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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Unless you write a written complaint in an email to the teacher, counselor and the Principal in which you use the word "BULLIED" - it will be of no use.

Ask in your email is you can involve the police, press charges and go to the courts to ask for a restraining order as well.
Please do not go small - make the biggest stink you can.

This is how I handled my kid being bullied.

BTW - please include pictures of any injury and dr. report is that occured.

Keep escalating to the next level. Do is forcefully and rapidly. Do not wait to take action.[/quote]

How likely is a police report to work? I don't know how old the bully is, but does legal action against a young minor really work?[/quote]

You are not filing a police report -  You are asking the Principal in your email if filing a police report or informing the media or going to the courts, a possibility.    You are asking for suggestions from the Principal - an officer of MCPS - about the recourse you have.

[b]I would even ask - can the bully be expelled? - because surely MCPS has some procedures of removing violent kids from the system? can you press charges against the parents - because surely they are responsible for their child's behavior?   I would write everything in the email. And forward it to the teacher, counselor and the Principal.  You are basically creating a STINK. They will do whatever is required to contain this. 
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And then this email gets forwarded by you to the next level.

Be extremely POLITE and POLITICALLY CORRECT.  However, whatever they say - do not agree that it is anything but BULLYING.  And escalate, document, question.

I can even tell you what the next step of the school will be.  I have danced this Tango with them in the past and I got it resolved to my satisfaction.

You have to =

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I disagree with this advice, if you sound too over the top and focus too much on the other child, you seem less rational and your message gets lost.
[b]Focus on facts and your concerns for your child and his/her safety.  Definitely escalate and feel free to quote the policy, but asking for things like the expulsion of another child will not help your cas[b]e. [/b]  Also, don't threaten anything you aren't prepared to follow through with, they can sense empty threats.

This is not to minimize the issue at all.  It sounds like something you definitely need to deal with, I just think you will get faster results with a calmer approach.[/quote]

Agree with this.

Focus on what happened to your kid, and don't offer up any punishments for the other child.

MCPS focuses on less punitive action, and it is incredibly difficult to get a child expelled.  They want to keep the kids in school.  Especially in ES.

Take a calm, thoughtful approach.[/quote]

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