all the way there.

We've had meetings (DH is involved). The principal insists DS is taking things harder than he should. His therapist is working with him, but DS is so afraid his classmates will find out he needed therapy and use that to bully him further that he doesn't participate well. [/quote]

You need to present a clear and united front that DS goes to school, crying or not. Your son sounds very anxious and you cannot over accomodate otherwise he’ll end up refusing all school. [/quote]
He's not anxious, he has a justifiable fear of physical injury. [/quote]

Look, the other kid tripped him - he didn’t actually threaten him with a gun. It’s not great and should be addressed, but you do not let your kid stay home because he is “scared.” [/quote]
He got his adult tooth knocked out of his head. If you tripped an adult in a bar and knocked their tooth out, would you be surprised if the cops came and you got a free ride to the police station? This kid is being subjected to physical violence and society pretends it is ok because the setting is free childcare. That kid has a legitimate fear of being violently assaulted and it is unreasonable to expect him to brush it off, especially when he is being forced back into that environment against his will. The term anxiety implies a fear out of proportion to the situation, which is absolutely not the case here. [/quote]

They aren’t adults in a bar fight. They are 10 year olds. And yes, 10 year olds need to brush stuff off. If you magnify the drama of this then the kid will respond in kind, with drama. [/quote]
There it is. 10 year olds aren't human. 10 year olds have less right to physical integrity than adults because mom needs free childcare. [/quote]

oh brother.

that’s right - he must be homeschooled forever because he’s in mortal danger b[/quote]

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