George De La Torre Junior Elementary School

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  Child: Kindergarten Year: 8/2017 Incident: My son was bullied by a peer in his class. On the second week of school. The action and violence inflected on my child was flagged as bullying. When the incident was reported to me by my son I learned it wasn't properly handled. The play leader monitoring the children missed the incident, and also placed my son on the bench instead of the bully after he told play leader what happen. (Play Leaders are 5th graders.) This child went 4 days without consequences, as the weekend past. The next school day, I reported the incident with his teacher (who replied it was an outside incident see the administration office). I reported the incident to administration. Who later told me, "We tried to contact the parents. (She looked away) There are consequences we just can't tell you what they are." It is unclear the parents are aware. It doesn't sound like she got a live call or call back from the parent(s). I was told the kids are to be in seperate yards during recess (outside) play time. But from what I hear, from my son, the other child is still near him at recess. I choose to make this review to bring awareness of how the situation was poorly handled. I asked for a parent meeting and in place was given children are to be seperated until they can get along. The issue is not whether they get along! It is the violence displayed by a 5 year old. Which is clearly a cry for help. I would like to meet with the parents. I will continue to add to this review as time goes by, if any more is reported to me by my son. Not too happy about the way this was handled. New date: we are now on the 7th week of school and I have more to report. For the child mentioned in the bully incident above, he has been sent to the office during recess because the teacher is unable to control his behavior all day. He was in the office for less than a week. No meeting with parents yet. According to my child and the teacher he is disturbing many of the classmates with his violent behavior. New incident: Another kid has been chasing my son with a fork in his hand trying to stab him during recess/lunch. (The play leader's are 3rd graders not 5th graders like the office told me.) I've met the 3rd graders. They are proud little girls to have the task. But they are incapably of stopping the behaviors that my son reports to them. It became a tug of war removing the fork from the child's hand. The play leader gave up and my son was chased around by this little terror through out recess. I am not satisfied by the procedures of this school to eliminate violence in school. For me it's the Kindergarten class. Where are the grown ups?! The teacher should not break during recess, but instead monitor the children to note temperaments and characteristics. Prior to trusting in 3rd graders to monitor a class of 5 year olds. I was told by teacher most of the students were not in preschool. That should bring awareness to proper supervision. I will keep you posted as I have more to update. It is now 12/2017 same child has began to torment my child once more. It is a new task to have to defend himself and when we complain to the principal about the new incident's with this child. My child is asked, "What did you do? And also the principal will ask, "Why didn't you tell the teacher?" Making my son feel like he is the reason the violent behaviors are happening and that he gets scold for finally telling a grown up what happen. I don't like the idea of a toddler feeling the need to man up in Kindergarden. I want the child removed from his class! And still no parent meeting. The principal said, she will check to see of there has been any type of problems with the child with a relative. That they can't do an intervention. But in the meantime I don't feel my son is properly supervised during recess. My son said, "I wish grown-ups were watching us." I do too. 2/22/2017 & my son came home with 3 bruises from this bully and 2 other kids.
  By L R, December 03, 2017

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