[Othniel]

I have a girl in my 4th grade class whose mom did drugs while she was pregnant. There are marked physical effects on this girl, as well as cognitive and behavioral issues. When she first came into my class, a couple of kids took it upon themselves to ignore her, call her names, and whatnot. At the first incident, I made it known that such things were not to be done, were not going to be tolerated, and would be dealt with severely. That was 6 mos. ago. Since then this girl has gotten to the point that she not only has friends, but has grown in confidence, both with her peers and with various subject matter. Now if I can just get her to skip lines when she writes.....

That being said, I was bullied in the 6th grade. It was racial. The teacher was black, the kids were black, I was white (still am, for some reason), and it was a miserable situation. I hated school for the first time in my life, and I had no kind of recourse to deal with what was going on. When my parents confronted the teacher, she accused me of lying and of blowing the situation out of proportion. It was six months of torture. These jerks who bullied Miss Prince did so mercilessly, at every opportunity. Everywhere she turned, there they were, talking trash or threatening her, every day. I hope they feel what she felt, and that it goes on until they repent of the evil they did to that girl. Payback's a b*tch, and there's a lot in the bank for them.

[NoLibZone]

Thank you for being a great teacher.

[Niuhuru]

I’m sorry to hear that; that sort of bullying is plain evil. Check out the comments at the DU: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x8164447 I never thought we would have that much in common.