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Zero tolerance, unfortunately, teaches us to not deal with individuals. If this was a pattern with your daughter, that would be one thing; but this is an isolated incident. I'm with you -- the parents should have called you. Maybe instead of going to them in defense, you can approach them to ask, "hey, in the future when our kids have conflict, which is bond to happen, can we come up with a friendly way to deal with it?"
When I threw rocks at my neighbor (and best friend) because she was following me and my "boyfriend" (I think I was 7 years old) around, her stitches right above the eye was enough to teach me. That, and the fact that the parents worked together! I believe I got a weeks ristriction for that one. It takes a village to raise a child -- not a cop!
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