06-10-2004, 07:50 PM
Cali, I'm sorry to hear your son is having to go through this. Bullying in any form should never be tolerated, and it seems he is really being harshly treated. Assuming you've already approached his teacher and headteacher and got no response, I suggest you should make one last go of it and perhaps approach the school board, or perhaps if you seek the advice of the school nurse - they would at least be able to point you in the right direction of where to find help.
As an outsider (not having gone through such a situation myself personally) I would think that the best would be for your son's self-esteem to somehow see the situation dealt with, either by getting them to stop, himself (have you considered self-defense/karate lessons?) and t o know those people do not in fact have power over him after all.
But only you will know how far it has gone, and if you genuinely believe that there is nothing further you can do to help, then I would definitely move my son out of there. He is only 7, and the move won't be that disruptive to his school year.
There is bullying everywhere, but how schools deal with it is crucial, and if your son is in a school where they refuse to acknowledge there is a problem, you're going to have an uphill battle.
I hope you can get this sorted, Cali. Please let us know how it's going.
As an outsider (not having gone through such a situation myself personally) I would think that the best would be for your son's self-esteem to somehow see the situation dealt with, either by getting them to stop, himself (have you considered self-defense/karate lessons?) and t o know those people do not in fact have power over him after all.
But only you will know how far it has gone, and if you genuinely believe that there is nothing further you can do to help, then I would definitely move my son out of there. He is only 7, and the move won't be that disruptive to his school year.
There is bullying everywhere, but how schools deal with it is crucial, and if your son is in a school where they refuse to acknowledge there is a problem, you're going to have an uphill battle.
I hope you can get this sorted, Cali. Please let us know how it's going.