Saturday, 22 September 2018

How do I know when to pull my child from school because of bullying?


A little background, my daughter is 10 and incredibly awkward. She is very smart and sweet natured but has ADHD, socially inept, has no idea how to deal with her peers. She has a very small group of good and loyal friends that have been there for her, plus a loving and supportive extended family. She tries way too hard to make people like her, which started when her biological dad basically started ignoring her. I have since married and her stepdad is a wonderful father and is very involved in her life. She has a younger sister (full) and she is well adjusted and confident. My eldest has expressed frustration at her sister's ease with people. We just found out that she was pulled from class by the principal, and the class was addressed because they would freak out and say they had the "xxxxxx-touch" when she brushed against them or accidentally touched them. Then the principal addressed the entire 5th grade class about it during lunch that day. My daughter didn't report the bullying, her math teacher saw it and went to the principal with it. At no point, were my husband and I informed about what was going on. We only found out because my daughter mentioned it in passing. I called the school and the principal said w weren't informed because my daughter "didn't seem distressed". After more extensive probing, I found out there is also a lot of name calling and that this 'game' has been going for over a year. My daughter plays things pretty close to the chest but now that it is out in the open I can tell how much it is bothering her. I work full time but my sister homeschools and offered to homeschool my daughter to get her out of thos toxic situation before she moves onto middle school, which here has a horrible reputation for bullying. My husband is afraid if we pull her from school we are sending her the message that it's ok to run from your problems. I see his point, but I am afraid of how much this can grow and how quickly. Another child has already called her a snitch. I am at a loss on what to do and how best to help my child. via /r/Parenting https://ift.tt/2xH1PsH

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