Bullied and beaten...in middle school!

sk8rmom
Sat, 20 Nov 2010 11:49:02 +0000

Jym, you reminded me of a suspension my youngest son received as a FIRST grader! He loved to whittle and carve things (supervised, of course) and my dad had given him a pocket knife for his birthday. He decided to take it in for show and tell, without permission, and showed it to his buddy on the bus. Needless to say, I got a call from the principal and he was suspended for two days and lost bus privileges for a week! I thought it was a bit ridic, as he clearly had no intention of hurting anyone and had even brought a few of his carvings to show too. But, I didn’t argue about it and let him do the time because I thought it was more important for him to learn that following school rules is not optional. I’m sure he’s bent a few rules since then but, afaik, none have been broken!