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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here with an update.

As those who were skeptical that MCPS would do anything guessed, the shitshow has continued. Despite promising to "separate" my daughter from the offending child, this little girl has continued her reign of terror against my DD (and also in disrupting the class TBH). Whatever disciplinary steps they took with this little girl have utterly failed and she is not deterred.

The teacher is more responsive and of course continues to apologize that my daughter is experiencing this. I'm awaiting an update on "next steps" from the teacher and principal at the moment. But MCPS is not serious about the safety and wellbeing of its students.[/quote]

Can you describe the reign of terror?  If she physically striking your child?  If so, is it happening in class, on the playground, etc.?  My son had a bully situation where he was repeatedly punched in the stomach and knocked down by the other boy.  We had a note put in his file that he was never to be put in the same class with the boy again, and they never were -- for another 5 years.  So that's an easy thing for them to do.  They also had additional folks on the playground for a while to monitor them, but I don't know how long that lasted,  My son basically learned to keep his distance from this other boy (and 8 years later, he still does!).

I don't personally support expulsion or even long suspensions of kids this age -- it really isn't effective.  But the school can and should do things to assist with the physical safety of your child.  Stop focusing on what they are doing to the other child, and start focusing on what they should be doing FOR your child.  You'll get a lot less resistance if you switch your focus.   If the assistant principal needs to sit in the room for a few weeks to separate them, maybe that's the solution. [/quote]

OP here, I described it. It started out as physical, with the punching, kicking and pushing, and now it's just menacing glares, curse words and insults when the girl thinks adults aren't looking or paying attention.

It happens wherever the girl thinks there's an opportunity. She has been sat next to the teacher as a result of her bad behavior, but she makes excuses to get up, such as washing her hands, so she can mumble curse words and insults to my daughter on the way to the sink.

Other incidents have occurred at recess or lunch, which is why the whole keeping them apart thing is futile, unless the school has someone physically keeping them apart at all times, which they don't.

I don't know what you mean by expulsion or long suspension not being effective. It would certainly be effective at providing my daughter with peace of mind and security. And that's my main focus and priority. Not in preserving the access for this child, who clearly needs strong and severe help and intervention, from continuing to harass my daughter.[/quote]

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