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[–] founderofgreen@lemmy.world 5 points 17 hours ago

This is pretty smart. I might try this

[–] founderofgreen@lemmy.world 2 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

They say they are talking to the bully's parents and monitoring the situation

[–] founderofgreen@lemmy.world 2 points 19 hours ago (3 children)

Kindergarten is legally mandated and options are scarce. Plus a bunch of other mitigating circumstances

[–] founderofgreen@lemmy.world 4 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

It's the culture here. Very passive. Bullying rates are very high unfortunately.

I'm going to keep pressure on the staff and karate in th meantime. Karate isn't about violence inherently. I did some martial arts and I hate fighting, but I also have decent situational awareness and can avoid a fight because of it.

[–] founderofgreen@lemmy.world 6 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

Personally, I'm in favor of karate because I think it could help my child block and avoid physical attacks. Plus the confidence of being able to handle a fight without panicking.

Martial arts isn't always about escalating with more violence. Plus my son isn't violent and won't be punching anyone anytime soon, but being able to dodge/block is very cool.

I fully agree that teachers should handle this, but they aren't.

[–] founderofgreen@lemmy.world 4 points 19 hours ago

Police are the next step legally in my country. Not about arresting, but they create a report that is legally valuable.

My child does report, but the consequences are minimal

[–] founderofgreen@lemmy.world 3 points 19 hours ago (5 children)

The flip side is teaching him that he can't fight back when he's physically attacked and teachers aren't helping isn't great

[–] founderofgreen@lemmy.world 1 points 20 hours ago (1 children)
[–] founderofgreen@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (4 children)

I should have noted. The director is aware and part of the chain.

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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