I promised to answer your question:
“Okay, now I’ve met
with the Principal, Dr. Cherrye, and you assured me the Principal would be all ears,
but guess what? This Principal is stubborn, and chooses not to listen to me.
What next?”
DO NOT ACCEPT DEFEAT
You cannot afford to take such a defeat. Remember, your child
is depending on you to help with the Bully. The Bully will not let-up, and your
child is miserable. Your child is feeling sad, let-down, defeated, scared, and no
longer wants to attend school. Even your child’s friend is afraid of the bully, and becoming a Bystander.
HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED
TO DO
If your Principal isn’t listening, or is taking his/her dear
time with this very important issue, it is time for you to move on to the next
chain-of -command. It’s time for you to reach out to the Principal’s boss. Is this
the Area Superintendent, or the Superintendent?
After you’ve reached as high as you can go, and if the Superintendent
isn’t listening, it’s time for you to contact the Board of Education of your district.
Be sure that you have all your documentation each step of the way.
LEGAL ACTION
Sometimes the parent of the bully needs to feel this issue hitting
their pocket-books. Inform the Principal, and his boss that you have had enough
and plan to file charges against the student. Yes, you plan to have the student
fined. This may pose a legal record of some sort for the Bully, but you did try to
get help first. Hopefully the parents of the Bully won’t be as concerned about
the fine as much as they are alarmed at their child receiving a record, and/or being
a school Bully.
MEDIA
It’s time to take this issue to the media. You tried to be fair
and you followed the chain-of-command. School officials will not want the media
on their campus. The district will not want this sort of negative attention.
NOTE
As I stated earlier, these are last resort measures, but
remember, this blog post is written because the Principal isn’t listening. You
cannot just shrug your shoulders in defeat. Your child’s safety and life may
depend on these 'last-ditch' efforts.
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