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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is my third year as a Burgundy parent and I haven't witness anything even resembling a cavalier attitude towards bullying. I have children at other schools and there are always good years and bad years for class chemistry. And there are always a couple jerks in every class. I've really never seen an effective solution. You can watch them closely, intervene, redirect, etc. but you can't make a jerk into a non-jerk.

I've definitely seen things I love and things I don't at Burgundy, but I think implying that the school is weaker at addressing bullying than other schools isn't something that I've observed. Somehow about 40% of the population grew into adult jerks, so clearly a solution to this issues hasn't been worked out yet anywhere in the world[/quote]

Too true.

It's funny, my kids love to watch these awful teen sitcoms, usually set at fictitious public high schools. In these sitcoms, kids are always being stuffed into lockers, tripped in the hallways or the lunchroom, having milk purposely poured on their homework, being told they're ugly, or being actually beaten up. I frequently ask my kids, both at Burgundy, "Do you think real kids actually do stuff lie this? Does this kind of thing happen at Burgundy?" They shake their heads and say no, sometimes people argue or are annoying, but that's it....

I'd say Burgundy is quite good at promoting a respectful and kind atmosphere. Not perfect - kids are kids and the teachers can't see everything, and can't alter personalities influenced by outside factors, but quite good.  Far from thinking that bullying or tolerance thereof is an issue at Burgundy, I sometimes worry that I am doing a disservice to my kids by letting them stay in this hapy little Burgundy bubble of love and kindness. They may be in for a shock when they hit the real world after 8th and discover that not every place is as nurturing.[/quote]

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