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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I read the text message strings within the first 40 pages and it’s sad..,the kids wer a little harsh but DB clearly had no social kills and no idea how to respond.  A few kids even chimed in to reassure them they weren’t mad at him,  that it was all love, etc.  it didn’t seem that bad.

I’m heartbroken for the victim’s sister who found him.  She was already having a horrible year.  From the surface of the complaint, though, I don’t get why the plaintiffs are including her text messages to her mom.  She does seem very socially awkward and it’s sad that other kids weren’t friendly to her, but that is different than bullying her.

For a 40k school, you’d think they’d have better mental health and socialization supports in place…at least social skills groups and lunch bunches.

To anyone experiencing anything like this with your child: please do not rely on email.  Pick up the phone.  Get on someone’s calendar.  This is not victim blaming; just an advocacy tip.  I’m a school employee and we are deluged with emails.  I’m like an emergency room trailer nurse with email.  The big, big ones I just can’t tackle right now…then they get buried.  It’s not an excuse; just an explanation.  If you’re teaching or with students all day, you’re not in front of your inbox all day.  In the tiny slivers of time that you have to catch up, that’s a LOT to dump on people.  [/quote]

Mental health and social skills are outside things for parents to do.  That's not the school responsibility.  [/quote]

This is what parents of bullies say. Every parent I’ve ever known who had a child that was a bully would talk like this. They victim blame. Of course you can’t force friendships but you can certainly enforce kindness.[/quote]

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Parents who are bullies have kids who are bullies. Only when society stops rewarding this will it change. Harvey Weinstein was very well rewarded during his career and only fell at the end.... there are so many examples of those who've fallen, but more examples of those that just get rewarded. Trump hasn't fallen yet for example...[/quote]

Agree, but as a parent you don't leave your child in a bad situation to prove your point.  You are expecting bad/unreasonable people to suddenly turn good and active parents which isn't going ot happen.  Your obligation is to your child and get them out of there and mental health treatment asap.  You can fight that battle once they are out of the school and no longer targets.[/quote]

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