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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, you need to do the “wait in the office until she sees me” move.  Or better yet, your husband. Everyone at a school sits up straighter when a dad comes in.   Sexist but true so use it to your advantage.  [/quote]

My DD was bullied in 1st and 3rd grade and the head of lower school (it was a private school) finally took notice when my husband went in. It was sexist and infuriating but the stereotype of moms overreacting and a situation being actually serious if dad goes in worked in our favor.

If this is a public school, make sure you have documented it to the teacher and the principal, and if the principal isn't reacting, then you need to escalate it to the superintendent- in writing. Schools have no motivation to take action until you document it in writing.

And personally I think "restorative recess" or any other form of restorative justice is not developmentally appropriate for 1st graders. You do not have to participate. When it was offered to our DD, it was clearly a sneaky way for school to avoid contacting some extremely difficult parents. She refused to participate and it forced school to discipline the bullies rather than make my DD responsible for reforming them.[/quote]

My friend has a similar experience with her son. She is a SAHM and often at the school. School took matters more seriously when the husband came. It is so sexist![/quote]

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