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Bullying... Suggestion to parents: put it in writing; never delete (create an email file for correspondence regarding your child); include higher-ups (cc); be precise; demand action.
Had a conference with my child's teacher this a.m. Much bigger boy (older/bigger... stayed back) stabbed my child with a pencil hard enough to bruise him and has been calling him "gay", then telling other children he's gay, who in turn ask him if he is (curiously, as this is a new concept at their age). Bigger boy also steals his school supplies and distracts him on purpose in class. If ignored, said bully says, "F**k you!" to my child. 4TH GRADE. My child is only 9, smaller, shy. Bigger boy is 11. We don't use that language in our household.
Found myself explaining what "gay" means to a child who does not yet understand sexuality. Explaining that to be gay is not a bad thing, but labeling someone as such as a put-down IS because it is an attempt to make someone appear "different and unacceptable as such." Explaining that we are ALL different in our own ways and that people who are gay can be just as nice as people who aren't and should be respected and treated like anyone else. Explaining explaining explaining.
Asked to have the bully moved from near my child, in writing, back in September. Within 2 weeks of him being placed near my child again, all this has come about. When questioned why the bully was seated near my child again, the response was, "I don't remember there being an issue at the beginning of the school year." When I presented a copy of the email sent in September, memories miraculously returned. We'll see what happens next. I HATE that my child is going through this.
Diet Calendar Entries for 13 April 2015:
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464 kcal
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Fat: 13.59g | Prot: 39.04g | Carb: 50.50g.
Breakfast: Breakstone's Fat Free Small Curd Cottage Cheese, Butter, LaBrea Bakery Torta Sandwich Roll. Snacks/Other: Harvest Snaps Snapea Crisps, Herbed Turkey Breast, Reduced Fat String Cheese. more...
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1832 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Watching TV/Computer - 1 hour, Cooking - 30 minutes, Driving - 1 hour, Resting - 13 hours and 30 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...
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