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My child is being punched at kindergarten by a girl who also continually does things to him. For example, putting soap on his chair, messing with his outdoor clothes, etc.

The teachers know and have talked to the girl's parents, but the behavior continues. My child is scared to go and cries about it sometimes. I'm not entirely sure how to handle it, because that's the teachers job and I'm not there to help or see it.

Eventually, I'm considering involving the police, but that seems pretty last resort.

Any suggestions?

Edit

The director and teachers are all aware of the issues

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[–] velma@sh.itjust.works 2 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

I didn’t make gender a variable, the parent comment that I replied to did.

Kindergarteners shouldn’t be taught to hit back.

[–] Senal@programming.dev 1 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

You know what? that's fair.

I entirely missed that comment, my bad.

I don't think idealism against the idea of violence is the answer, given..you know....people, but i'm all for not making it the first port of call.