Are public schools safe anymore?
bullying hit too close to me. My niece who is in high school was jumped from behind and beat up as a teacher stood there and watched but did nothin! my little girl who just graduated to 6th grade will be going to middle school and it scares me to death. we need to have teachers in these schools who will help us parents stop this cycle. i dont want these kind of kids to be in our society they need to be stopped.
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Permalink Reply by Esther Irish on -
You know I think it varies with the school, but I'm not playing Russian Roulette with my kids. Why I Homeschool! :)
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Permalink Reply by Valerie Moyer on -
bullying is horrible anymore. I'm afraid to send my kids to school half of the time and if I have an issue and call they almost never call back until I threaten police action. Its ridiculous, if the teachers don't watch out for our kids who will. I can completely understand why so many moms choose to homeschool these days
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Permalink Reply by Esther Irish on
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That is so scary especially that they do not help you when you have an issue! We do need our children to be safe!
Valerie Moyer said:bullying is horrible anymore. I'm afraid to send my kids to school half of the time and if I have an issue and call they almost never call back until I threaten police action. Its ridiculous, if the teachers don't watch out for our kids who will. I can completely understand why so many moms choose to homeschool these days
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Permalink Reply by Aneatra Dorsey on -
Tammy, I very sorry that your niece had to go through something so horrid but hope she is doing much, much better. Esther brought up two very good points and I would also like to add that common courtesy is no longer common regardless of the school.
My eldest had an issue with a teach in middle school and when we brought it up to the faculty they responded in a mob mentality that was shocking to say the least. There have been no issues prior or since, thank goodness and he is now a senior in high school.
I was not so lucky with my youngest. There were just too many issues with the faculty and students alike which is why he has been home schooled since '09. If things change for the better we might consider public school again but for the mean time we'll stay with k12 which is a great virtual public school. They go overboard with all the testing but have no complaints otherwise.
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Permalink Reply by Esther Irish on
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I am so, so thankful that we are still free and have options!
Aneatra Dorsey said:Tammy, I very sorry that your niece had to go through something so horrid but hope she is doing much, much better. Esther brought up two very good points and I would also like to add that common courtesy is no longer common regardless of the school.
My eldest had an issue with a teach in middle school and when we brought it up to the faculty they responded in a mob mentality that was shocking to say the least. There have been no issues prior or since, thank goodness and he is now a senior in high school.
I was not so lucky with my youngest. There were just too many issues with the faculty and students alike which is why he has been home schooled since '09. If things change for the better we might consider public school again but for the mean time we'll stay with k12 which is a great virtual public school. They go overboard with all the testing but have no complaints otherwise.
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Permalink Reply by Aneatra Dorsey on
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I couldn't agree more Esther!
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Permalink Reply by Joanne on -
I would never send my kids to school - we've been unschooling for the last eight years. School is not even part of our lives.
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Permalink Reply by Melissa Beverly Hills Mom on -
I personally would never send my kids to public school because I simply don't like the dynamic but I also know some families do not have same luxury. Bullying happens everywhere but some areas are certainly worse than others, I never witnessed anything like what you see on the news when I was a kid and I am not that old at all. It is scary as parents but I think we also need to remember that with the media and the anti-bully push these days the worst of the worst cases are brought to the fore front and the majority of kids survive highschool unscathed. Best of luck.
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Permalink Reply by iMom on -
You might be interested to know that places are starting to take it more seriously in the wake of tragic suicides due to bullying. Last Thursday, eight teenage girls were arrested for criminal harassment because of bullying another girl.
We recently moved and switched from homeschooling to a public elementary school a couple of blocks away. I work at the school everyday, so I see my children about every two hours because it is a concerned to me too.
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