Post by Sasquatch on Sept 22, 2015 17:08:08 GMT -5
My son ( 5th grader )rides the bus with and has the same home class with a really weird kid. I believe this kid is dangerous–and as he gets older potentially deadly. He seems obsessed with my son and bothers him all the time. Before I get to the latest, a little background:
Two years ago, my son John was in the town little league with this kid, who we’ll call Bob. He was always climbing on John–literally climbing on him, in the outfield. Knocking his hat off, dumping sand on his head, stuff like that. I finally had to motivate the coach to separate them. The last day of the season, after the game, I hear a commotion from the dugout and shouts of “We need John’s dad!”
I ran to the dugout. There is my son, covered in blood from a pretty good cut on the head. An adult stood frozen, unsure what to do. I elbowed him aside and asked the kids, “What happened?”
In nearly one voice the kids said “Bob hit John with a bat!” Bob said he was holding the bat and John “ran into it.” Yeah, right.
A year later my wife sees this same kid at a School function beating another kid over the head with a book. The principal at the time caught him. I don’t believe he got in any real trouble.
Fast forward to this year. Bob’s parents, who always think everything else is the problem, moved him to another school. Thank the Lord, I think. Well, his dad, who is a cop, shot and killed some local drunk who apparently needed shot. Bobs parents claim that the other kids in the new school are being mean because his dad shot this guy, so back he goes to my son’s school and into his class.
Meanwhile, John says, ( SHOCKER ) that psycho kid is back at it. He even took a picture with his IPAD of Bob’s whiteboard that said “I hate John.” I said, you need to show the teacher. He does. Teacher says, “You two just have to get along.” Bob, meanwhile, is bothering John on the bus, and more ominously, my six year old daughter. He’s “tickling” her.
I tell my wife to call the school so that we can establish that Bob is a problem, so that if something happens they can’t claim they didn’t know or blame my son. My worries were justified, because before we could call...
Today Bob was trying to lick ( yes, lick ) John, so John shoved him and yelled at him. So he got a written warning and sent to the principal’s office.
What do I do? Now the only kid with a paper trail is my son. He appears the aggressor. Bob’s parents are completely blind to their kid’s problems, and will surely seize upon this incident as proof that poor little Bob is once again a victim. When John is bad, he gets punished. I have never been one to insist my kid is blameless. But what do you do when a problem child’s parents are that way?
I want to have a civil discussion with the Principal, because I think part of the problem is overwhelmed teachers and bus drivers that are unwilling or unable to address Bob’s bizzare behavior.
Should I write a letter so the Principal can’t claim he was unaware of the issue? Perhaps sent certified mail?
I’m convinced Bob is dangerous, a killer or sex offender in the making. Of course, I can’t say that, but I believe it.
Two years ago, my son John was in the town little league with this kid, who we’ll call Bob. He was always climbing on John–literally climbing on him, in the outfield. Knocking his hat off, dumping sand on his head, stuff like that. I finally had to motivate the coach to separate them. The last day of the season, after the game, I hear a commotion from the dugout and shouts of “We need John’s dad!”
I ran to the dugout. There is my son, covered in blood from a pretty good cut on the head. An adult stood frozen, unsure what to do. I elbowed him aside and asked the kids, “What happened?”
In nearly one voice the kids said “Bob hit John with a bat!” Bob said he was holding the bat and John “ran into it.” Yeah, right.
A year later my wife sees this same kid at a School function beating another kid over the head with a book. The principal at the time caught him. I don’t believe he got in any real trouble.
Fast forward to this year. Bob’s parents, who always think everything else is the problem, moved him to another school. Thank the Lord, I think. Well, his dad, who is a cop, shot and killed some local drunk who apparently needed shot. Bobs parents claim that the other kids in the new school are being mean because his dad shot this guy, so back he goes to my son’s school and into his class.
Meanwhile, John says, ( SHOCKER ) that psycho kid is back at it. He even took a picture with his IPAD of Bob’s whiteboard that said “I hate John.” I said, you need to show the teacher. He does. Teacher says, “You two just have to get along.” Bob, meanwhile, is bothering John on the bus, and more ominously, my six year old daughter. He’s “tickling” her.
I tell my wife to call the school so that we can establish that Bob is a problem, so that if something happens they can’t claim they didn’t know or blame my son. My worries were justified, because before we could call...
Today Bob was trying to lick ( yes, lick ) John, so John shoved him and yelled at him. So he got a written warning and sent to the principal’s office.
What do I do? Now the only kid with a paper trail is my son. He appears the aggressor. Bob’s parents are completely blind to their kid’s problems, and will surely seize upon this incident as proof that poor little Bob is once again a victim. When John is bad, he gets punished. I have never been one to insist my kid is blameless. But what do you do when a problem child’s parents are that way?
I want to have a civil discussion with the Principal, because I think part of the problem is overwhelmed teachers and bus drivers that are unwilling or unable to address Bob’s bizzare behavior.
Should I write a letter so the Principal can’t claim he was unaware of the issue? Perhaps sent certified mail?
I’m convinced Bob is dangerous, a killer or sex offender in the making. Of course, I can’t say that, but I believe it.
..... On both sides of the fence!!
