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[quote=Anonymous]Week 2 of Kindergarten, my son got tagged out in some game at recess, got mad and said “I’m going to kill you”. Trip to the principals office, phone call to me at work on speaker phone. Requirement that my husband and I meet with the school psychologist. Normally they would suspended him because of zero tolerance, but “just this one” they would give him a second chance— because he had just turned 5 and it was his 7th day of school.

This was 18 years ago, and it was the only disciplinary infraction for my kid in 13 years at FCPS (he was later diagnosed with ADHD, which shocked no one).

Honestly, I thought. FCPS was being ridiculous.  A serious threat, repeat threats, targeted bully of another kid— unacceptable, and there should be serious consequences, like suspension.  But a just turned 5 year old transitioning to school?  We talked to him and it never happened again. The school should have imposed a consequence and moved on.  But the, “we take this as serious as calculated threat by high school kids”, one size fits all, you need to meet with the school psychologist?  Over the top, given the circumstances, which were words spoken once when a 5 year old was frustrated that he clearly had no intention of following through on. I mean— he didn’t touch the their kid.

Maybe it because aim the mom, and this particular kid has done poorly with transitions his whole life. But this felt very pearl clutching.

White male students. [/quote]

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