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[quote=Anonymous]OP, take your kid seriously. Teachers get tenure and then it's nearly impossible to do anything about their bad behavior. You can and should get your kid out of this teacher's classroom and into a new classroom. This is not a peer on peer situation, this is powerless kid vs. powerful adult in the system we are in, and it is not something your kid should have to deal with on his own.

This was a long time ago, but I had a 4th grade teacher who was manipulative, bullying, and entirely inappropriate physically to the point that these days she would be accused of inappropriate contact. She had her favorites massage her shoulders and rub cuticle cream into her fingers and otherwise touch her in ways that a teacher should never ask a student to touch her. The thing is, as far as I'm aware, during my year, none of the kids ever told their parents. I didn't tell my mom for years. I know I was afraid of retaliation because I was on the receiving end of her anger more than once, and I'm sure the kids who were on her good side didn't want to rock the boat either. My mom was horrified when she found out, and it messed me up in middle school until I found my feet and self-confidence again. Yes, there is a difference between what a 4th grader will accept as normal and what a 9th grader will accept as normal, but teachers who abuse their power and pick on kids count on the other kids being too afraid to say something. Not all teachers are good people.[/quote]

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