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[quote=Anonymous]I experienced something this when my DS (now in HS) was in MS.  DS, initially, wouldn't tell me what was going on but he was clearly upset.  Before telling me, he wanted me to promise not to tell anyone.  I told him I couldn't promise that until after I heard what was going on.  After I heard, I told him the school needed to be informed.  He was adamantly opposed because he didn't want to be a 'snitch' and it would make his life miserable.  I told him I understood but I still felt  the school needed to be informed.  I told him I would speak to his counselor in confidence and that I wanted him to speak to her as well.  I told him that he would feel better sharing with her and that she would have more strategies on how to handle it.  Surprisingly, he agreed.

The counselor was fabulous.  I sent her an email, spoke to me on the phone and had me bring DS back to school to speak with her - school was out by that time of day.  DS spoke to her and felt so much better.  She was able to keep things confidential but was able to address the issue with the other kid, the other kid's friends and my DS friends'.  It was done in such a way that the issue was addressed and my DS wasn't a 'snitch'.  After that, I was never hesitant to speak to the counselor about an issue and neither was DS.  I couldn't believe how well this could be addressed.

Contact your school counselor.[/quote]

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