Why are kids so darn mean. This last week Amber has been calling me with a stomuchache from school almost everyday. She would tell me that she didnt feel good and that she had thrown up at school. Of course as soon as she says this the school is on the line saying that we need to pick her up. Yesterday it happened again and I was convinced that she was faking. I didnt want to call her a liar but told her if I found out that she was faking I was going to ground her. My mom picked her up from school for me and I asked her to make sure amber had eaten lunch. Thats when it all came out. 2 third grade boys had stolen her lunch box yesterday so she didnt get to eat. Besides that all week they have been threatening to throw her in the garbage, have been hitting her and stealing stuff from her bag on the way to kids first (afterschool program), swearing at her plus many other things. Everyday towards the end of school she would get herself so worked up that she would make herself sick. Now I couldnt ground her for being scared, she was being traumitized by these boys. Once we got home we went through the last years yearbook and she pointed out the two boys that were giving her a hard time. I emailed the teacher as my first step and got a response this morning that she had no idea and was going to take care of it right away.
This afternoon I picked amber up from kids first and asked how her day was. She said it was the same but she told her teacher when the boys were bothering her and pointed them out so they were sent to the office to be spoken to by the principal and counselor, told to give her back her lunch box and that they need to stay away from her. I dont know if they got detention or anything but am just happy that something was done. I guess we will see what happens in the next couple weeks. I am hoping that they have learned there lesson but know they were following her around after that but the teacher told her to just walk away and come get her if they talk or try to do anything to her. I just dont understand why kids feel the need to pick on those who are younger and smaller than them. I guess its not just her, a couple of her friends are being picked on too but I so far am the only parent who has complained. I guess we will just have to wait and see what happens
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They do it because they are insecure.
That sucks I want to beat those boys butts! I hope they get suspended. I would demand that actaully. You should look in your school guidlines and see if bullying is grounds for suspension.
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