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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is not your son "standing up for himself." This is your son being a bully and trying to get his friend in trouble. What would possibly possess him to involve the principal over an (admittedly crude, but plainly joking) comment made outside of school? At least, I'm assuming it was outside of school.

I doubt it will be ignored, but I expect both boys will be pulled in for a talk. The friend about his language and your son about learning how to properly handle situations like this.

I also expect word will get around and your son will face some natural social consequences for this, so you should prepare to help him through that. And definitely talk to him about why he chose this (frankly bizarre) path in response to the comment. [/quote]
+1 this.  Your son was being a bully.  He basically went nuclear on his friend.  And btw, your son was the one who is engaging in impulsive behavior, not ADHD kid.  [/quote]

It's not being a bully.  Bullying requires a power imbalance.  It was a bit of an overreaction, probably, and definitely tattling.  The email being used was school email though, and there are rules at school about not using curse words.  "Suck it A$$hole" is definitely not school appropriate.  If a student is offended by his friend's speech, it's legitimate to complain about it.  You can tattle to the teacher about it, but you can't expect to keep the friendship in that case.  It's OP's son's decision whether he cares that much about bad language to complain.[/quote]

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