why school does nothing about bullying?

my son was in 5th grade one year and got picked on by high school kids when he was walking home from school i wasnt gonna let him walk but he wanted to be like the rest so i let him and the first time i did like 5 high school kids picked on him and his friends he was walking with them and they tried to steal his game he had off him so him and his friends ran and he was scared when he got home i went to school reported it his school and the high school principal and no one dont nothing about it i love mcdonald school and the town but i think its wrong when certain kids are picked favorites just because who there parend are i feel everyone should be treated and punished equally and i hate to say it but in mcdonald if your parents are well known or whichever then your kids get away with everything but if your someone who minds there own business and dont bother no one and not affiliated with all the little clubs for school well then hang it up your kid gets treated bad been there i know.

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Hey big sister. You are so caring...It is crucial for you to help your little sister to learn that she will eventually learn how to cope with the bad behavior of other people. One of the greatest lessons we all must learn is to 'IGNORE BAD BEHAVIOR'...No one can control others. It is only our own behavior we can control. I know a young woman who can read upside down because people used to turn her book upside down when she was reading on the way home from school on the bus. She just practiced reading upside down!! Anything is possible...Good luck and you are a great sister!!!!

What I see as 'right' in this scenario...is that the child solved the problem. It is apparent that she has been taught that she is responsible for the results in life...no one else is. Of course, all children aren't made of the grit...it takes, but they should be taught that noone EVER can be a better protector than their own good thinking.

It is sad when we find bullying anywhere. It is important that we make sure our children aren't exposed to it by preventing them from the situation. We can't live our lives 'being like other people'...We need to make rules for our selves and our families which protect us and are best for us. It is extremely important to REQUIRE others to treat us with respect by the way we behave. It is unhelpful to tell our children we feel 'less' than others...They will think that is a correct thing for parents to do. We need to pull ourselves up to a very tall position...and 'COMMAND' respect from others by showing them (and our children) how to behave. (rather than telling them)...

misshart, Good for you! Let us know what happened at the board meeting.

I'm not a parent myself, but i am an older sister. my younger sister just started 6th grade this year, and bullying for her has been an on going thing since last year, me and my mom have been to the school so many times, and nothing seems to happen, my little sister is picked on daily, and hit on weekly, it's ridiculus. it's so sad, she cries about it every day, and doesn't even want to go to school anymore. i just printed out the bullying laws for georiga and a request to speak at the next board meeting, but i doubt if it will do any good.

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