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Originally Posted by cj2112
Can ya tell I'm about to let Cj kick the kids ass?
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Oh yeah.
Just last night I was at mandy's house when her baby sister Caryn (age 10 or 11) came in and told us about how she had an incident with a girl at school - Lisa van Skarwyken. Apparently she was saying goodbye to Lisa but forgot her surname and ended up saying "Goodbye, Lisa van something", to which Lisa replied "I'll get you tomorrow
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The following day Lisa got hold of her before school started and proceeded to pull on her tie and throw her into a wall and all sorts of other crap. Now Caryn's a really sweet kid who wouldn't hurt a fly, so she didn't fight back. She did say that she defended herself though.
What struck me was the comments made by her parents after she had finished telling us about her ordeal. Her mom said to fight back, to trip or hit her back next time she had the chance. I'm not sure whether it was meant as a joke or not. Her dad OTOH, said to ignore her and not to do anything. When asked if she told her teacher about the incident, she said that she wasn't a tattle-tail.
The point of my story? I have no idea. I have no answers or advice to give. I didn't know what to tell her to do. My gut tells me that the school needs to intervene in some way - but not if it's going to cause more problems for the child already being bullied.