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[quote=Anonymous][quote]And that is why kids today are NOT resilient...Parents refuse to allow their kids to work out situations. They interfere, complain to the teacher, and ultimately pull their child out of school. Protecting your child is one thing, but trying to solve their problems is problematic. This could have been a teaching moment, PP. Your child could have learned how to tough it out which would boost their self-esteem.[/quote]

And that's why I compared the situation to Lord of the Flies. The teaching and boost to self reliance I expected did not happen. I didn't complain to anyone until freaking April. I feel like an idiot for that now. But I didn't want to cause trouble, I didn't want to rock the boat, and I genuinely thought that all of us were on the same page about wanting all students to succeed and prosper. My child didn't tell me how bad it was, because I was too busy insisting on self reliance, and kids working things out themselves.

Screw self reliance. If the other kid is some kind of budding sociopath, it does not work. We had a recent encounter with the child in question. Again, I thought maybe... they've all grown. Maybe things will be different! No. That child told my child no one wanted them there. My child reacted, predictably, with hysterics. I never said self-regulation was one of their strengths. And so, I'm done. 
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