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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If I were in your shoes, I would drive my child to school until I get an appropriate solution from the school.  It might be also a good idea to teach your son how to deal with situations like this?[/quote]

Do you have any suggestions for the OP I’m how to help her kid handle this?  Not the OP but our ES has had lots of bus issues so would be glad to hear suggestions.

It’s definitely tough.  We’ve had issues where kids are not keeping their hands to themselves and only so many kids can sit at the front of the bus.

I’m the PP that suggested driving.  Honestly, I wouldn’t make my older teenage DD continue to ride a Metro Bus if there was someone on the bus harassing her.  Seems unfair to make my younger kid ride the bus under these circumstances!  It’s tough for the one bus driver to focus on driving and also police 30 kids.  Stuff is just going to happen.

Also FWIW, we have theee different bus drivers that drive our route.  It would be tough to fill all of them in on every incident.

OP, is it always the same driver in your case?[/quote]

PP here, during PK to K, my child's school would usually have a session for the whole class to talk about dealing with people who bother them.  They taught them how to ignore, because I guess kids can be annoying sometimes at that age, and seems to help.  The only encounter that I remembered is seeing a group of 2nd grader girls taunting the younger kids for no reason.  I spoke to my child and said that is not proper and that if they do it again, speak up or tell the teacher.  DC did both and the teacher talked to the mean kids, they stopped.  I think this incident fostered trust in my DC.

I also have a friend who's child is a bully.  I spoke to my friend about her child's actions, I think they talked to the child and he mellowed a bit.  My DC still plays with this child but I'm usually close by because there are outbursts from the other child sometimes, at the same time I teach my DC how to respond so he can resolve the issue because I want DC to know how to respond when I am not around.

I think OP still needs to talk to the school, but at the same time take this opportunity to teach your K.[/quote]

THank you!  I agree that ignoring is a good option.  Sometimes it’s still tough for a K kid to handle a 5th grade.  Tough situation.[/quote]

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