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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a mom of a DD who will be heading to MS in a year this is all terrifying. MS sucked for me.  Knowing all this, how do MS counselors and teachers deal with it? Or is it just ignored?[/quote]

[b]What are the teachers supposed to do? [/b] In middle school?  They aren't babysitters?  We went through this early and often - and frankly, it helped my girls deal with matters on their own.  And they did! [/quote]

Are you joking? Call it out. Consequences.

I think "mean" and "bullying" are not the same thing. There is a lot of both in MS. The former, kids have to learn to deal with on some level, as did mine. Bullying, sorry, no. Kids are entitled to be safe in their learning environment. Bullying prevents that and teachers have a duty to intervene.

In my experience, at our school, the counselors are great at getting involved (I have not dealt with it personally, thankfully, but others have). So it may be school dependent.[/quote]

Seriously.  Some many people-including some here-have called out how school staff essentially looked the other way. Bullying is more than just girl snark. It has long lasting impact.  [/quote]

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