Daughter being threatened at school

[A mom]

What is the name of your state? MA.

My daughter is being threatened with harm by five girls at school, all friends. She brought this to the attention of the principal as she is very scared that something will happen to her. He brought my daughter and the five girls in the office and my daughter did not say a word for the whole meeting, while the other girls screamed over the principal, stated in front of him that they were going to beat my daughter up and called her a whore and slut. She is a very quite 13 year old girl and of course what they are saying is not true. He told those girls to be quiet as he wanted to talk and they refused then left the office, kicked the lockers, stated to my daughter that she was going to be getting jumped by all five of them and they walked back to their classrooms.

Now I don't understand that this type language can be used in front of a principal and the threats were made in front of him about my daughter and nothing was done to punish them. I was so upset I went to the school and he confirmed what my daughter told me was the way it happened and he stated he would tell them Monday to stay away from my daughter or they would have a one day suspention. So there is no punishment for what they have already done, they would not listen to him in the office, like they are going to listen that they should stay away from my daughter. She is crying and is afraid to go to school Monday, I don't blame her. What can I do to protect my daughter seeing that the school is not going to help her. She has people that saw what has happened, they have chased her into the school, threatened her, called her names and she is afraid to use the bathroom in school that they will follow her into there and be hurt.

Please help me.

 

[I AM ALWAYS LIABLE]

What is the name of your state? MA.

My daughter is being threatened with harm by five girls at school, all friends. She brought this to the attention of the principal as she is very scared that something will happen to her. He brought my daughter and the five girls in the office and my daughter did not say a word for the whole meeting, while the other girls screamed over the principal, stated in front of him that they were going to beat my daughter up and called her a whore and slut. She is a very quite 13 year old girl and of course what they are saying is not true. He told those girls to be quiet as he wanted to talk and they refused then left the office, kicked the lockers, stated to my daughter that she was going to be getting jumped by all five of them and they walked back to their classrooms.

Now I don't understand that this type language can be used in front of a principal and the threats were made in front of him about my daughter and nothing was done to punish them. I was so upset I went to the school and he confirmed what my daughter told me was the way it happened and he stated he would tell them Monday to stay away from my daughter or they would have a one day suspention. So there is no punishment for what they have already done, they would not listen to him in the office, like they are going to listen that they should stay away from my daughter. She is crying and is afraid to go to school Monday, I don't blame her. What can I do to protect my daughter seeing that the school is not going to help her. She has people that saw what has happened, they have chased her into the school, threatened her, called her names and she is afraid to use the bathroom in school that they will follow her into there and be hurt.

Please help me.

My response:

Besides going to school with her each day, armed with a baseball bat, what would you like us to do for you? Did you have a "legal" question?

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[A mom]

Yes, is there anything I can do as far as the law is concerned. I would not threaten 13 year old girls or I would be the one going to jail. I want to know if there are any laws that either I could go to the police with or are there any anti bullying laws that I could have enforced? I get a kick out of the zero tolerance policy the school has, it's not enforced.

 

[Law_Student]

Hello,

Instead of going straight for laws, I would check your daughter's school handbook. If she has one, it should include a section concerning threats at school. If you have proof that your child was threatened (and you obviously have, as stated in your post), then you should talk to the principal once again explaining that a serious code of conduct was broken and you would like something being done about it. If your daughter gets physically harmed, that is a whole another issue, but there should be a section in your child's handbook concerning threats.

Law_Student

 

[A mom]

Thank you, yes there is a section in her handbook about what action will be taken but he seems to feel that means more towards the boys then the girls. He does not feel that a girl will really "beat up" another girl. I am trying really hard to work with the school but these threats were all repeated in front of him by the girls and something has to give and I don't want my daughter to be fearful something is going to happen to her. I am also fearful that something is going to happen during the day. I am going to go to school with her Monday and be there during outside time after lunch. That way if they do anything I will be right there. This is all I can figure out to do right now.

 

[rmet4nzkx]

Girsl are as capable of physical assult as boys and in fact there are increases of violence among girls and girl gangs. Assult can be both physical ot verbal, you can get a restraining order based on threats.

Contact your school district, complain that there have been threats made against your daughter, confirmed by the principal and nothing is done, this is unacceptable.
Here are some links

http://www.casanet.org/library/delinquency/teenage.htm

http://www.catalogueforphilanthropy.org/ma/1998/teens_against_351.htm

http://www.doe.mass.edu/hssss/tdv/risks.html

 

[t459inpro]

Don't Be Discouraged

I can't believe the ridiculous replies you received to your post. Don't listen to these people, don't bother reading the school handbook, and forget about the education department providing any assistance. First of all, go to the school and do not give them an option as to what they are going to do. Tell them that the moment your daughter steps foot onto school property, they are liable for her safety. Tell them you are going to the police and filing formal charges on each one of those girls for threatening your daughter. I don't care if they have done anything to her or not. It is illegal to threaten someone and tell them you are not going to wait around until some scumbag kid knifes your daughter and then everyone stands around saying how sorry they are. Then call the police, explain the situation and ask them who is the officer assigned to the schools. All schools have an officer and I don't mean a security guard. I would then research home school programs in your area. Just make sure that the school is accredited. It's not true that home school is for screw up kids and all that crap. With the drugged out ghetto kids in schools these days, your kid is better off at home. There are many different programs available. Last but not least and not really recommended but if all else fails, go to the school and beat the hell out of those kids yourself or pay someone under 18 to do it. You can't take chances nowadays. Protect your daughter because no one else will.

 

[I AM ALWAYS LIABLE]

I can't believe the ridiculous replies you received to your post. Don't listen to these people, don't bother reading the school handbook, and forget about the education department providing any assistance.

MY RESPONSE: Yeah! You tell 'em, sister!!!



Last but not least and not really recommended but if all else fails, go to the school and beat the hell out of those kids yourself or pay someone under 18 to do it.

MY RESPONSE: I love this part. It has such a familiar ring to it (see my initial response, above).

You go girl! We're all behind you! We're all listening to you!!


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