I am just not a media guy. I have a heavy Israeli accent, and get scared speaking English publically.
I did take my daughter to school today (with my legal and concealed .40 GLOCK safely under my loose shirt -— yes legal on a private school, checked that).
Lots of dads dropping kids off today.
Jihadi girl’s cubby is empty and even her picture removed from the bulliten board. I think that is all I could hope to accomplish here.
I was thanked by the teacher for making a stink, which made me feel good. She said the girl and her family were trouble, but no one had ever stepped up.
Thanks to all for encouraging me to step up.
More attention would just appear to be vindictive, I think.
Good for you, JB!!! Glad the little snot is gone and you have the support of the teacher! You did the right thing.
You are a very good dad. Your daughter has a good role model to look up to.
One thing is unabashedly true: kids are outright cruel to each other. The sophistication of such will only increase as the kids mature; the exquisite nature of bullying reaches its zenith sometime in high school. There's a phenomenon called 'group think', and this is most developed with the formation of cliques in high school, and the emerging sense of identity and need to belong.
That being said, and notwithstanding, bullies are a notch above all that. However, bullies are not born: they're made; this is no less true of racists either. For the most part people look down their nose at other people whom they deem to be less worthy than themselves. This is a fact of life. But the fundamental issue with bullies is more deep-seated emotional and psychological factors arising out of the home environment. One neighborhood bully I had to deal with had a father who was a mother beater. Bullies may have to deal with alchoholism, divorce, death, and all sorts of traumatic issues.
One of the biggest resources that anybody can have with regards to dealing with bullies is that of self-confidence. For the most part kids have to learn how to get out of the scraps of their own making. The only time when parental involvement is warranted is when one's child is truly innocent. One of the biggest confidence builders there are is proficiency in martial arts.
A great adage states that success is determined largely by 90% brain-power and the remainder between some ratio of sweat and luck. Its a lesson that needs to be learned: when to stand one's ground and when to walk away. Moreover, intellectual prowess behind a silver tongue is far greater than the brawns behind physically backing it up. To be able to convince an adversary that they don't want to mess around because the adversary will end up getting hurt is priceless. Martial arts training not only can instill such skills, but the confidence necessary such that a display of physical force won't be necessary.
A very good life lesson to be learned is how to walk away from unpleasant people and have nothing further to do with them. This entails an understanding that people have theirs coming to them. The only question is whether they are to be doled out their allotment by themselves, or whether its sufficient to know that somebody else will dole it out in far better measure down the road.
In your particular case, since the incident occured on school grounds, and the school administration has prima facie custodial responsibility, the issue must be resolved addressed at school. There must be a parent teacher conference between all parties concerned. This would include no less than other parents who may be affected by the behavior of this bully-in-training being present (as it appears this is not an isolated incident). The school administration and the bully's parents must be put on notice that any further display of such behavior will not be countenanced in any way, shape, or form; failure to address the matter will result in escalation (either regretfully by the kids themselves or legally - by the parents).
Ultimately, the recourse is legal parent to parent (not the school). If the parent doesn't excercise their responsiblity to control / discipline their child, then legal recourse against the parent is absolutely a necessity; a parent can never delegate their accountability for their children's actions. For example, who's responsible for medical expenses when one child cold-cocks another and knocks their teeth out (or destroys an expensive pair of glasses)? The foreging notwithstanding, nevertheless, and what not, it depends what you want to teach your child: go along to get along, turn the other cheek (meeknes inherits the earth), lady-like behavior, etc.? We all have to learn when a battle is worth fighting, i.e., when to stand one's ground - this far and NO farther. Sometimes the benefits of a scrum are just not worth the effort.
The self confidence of this individual is beyond repute:
Lone Jewish Boy Attacked by Muslim Mob in LA
That boy didn't get that way by being coddled as a child that's for sure.
Excellent. That sure is a sigh of relief.
Let us know if you need anything else, especially regarding talk radio media access in Washington, DC.
Silvie
WOOHOO! I’m glad some action was apparently taken, and you even got an additional kudos from the teacher.
Yes, you are probably correct, that’s as much as you’ll get out of it.