Re:Was homeschooling, now schools

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In a message dated 7/18/2003 9:05:39 PM Pacific Standard Time, Babylon writes:

 

 

My son has come home to tell me

about this child being bullied...physically abused....and within sight of

teachers and they do NOTHING about it. Can you just imagine the

message this sends to the poor child beind harrassed? Aarrgh!

 

Ugh I know. When I was in junior high school there was this kid Greg that was obviously ill-treated. I mean, BADLY. Everyone made fun of him, and I only shared one class with him. The computer teacher ignored what the other kids did and even started picking on him herself to an extent and acting annoyed with him. I know he had a hard life at home too because of stories. Anyway, he began speaking of suicide but everyone acted like they didn't care, even the computer teacher -- because, well, they didn't. Next we hear news of him getting hit by a car on his bike -- every kid thinks it was suicide, and knowing him and the situation , not to mention the strangeness of the car accident, I think it was intentional as well. It was in the paper, he had brain swelling but never regained consciousness before he died. Did the school or teachers act any different about it? Still no. So I guess if he did it to show them how sorry they would be (as a seventh grade kid this logic may make sense, it shouldnt to one older) than it was all in vain because they then just made jokes in a crude way about him dying. I'm serious here People can be cruel.

 

I also was very troubled as a kid and my teacher sent me to talk to the school counselor because she could tell, and I guess could tell I wasnt up to talking about my situation. Anyway, I was in this group of kids with problems for one visit and finally got up the nerve to wrtite my problems down and gave it to her before I left. I was at home and I reocgnized her calling my house to talk to my mom but my mom wsnt home. Anyway, she never called back and they never asked me back to the troubled class. And let me tell you what I admitted on that paper was a definite cry for help I was trying to get somewhere because I certainly couldn't tell my parents. But either they forgot or something...all I know is it didn't send a very positive message to me. Tell them you're abused or suicidal and they ignore it too, it doesn't matter.

 

Erin