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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My hypothesis is that if this involves the incident at the Overnight Lab, it would seem to be that it is being handled as a law enforcement investigation/matter. I imagine/hope that Oakridge would comply with any directives or guidance the APD/CPS would give the school as far as the children are concerned. I'd also guess that Oakridge cannot prohibit or otherwise restrict participation in school events absent criminal charges or restraining orders, etc. So, their hands may have been tied in this matter.

The sad part is that kids who have been perpetrated on typically are the ones that perpetrate on other children, but, given that this involves 5th graders, who are on the cusp of if not already hitting puberty, it could be that this involved curious kids--where both kids were curious, but, maybe one family party was upset by it and pressed charges or called for an investigation. Hopefully it was not an outright assault. Many facts are left out and unknown and likely to remain that way given the nature of the incident. [/quote]

Yes, it is true that sometimes children who perpetrate on others have already been perpetrated on. There are other scenarios, though, like one that we encountered in preschool. A child accused the teacher of sexual abuse. There was a full investigation, children in the school had to go to speak with forensic investigators, etc. As it turns out, the accusing child was actually being abused by someone in their family, but said it was someone at school. Very difficult situation all around. For the teacher who was blamed falsely, the children at school who had to speak with forensic investigators and lose their teacher, and the child and family.

My point is sometimes these cases aren’t straightforward. There are times when a child blames another child because something else is actually going on at home.[/quote]

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