[GOPrincess]

"In the real world, people work with and become friends with other people of all different ages, rather than being segregated into age-specific groups.

In the real world, assault is punished, not ignored."

Amen. I have often mused that children are expected to put up with the kind of harrassment in schools which we would never accept as adults. We would either get another job, make the person knock off the behavior somehow, or sue (grin). Yet young, helpless children are supposed to "take it" and this will help them "grow" and "learn how to cope."

[Critter]

" have often mused that children are expected to put up with the kind of harrassment in schools which we would never accept as adults."

There's another area where my kid has my permission to act. If someone bugs her in school, she is to follow channels and report it to the teacher. If the teacher does not act and the problem persists, she has my permission to punch the offender in the nose. If she gets in trouble for that, I will back her 100% and buy her and ice cream sundae for her troubles.

[Tax-chick]

children are expected to put up with the kind of harrassment in schools which we would never accept as adults

My theory is that the government is training them to be exemplary prison inmates.