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Wednesday, January 24. 2007

Quick Poll of Views

Hypothetically, if a five year old were to stab another five year old at school with a pencil causing a wound and much distress in an unprovoked attack as the latest event in a history of unkind behaviour if not actual bullying,

a) what should the school do about it?

b) what should the parents of the victim do about it if they have already previously raised concerns with the school?

Posted by Rich in Rant at 13:16 | Comments (8)
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a) nothing, they're five

b) poke the pully with a pencil and ask what he/she feels like when it happens and does he/she think that other people like having pencils stuck in them?
#1 sweavo on 2007-01-24 13:41 (Reply)
a) the teacher on the spot should point out that it's not a nice thing to do.

b) ask the school (once again) to keep a special eye out. That or dress the victim with Doctor Martens and a crew cut - worked for me when I was 8.
#2 Stu (Homepage) on 2007-01-24 14:23 (Reply)
Prison
#3 lordhutton on 2007-01-24 14:42 (Reply)
Well, I know these kids, and there's only one thing you CAN do: cut their nadgers off!!!
#4 Paul Blitz on 2007-01-24 15:26 (Reply)
1. Agree with Sweavo - probably not much. The teacher should take them to one side, and ask the child why they are doing it, and how they would feel if it were done to them, of course. They should also let the parents know. At five my guess is the child won't have a huge amount of respect for authority figures other than mum and dad

2. Begin a hate campaign, starting by ringing doorbells in the middle of the night, progressing to silent phonecalls made from telephone boxes, and eventually onwards to derogatory graffiti and eventual kidnapping and possible murder.

Actually I don't know. I'm not a parent. I guess I would try to contact the bullies parents while on neutral ground (School?), and see from there.
#5 Kouros on 2007-01-24 17:24 (Reply)
1 - The school should explain to the child that the behaviour is unacceptable, and that hurting another child, be it with either words or with physical objects, will not be tollerated. When I was about 5 a girl in my class bit a boy and was made to stand behind the teachers desk for the rest of the day with her back to the class as punishment. When her mother came the teacher showed her mother what she had done, so the parent was aware of what she'd done.

2 - The parents should let the school know what has happened, despite them having raised concerns regarding that pupil previously. If it were me I'd point out that they are the childs guardian while they are at school and that the bullied childs' progress and wellbeing is being hindered by the bully.

Not that I really know much about this stuff, as I don't have a sprog!
#6 Loretta on 2007-01-24 18:01 (Reply)
Assuming the parents of the other child are reasonable, they will be embarrassed when told by the school, and hopefully do something about it.
Chances are they wont be, leaving the school to deal with it. Let's hope they will shall we?
However, the victim also needs to learn to stick up for himself.
It's a tough call, parenting, matey
#7 lordhutton on 2007-01-24 20:07 (Reply)
"However, the victim also needs to learn to stick up for himself."

Evidently, the mere fact of being stabbed is proof of a weak personality in some people's view. How did the hypothetical victim behave in this hypothetical case ? We don't know. So on what basis is the victim castigated ? Just a reflex response to avoid the need for thought I suspect ...
#7.1 Robert X. Cringely on 2007-01-26 08:16 (Reply)
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