Bullying

   We all know what bullying is. I am sure at some point in our lives we have been the target of it. Whether it was as a child, a teen or as an adult. We all know what it feels like. Bullies have been making headlines in the past few months for one reason or another. It's obvious that it has become one of the biggest problems in schools lately. I am not sure how to even begin to understand the bully mentality. I was bullied in Jr. High for a time. It was horrible. And now two of my children are being bullied in school. It's been an ongoing issue for about a year or so now. At first I didn't know it was bullying that was causing the emotional ups and downs that Hunter and Liam were displaying. I thought that they were just going through the typical phases that kids go through with their emotions. And then they started not wanting to go to school. I talked to the boys and they just kind of clammed up. For the most part I'd say. hunter and Liam started becoming aggressive and were being mean to their sisters. It was constant hitting, kicking, biting. You get the idea. The first thought that comes to mind is sibling rivalry right? That's what I thought. I tried everything I could to stop it. Finally it just became too much and I sat them down and asked them what was going on. It took about an hour to get them to tell me what was going on. They opened up and told me they were being bullied at school. Not just by one or two people either. It was more like 6 or 7 kids that were doing it. I got names and went to the school about it. This was before Christmas. I was told that it would be addressed and handled . Apparently, it wasn't handled. It came to our attention last week that they boys were still being bullied. Seems only a few of the kids involved had stopped. Daniel went straight to the principal and brought it to his attention that it was still going on. Can you believe the principal told Daniel that he never spoke to me about this issue. Um  riiiiiiight. Daniel said seriously? You don't remember my wife coming in here just before Christmas? He went on to say "I find it hard to believe you don't remember my wife coming in here with her ex and his wife." The principal said that I never came in to see him. Daniel said hmm, that's strange because everyone in this office remembers that day. Everyone in the office remembers the day quite vividly. The day in question I showed up at the school and was told the principal didn't want to talk to me. At that point i told the receptionist that I didn't care if he didn't WANT to talk to me. That as principal of the school it was his JOB to deal with upset parents. And that he was going to do his damn job. Needless to say he DID talk to me that day. Now, back to what I was saying.  Daniel spoke to the principal and made him aware that the bullying was still going on. Essentially he was told it would be handled again. Somehow, I'm not holding my breath. I will give them a little time to deal with it but after that, I'll go to the school board and look into filing charges. I am not going to stand by and let these kids continue to bully my boys. It's not simple name calling either. It's hitting, punching, kicking. It's gone far enough. So it looks like I will be sitting down with the school board soon if this doesn't stop.