No more school buses

[lizzybennet]

I'm not letting the kids ride the bus anymore. I'm just tired of the small acts of bullying that constantly go on at that school. And when my kids tell the bus driver/teacher/recess monitor, they never get help. They get ignored. They get told "Well, if you don't know the kids name than I can't do anything about it." Or they get told that it was their fault. The totally ironic thing is that this school makes such a huge deal about fighting bullying. One of their weekly activities (like library or music) is counseling. Fat lot of good that does. How about the kid who calls Petey "Pee"? Or the kid who punched him in the back when he tried to clean up a ball at recess? Or what about the kid who called zack a chicken weiner? Or the kid who stole his jacket and hid it?

Chris hates this school but I've been more forgiving. I've been willing to give them the benefit of a doubt. Not anymore. My kids aren't riding the bus, which means they won't be there for before-school recess (which is where most of this happens.) I'll pick them up after school too, so they don't have to deal with mean kids and an indifferent bus driver. Last night when Zack told me about the chicken weiner remark, it was just too much. I remember how kids can get away with a lot (A LOT) on buses. I don't want my kids exposed to that.

Comments

[gnawtee.livejournal.com]

Kids are so cruel. Not looking forward to that aspect of school.

I would be contacting the principal to ask what the heck.

Chicken wiener??? How original..not.

I never rode the bus when I was in school, but I've heard Ashley say some kids are mean and she's only in kindergarten!

[themenow.livejournal.com]

I spent 8th grade crying every day on the way home from school from the torture of a bully. It was awful.

I'm so sorry your little girl is already experiencing this. Kindergarten...she's just a baby!

[mysteena.livejournal.com]

I rode the bus my whole school career and believe, kids can be quite mean and no one catches them. In high school it's way worse. It's scary and at times I can quite understand why parents choose to home school. I'm fairly certain that when we move this next time, we won't be putting our kids back in public school. Hopefully we can find a good charter school that will jive with our kids' learning styles. We feel like they've just been squashed here, especially Petey, compared to the awesome learning opportunities they had in Spokane.