So now, suspension?

[Wende]

Good going Brandon.

[In A Silent Way]

oy :heart:

[sarah b.]

:heart:

[Wende]

I want to scream on the top of my lungs. My emotions are so messed up right now. I'm enraged, i'm so sad, I'm frustrated, I"m scared, I'm confused, I"m ashamed... I know it's not about me.

I'm sooo confused.

[Its me Barbie]

I am so sorry wende... I say scream if you gotta. Even if into a pillow... it up can't be good to keep it in!

[sums]

how old is he? forest got expelled from middle school.

[Wende]

He's 13, he will 14 in a couple of weeks.

Wanna know what he did? He poured itching powder down a kids back. He got the itching powder by turning in arcade tickets at the local skee ball. The kid had some kind of reaction and everyone freaked out.
I'm actually a little more relaxed right now and realizing that, everyone probably just overrreacted. ((((Mamapajama)))) He is in big trouble, but I don't think he'll do this again. Next time, tabasco in a jock.

[sums]

sounds kind of like typical boy behavior ;)

forest was about that same age.

[Wende]

He's such a good boy. He's in his room finishing the book that the class is reading. It's due to be done by March 11, he will have it done by this afternoon. He came to say to me, mommy (yes he still calls me mommy) When I grow up, I want to be a park ranger.

Ugh, he's such an innocent, immature young man. No sign of puberty yet. :lol:

[sums]

good kids do bad things sometimes. your son just did a typical kid thing. schools are so uptight.

[Wende]

Yea, but I stop and think what I would do if it was my kid. hmmmm. Ya know? Would you be overprotected too? IDK

[sums]

you mean if your kid was on the receiving end? i would be upset at the kid who did it but i certainly wouldn't involve the school. i'd talk to his parents or, better yet, just talk to the kid.

[little frog]

i liked to use 'natural consequences' in place of typical discipline. if you get in trouble i'm not bailing you out. reap what you sow .. :) .. i love you .. xoxo mommy~

[Drop_o_Rain]

Summer, while I respect what you are saying....... I don't know that I would go to the parents... some people are whacked. It is really a crappy situation. If it were Jerome who had itching powder dumped down his back, I wouldn't call the school demanding answers... I would let them handle it since they are the "professionals" in this area, but I don't think that I would call the parents myself.

It sounds to me that this happened at school and the school reacted, probably to the extreme because they too are afraid of lawsuits and the such.

I am not sure what "punishment" Brandon should have incurred, but suspension seems way over the top............ Wende, hang in there.... there is going to be a Christmas future that you are giggling about the pranks that your son pulled and then you will playfully swat at him and tell him that all your gray hair came from him. :heart:

[In A Silent Way]

When I was in 8th grade the class joker put itching powder down my back. It must be the age. Too bad he got suspended. Just wait until high school when he tapes some hairy guy's butt cheeks together. :funny1:

[sums]

yeah, kimmy, that's true that some parents are whacked. but it seems like suspension from school is just not the way to solve the problem. which should be the ultimate result.

[Drop_o_Rain]

I agree with you. I talked to JD last night and asked him about this scenario. I asked him how he would react if he were the one that got itching powder dumped on him... and he said, "I would scratch". HAHAHAHA! Then I asked him if he would be angry. He said, after a long pause, "Probably, but if it was just a joke, then its just itching powder, I would get over it." I asked him what should happen to the other person and he said that he should have to go to the principals office, write a note saying sorry and lose recess for a day or two.
That sounds much more reasonable to me too.

[sums]

:lol: (((the wisdom of children)))

:heart:

[little frog]

eh, truthfully i see nothing wrong with the suspension. he knew the school rules and he broke them, end of story. let him learn from his mistakes. there is no shame in learning from your mistakes.

i wouldn't call the parents either for the same reason mentioned above.

[Ginger Snap]

Parents talking to each other about stuff going on with kids just can't be a bad idea. I'm not saying you should necessarily call them, but I'm sure that (assuming he is sorry) they would want to hear that there is remorse and that the boy didn't mean any real harm. This is kid stuff. I try to alwwasy assume that other parents are just regular people like I am and want to work stuff out. Whether or not they end up being crazy weirdos is a second consideration to my mind. The first lesson should be to own up to what you did and show some courage to talk to the boy and his parents.

I've never really agreed wth school suspensions anyhow. But if that is the policy, it's doesn't seem too over the top.
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Sounds like you're raising a great kid. :heart:

[Erinisme]

I think it's a very nice gesture for you to have him apolgozie to the kid and his family, but I don't think you should do it on your own, maybe ask the school to scheduel a sit down chat with them and the guidence counsler. If they decline at least you made the effort...this way they can't claim harrassment

[Ginger Snap]

This coment isn't directed at you Erin, but the situation that we are in that we are worried about parents claiming harassment by having a family apologise and have a conversation about a problem. I'm not buying into that fearful world.

We're afraifd to talk to each other in our communities. This is not good.

[Wende]

Update: My child wrote the other child a letter. He let me read it. It almost made me cry. The itchy boy and the boy who caused the itch? Are now friends. :lol:

[Erinisme]

This coment isn't directed at you Erin, but the situation that we are in that we are worried about parents claiming harassment by having a family apologise and have a conversation about a problem. I'm not buying into that fearful world.

We're afraifd to talk to each other in our communities. This is not good.

I totally hear you, but if the parents were mad enough to get the wende's sun suspended, there is a chance they are loose cannons :lol: I've learned through seeing it happen too often to parents whom are trying to do the right thing.

Wende I'm so glad itchy powder boy and itchy boy are friends :)

[Ginger Snap]

Update: My child wrote the other child a letter. He let me read it. It almost made me cry. The itchy boy and the boy who caused the itch? Are now friends. :lol:

Awsome! :smile: Really sounds like you have a pretty neat child. Good work.

[Drop_o_Rain]

I think that it is great that your son took the situation into his own hands and wrote the other boy a letter. That's mature... even if it was you prodding him to do so! I am glad that it worked out.

CC... I hear ya... I never wanted to buy into the fearful world either... one time some kid took JD's gameboy from him on the bus and would not give it back. JD didn't want to get the kid in trouble.. so he asked me to call the mom. I called and said that her son forgot to return the Gameboy that he was playing with on the bus and she said to me... Seriously?? He didn't forget, he took it. My child got his gameboy stolen last year, so turnabout is fair play. Get over it and don't let your kid bring stuff like that to school. And she hung up on me.

&*%()#&^*()^%&$)^&)

I called the school. They found JDs Gameboy in the hallway the next day.

Ridiculous!

[Wende]

That is some serious scumbag stuff right there. I"m glad karma took care of it properly.

[sarah b.]

Update: My child wrote the other child a letter. He let me read it. It almost made me cry. The itchy boy and the boy who caused the itch? Are now friends. :lol:

cool! :grin:

[Wende]

Awsome! :smile: Really sounds like you have a pretty neat child. Good work.



Thank you, Brandon is definately a neat kid:heart:

[little frog]

very cool wende :heart: