Elementary School Lessons

Is your child being bullied in school? My younger daughter is being bullied in school.

What do you do when you learn about this?

Here are a few tips on what to do if in case your child came home from school and told you the nasty things his/her classmate has been doing to him/her:

• Keep calm
• Talk to your child and try to have him/her narrate what really happened and how it happened
• Take note of the date, time, place, witnesses and the circumstances when the bullying episodes happened. This is very important especially if you plan to write a complaint.
• Have your son/daughter write in a journal, daily if they must, about what is happening in the school.
• Set an appointment with the class adviser as soon as possible so that you can tell her what your child told you.
• If nothing happens after you have alerted/talked to the class adviser, write a formal complaint to the guidance counselor to let them know that you child is being bullied in school.

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How to Deal with a School Bully