I don’t know what to make of it. I was informed today that one of my son’s classes was left unsupervised. During that time, a few kids decided to beat the crap out of someone they considered a ’snitch’. The pushed the poor boy to the floor and started kicking him.
I don’t know at this point if William knew he was out-numbered and couldn’t intervene, or if his first instinct was to get a teacher, but he ran from the room and grabbed the closest adult who then broke up the fight.
While I am proud of him for trying to fix the situation the only way he knew how, this has left him vunerable to the same prosecution that had befallen the first victim.
So as you can see, with school only one month in session, things are not going so well.
Hopefully with a little parental intervention, and some academic punishment for the bullying students, William won’t end up curled up in the fetal position while being kicked by his fellow students.
If he does end up eating dirt, by God, I’ll take this up with the authorities. While it’s happened since the first school bell rang, children should not be subjected to this behavior.
Parents need to step-up and take responsibility for raising their children not to do this kind of thing from a very early age. Those who don’t, are neglecting their offspring.
