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raeanna74 · 02-09-2006, 08:49 AM

It is most definately possible for this to occur.

I was aware of one small boy who at the age of 7 had been guilty of molesting his younger sister. It actually began with his own father molesting him and he turned to his sister, most likely, in an effort to compensate emotionally for what was done to him. The molestation involved much more than some minor inappropriate touching and included some nudity. He was seeing a counselor for his behavior at the time.
Some time after I'd learned of this situation another mother who I was friends with had invited the little boy over to play with her son and sleep over. She discovered them in her son's room, under the sheets with the boy telling her son to touch the other boy's hooha. She freaked and took the boy home to his mother.
He was only 8 years old at that point and had already developed a pattern of negative sexual behavior.

As a teacher I also dealt with an issue of one particular boy who would corner girls in the hallway. This boy was 12 so a little older. He even made the attempt to follow a girl into the girls bathroom when he knew it was empty otherwise. Eventually I basically put a lockdown on him and would not allow him to go anywhere without a teacher supervising him. He was not allowed to play during recess or any other extra activity. He was not allowed to even wait for the bus alone. He waited in the school office. It did not end the situation but it was all I as a teacher could do. I also sat down with the girls who'd been approached and advised them on how to avoid any problematic situations. I even set up a buddy system with the girls telling them to try to go places at school in pairs instead of alone. Even to the point that I allowed them to go to the bathroom in pairs. Though it did make some bathroom visits longer but the result outweighed the cost. I was disappointed with the ability of the principal and school counselor to address the situation as well as the parents of the offending child. None seemed to care all that much and took on a 'boys will be boys' attitude.

It does sound like the school is dealing fairly well with this situtation though. I doubt that a lawsuit was truely necessary.

02-09-2006, 08:49 AM	#26 (permalink)
raeanna74 I'm not a blonde! I'm knot! I'm knot! I'm knot! Location: Upper Michigan	It is most definately possible for this to occur. I was aware of one small boy who at the age of 7 had been guilty of molesting his younger sister. It actually began with his own father molesting him and he turned to his sister, most likely, in an effort to compensate emotionally for what was done to him. The molestation involved much more than some minor inappropriate touching and included some nudity. He was seeing a counselor for his behavior at the time. Some time after I'd learned of this situation another mother who I was friends with had invited the little boy over to play with her son and sleep over. She discovered them in her son's room, under the sheets with the boy telling her son to touch the other boy's hooha. She freaked and took the boy home to his mother. He was only 8 years old at that point and had already developed a pattern of negative sexual behavior. As a teacher I also dealt with an issue of one particular boy who would corner girls in the hallway. This boy was 12 so a little older. He even made the attempt to follow a girl into the girls bathroom when he knew it was empty otherwise. Eventually I basically put a lockdown on him and would not allow him to go anywhere without a teacher supervising him. He was not allowed to play during recess or any other extra activity. He was not allowed to even wait for the bus alone. He waited in the school office. It did not end the situation but it was all I as a teacher could do. I also sat down with the girls who'd been approached and advised them on how to avoid any problematic situations. I even set up a buddy system with the girls telling them to try to go places at school in pairs instead of alone. Even to the point that I allowed them to go to the bathroom in pairs. Though it did make some bathroom visits longer but the result outweighed the cost. I was disappointed with the ability of the principal and school counselor to address the situation as well as the parents of the offending child. None seemed to care all that much and took on a 'boys will be boys' attitude. It does sound like the school is dealing fairly well with this situtation though. I doubt that a lawsuit was truely necessary. __________________ "Always learn the rules so that you can break them properly." Dalai Lama My Karma just ran over your Dogma.