Help! 8th Grader refuses to go to class.

<p>unsoccermon. I am sorry this is happening to your son. Middle school boys are brutal. The pecking order has been established with your kid at or near the bottom. You and your husband need to save him from this toxic environment. Do not wait for the school to help or try to fix things. Take this matter firmly into your own hands.</p>

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<li>have him attend a new school for high school, private, catholic whatever. Get him out of the current situation if at all possible.</li>
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<p>2.Get him into the weightroom. He needs to increase his self esteem and have a physical release for all his tension. See if you can interest him in golf, tennis, swimming, karate,running or gymnastics. He needs to have a sport that he is good at but is also individualized.</p>

<p>3.Get him a counselor if possible to help him come up with better ways of managing his reactions to being harrassed…</p>

<p>These will be lifelong skills that he will need in his everyday life. Treat this as the most important thing in his and your life. Show him that you are behind him 100%. </p>

<p>You are probably only aware of the tip of the iceberg as far as how bad things are for your son.</p>