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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] Over the past 12 months, the big PA initiatives I can think of were constructing the school's playground and holding administrators' feet to the fire [b]over bullying[/b]. [quote]

What's the deal with the bullying?  I've heard rumors, and read the odd snippet on DCUMB, but that's it.

I'm a Chinese immigrant- we have a spot but haven't taken it.

As a kid, I attended a majority AA ES where kids called me "chink" almost every day, accompanied by the dreaded corner-of-eyes pulling gesture.  After my family complained, through an interpreter, the bullying accelerated.  My Caucasian spouse claims that we have no reason to think our DC would be bullied at YY, but I'm not convinced - kids are cruel, Chinese kids are a very small minority, and there isn't an Asian administrator to talk to, an authority figure who may have had similar experiences (perhaps w/white or Hispanic kids).

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I can assure you my SN biracial, 1/2 Asian (not Chinese), 1/2 White child has never been teased or bullied about being Asian, SNs, White, or anything else at YY.  I've heard about bullying being an issue in the past in the upper grades on DCUM but our rising Ker has not experienced it and as a SN kid with obvious issues, he is an easy target for bullying and being singled out.  The school, teachers and administrators, have all gone out of their way to make sure the school provides an inclusive, nurturing, warm environment.  My child loves school and says he'll miss school over the summer.[/quote]

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