Our eldest daughter was being shoved and pushed in line by a larger male student in first grade. She was afraid to stand up for herself as they had been told about the no tolerance of violence policy the first day, and she actually listened. We gave her permission to defend herself and promised to back her up. The next day the boy pushed her down, she got up and bloodied his nose. When the school called, my wife informed them that if they had been doing their job, the bully would not have to had a lesson from our daughter. He never bothered her again, and there were no further consequences from the school. We treated her to a trip to the ice cream store that evening.
On Tue, Sep 18, 2018 at 4:42 PM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > My mom always went to bat for me in grade school. We did the same for our > kid. The educaional bureaucracy demands constant vigilance to support > children who lie outside the norms.... > > On Tue, Sep 18, 2018 at 5:38 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > She’s not a violent person, either, but when she’s wronged or her > children > > are treated unfairly, watch out! > > > > Principal knew I was an employee, which is why I wasn’t there. I avoided > > anything that even hinted at the appearance of preferential treatment. > > > > -D > > > > > > > > > On Sep 18, 2018, at 5:31 PM, Craig via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com > > > > wrote: > > > > > > On Tue, 18 Sep 2018 17:23:27 -0400 Dan Penoff via Mercedes > > > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > >> and found over 10 instances like this where he had threatened other > > >> students. .... The principal gave her the company line on punishment, > > >> upon which the wife stood up, walked over to her desk, leaned over and > > >> into her face and said, ”If you try to get out of that chair I’m going > > >> to kick your ass. What are you going to do about it?” > > >> > > >> Youngest son was back in school the next day with no sanctions. Point > > >> taken. > > > > > > Remind me to not get on the bad side of your wife! > > > > > > Great response; too bad there isn't a video of the principal's > reaction. > > > I'm glad the principal didn't call the cops, like she might have had > you > > > been in your wife's position. > > > > > > > > > Craig > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > -- OK Don *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves." WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
