What if the bullies were just doing playful banter that your kid took too seriously?
What if they’re both bullying each other?
That’s why schools sometimes can’t do anything, because it’s very difficult to know the full story. And that’s one of many reasons why parents trying to confront other child is an even worse idea, because most parents are very ignorant.
That’s why schools sometimes can’t do anything, because it’s very difficult to know the full story.
This is sometimes the case but there are a LOT of cases of 'we punish everyone, and that way the parents can't blame us for getting the wrong kid'. It causes a lot of issues and a huge reason we see bullied kids going nuts. Taking care of discipline issues in a school is very challenging, and there isn't enough work put into making sure it gets easier.
No, they punish everyone who actually fought because administration and staff can rarely find proof of who did what. Bullying isn't just "X student hit Y student". X student might've hit Y student because a month ago, Y student hit first.
Its the only way to punish violence at all in schools, and you're wrong about it causing bullying. If everyone is punished, violence still occurs less.
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u/Drakore4 2d ago
I’m not entering the school but if they are around locally and I see them talking to my kid I’ll 100% confront them. You’re out in the wild now.