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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Nobody is even gently asking whether a 5-year-old's reports may not be fully accurate?[/quote]

OP- I have pictures of him from today. The entire back right sleeve of his shirt is covered in brown dirt and his shoulddr is scrapped up and low back red/bruised. The day the incident in the bathroom happened I was standing right outside because it was after school. I saw 4 boys run out of the bathroom and then my 4 year old come out screaming cover saying someone peed on him. Sure enough- covered in pee from the knee down. My little one still says sometimes, "No one peed on me in the bathroom" when we have to use it while we are there. Then when my older son tells me the same kid watched him pee, etc. I believed him. Would you question your own? The very next day my 5 year old who was sleeping in underwear at 2.5 had an accident at school because he was too scared to use the hall bathroom with the older kids. He must be a liar to pee his pants! Please. Oh, and the time he was choked out in the library by the 3rd grader. His friend was there and saw it, but you know they got together and made that one up! And if the teacher didn't see it; it didn't happen!  I could go on...but I don't need to prove myself on the Internet. Just looking for advice and I appreciate all the nice comments so far.[/quote]

I know this thread is already 9+ pages long and I'm only on p. 3, so maybe there's resolution by the time I get to end, but OP I canNOT understand how - if you've documented these incidents IN WRITING with the level of detail you just gave here, and copied both the Principal AND the Superintendent, I don't understand how you haven't gotten any action.

Also, did you ever ask for a meeting with the teachers, Principal and parents of the other kids?  I assume  your son is telling the truth, but even if he was lying (which I don't believe is the case) there is clearly an issue with these other students and I'd want the Principal to convene a mtg of the other parents (maybe not all at once, but at least the "ringleaders" or whichever kid is harassing your son most).

We're not at a Cap Hill school but I got the fastest and most meaningful action out of reluctant teachers and school staff when I 1) put my concerns in writing and named names and dates (as much as I could); 2) asked for specifics on what they are doing to protect my child and address the other kids (they can't tell me what they're specifically doing with each child, but you can ask "In a situation where a child allegedly did __________, what is the school's response supposed to be?"); and 3) I demanded a mtg with the parent fo the other child (in my case it was one child) if that child laid another hand on my child.

We didn't have any more incidents for the rest of the year.  I'm not saying it's always that simple, but those steps are key steps to take as early as possible.[/quote]

PP, you can't understand no action by DCPS?  EotP, they don't care. Maybe on the West side they care. But here, it's you who are the problem.[/quote]

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