School Bully

[BoredBloke]

Yep, I've tried to convince him but he's given reasons for not giving the child a dog. I don't necessarily agree with the reasons, but it's not my choice.

It's not my reasons - guide dogs for the blind won't do it. Also kids tend to get attached to animals and guide dogs don't have that long a working life and then have to be changed.

[Mich the Tester]

It's not my reasons - guide dogs for the blind won't do it. Also kids tend to get attached to animals and guide dogs don't have that long a working life and then have to be changed.

I can appreciate that you might want him to grow up in a ‘normal’ school, but is it an option to send him to a school for blind children?

I know it might seem a cop-out, and indeed a sad reflection on society, but whatever works for him.

[Pickle2]

You could always get him a (much) bigger stick.

[Ruprect]

You could always get him a (much) bigger stick.

All due respect Pickle this is unlikely to work unless he's the karate kid

[MaryPoppins]

Exactly my thoughts. Does your son not have a friend looking out for him, Tony? I know peer pressure in school can cause a certain amount of herd mentality amongst kids but I also can't believe that no-one in the class has noticed that "the blind kid is being picked on".

Plenty of kids I went through school with would have kicked the crap out of anyone holding a door shut in front of a blind person.

I hope you get to the bottom of it soon.

Not if the bully is a particularly nasty little sh1t who everyone is scared of.

[Chugnut]

Not if the bully is a particularly nasty little tulip who everyone is scared of.

Perhaps not, but in that case any one of them could be the next target. Therefore a higher probability of the bully getting shopped to a teacher by at least one of them.

[bored]

Not if the bully is a particularly nasty little tulip who everyone is scared of.

Although possible I don't think that's likely - picking on a blind kid will make you very unpopular if other kids find you out, so if you're strong and nasty it's much better to go after someone who poses more threat. At least that's what I used to do...

[rhubarb]

Has it been going on for a long time or just the past week since the schools went back ?
If just the past week perhaps the kid will soon grow bored of it and problem solved.

That said, I would still arrange a meeting with the head and tell him you are not willing to allow this abuse to continue. Whilst he's on their property he is in their care and they need to provide adequate protection for him.
I wouldn't threaten them with newspapers or police just yet. Just let them know how seriously you're taking this and things will progress further if it continues.

Doing this will show your son that you are willing to take action and not just going to stand by and let it happen.

Main thing is to show your son you're there to back him up.

But - hopefully the problem will go away on it's own.

Rhubarb.

[MaryPoppins]

Although possible I don't think that's likely - picking on a blind kid will make you very unpopular if other kids find you out, so if you're strong and nasty it's much better to go after someone who poses more threat. At least that's what I used to do...

My experience is that most bullies go for the easiest target. Obviously you have more firsthand knowledge, well done

[bored]

My experience is that most bullies go for the easiest target. Obviously you have more firsthand knowledge, well done

Well I wasn't really a bully but I did get into lots of fights and generally all kinds of trouble at school - can't say I'm exactly proud of it now.

I agree that bullies go after easy targets, just that the biggest and baddest of them will have their 'reputation' to uphold, going after a blind kid won't be good for that reputation.