Monica has a problem. There is a kid who is 10, in another third grade class, and he's known for being mean. From her 9-year-old perception, he's "slow" and a bit of a bully. While getting on the bus, she bumped into him, then said "sorry!" He looked at her and said, "I'm gonna beat you up tomorrow." She is scared shitless.
Granted, she is a drama queen. This is *her* version of things, and it's probably not half as bad as she makes it sound, but I can't take that chance. If my daughter has a *slight* chance of being "beat up", I have to do something. I emailed the teacher. Yeah, maybe it's lame, but her teacher loves her very much, and would do anything for her/us. I explained the situation, and hope that someone takes a look.
As I went in to tuck them in to bed, Monica looked at me, all teary eyed, and said "but I've never been beat up before." Shit. I told her that she should just move close to an adult when he's around, until someone handles this. I told her that she should never interrupt an adult conversation, so maybe she could just slide close to a teacher and slip her hand into the teacher's hand. That will alert them that there is a problem. I wonder if I should call the bus barn, too?
Maybe this is nothing, but it's my daughter, dammit! I am thinking about dropping them off at school in the morning and being late to work. Then, if the teacher hasn't answered my email by midday, I can call to explain. They don't always have time to check email until after school. I don't want to be a paranoid mom, but I want to protect my daughter. Sheesh! Even Natalie was crying, asking me why Monica couldn't just "kick him in the face." Violent, but loving.
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You've done everything right. I wish my mom had been as helpful as you during that awful time of childhood.
Alert your bus driver if the child rides the same bus. I do not know about there but here that is a threat and the school takes it seriously no matter what the age. Same thing happened to Brook last year. Lucky for her the bus driver caught it and turned the kid in.
Aww...poor thing! My daughter went thru some bullying as well. I told the principal, the teacher, etc....AND the kid... but it seemed to end when my husband went to her school dressed in his full military gear and said to the kid "You know...that's my daughter right there." and that's the last we heard about him. ::muffled giggle:: Hope everything works out.....
~Amy
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