son assaulted

[corset]

What is the name of your state?Pa
tuesday afternoon while son was walking home, he was assaulted by a fellow school mate, the boy admitted to punching my son in the back of the head.
i am going to the police department and file assault charges against the boy and also want to know can i also charge the parents. the mother apologized, however, i have extensive medical background and being hit in the back of the head is no laughing matter.
also there is another boy involved with this mess, this boy was spoken to last year regarding threatening and other bullying issues, i have had enough of this bullying mess

i dont want my son either dead or worse becoming people like the murderers of the high school in colorando.
thanks
ann

 

[JETX]

i am going to the police department and file assault charges against the boy and also want to know can i also charge the parents.

No. And you don't 'charge' anyone. You simply make the criminal complaint. The prosecutor will decide whether the child should be charged or not.

However, you may have a separate civil action against the child AND parents.

 

[corset]

son was assaulted

thanks for the reply,
do i go to district court and file the civil summons?
thanks

 

[EvilWizard]

Just interested to know what injuries your son sustained?

 

[corset]

son was punched in the back of the head
headaches, and afraid to go to school,
how do you measure emotional truama?

 

[enjay]

While I completely agree that bullying should not be tolerated, I think you need to sit back and think hard about what you are about to do.

Your son was apparently punched one time and you are planning to try to get the other child charged criminally and civilly.

Do you think that your actions are going to ostracize your child more? I do.

 

[corset]

thanks for replying
he has been "picked" on for a year and a half, one of the bullies even called my house and threaten to kill my son, had the cops over and talk with the boy infront of me and yet it continues.
the parents of these bullies need to take responsiblities for the actions of their child
i totally understand what you are saying, our family dont need a phone call where my son is beaten to a pulp or even dead.

thanks for replying

 

[shell007]

Have you spoken to principal, guidance counselor, or superintendent of the school about any of this? Usually there are zero tolerance policies in the schools about bullying.

I was just wondering!

It seems like this would be the first step instead of starting with such drastic measures such as criminal charges.

Either route is going to cause a sticky situation, but better to proceed with caution rather than full speed.

 

[corset]

thanks for replying
when this all started, went immediately to the school and spoke with the principal, the assistant, everyone who is in charge. the students are not suspended, they are given in school punishment. This is not enough, these boys continue to do what they do, and that is bullying my son,
i have a back ground in early child hood education along with a medical background, and if this continues im going to seek, either the following resolution, one is allow my son to attend private school and have the state pay for it or im going to seek that these boys be taken from the school district and put into a school for trouble boys, however the parents need to beware of this and do something ( seek help for the boys)
thanks for replying

 

[shell007]

OP:

however the parents need to beware of this and do something ( seek help for the boys)

Remember however.."the apple doesn't fall far from the tree". These bullies have learned this behavior somewhere. I wouldn't expect "the parent's" to intervene quite as much as you hope!

You have obvously traveled all avenues and are now ready for the highway.

My only suggestion is make sure that your son gets any and all help that he needs to get through this and does not keep this bottled up inside of him. Maybe counseling outside of the home. He is obviously scared and nervous everyday that he has to enter that school whether he tells you so or not.

Do you have the $$$ to put him into a private school without the state paying for it?

Just remember that while you are doing everything in your power to protect your son, the time and energy that it is going to take to have some action taken is going to take even a bigger tole on your son.

I wish there was a magic wand to make this all better for him, but unfortunately there is not. I'm sure you do not need to be told this, but it will make me feel better if I say it: continue to keep your son foremost in your mind as you pursue your quest for justice against these bullies.

Where is that darn parenting book when you need it?

Good luck to you!

 

[shell007]

To all of the senior posters that read this thread and get upset that this has possibly turned into more of a "Dear Abby" thread:

I know that this is a legal forum and should be about legal problems only, but I just had to respond to this OP.

My apologies!

 

[corset]

sorry that this has turned into a dear abby thread
just asking for advice on how to handle this situation.

thanks to all
will close the thread