Kids picking on kids.

Yes kids are very cruel. My son suffered this kind of treatment throughout school. He was borderline genius ( very gifted) and ADHD. Gifted children have a VERY hard time in school because they can not communicate well with others. I had to homeschool him off and on for several years. Finally I placed him a private prepartory school, it is geared toward college and it is very hard. Most of the kids there were gifted with either ADD or ADHD. So they were finally among kids just like themselves. He still had problems but not like in public school. Thank goodness he is out of school ( last Year ) and now he deals with any problems that arise. I was the leader of C.H.A.A.D. for a few years then I started a group for all kids with any problems not just ADD/ADHD. This helped me a lot our group went into the schools to work with the parents,teachers,and kids. This group helped a lot. Try to find some organization that will work with you and the school to place your child in an atmosphere that will be friendly for them. Fighting a school on your own will not work. Fighting mean kids will nto work either. Good Luck to you and your child.

My friend's little sisters were always picked on for a long time, but about a week ago the kids who picked on them took it to far and jumped them. Ten boys from the fifth grade attacked my friends sister's who are in the 2nd and 3rd respectivly. Now here's the messed up part, the school refuses to punish the boys who pick on them no matter what, and when the ten boys jumped them the bus driver didn't say anything. The bus driver was the aunt of one of the boys and so she sat back and did nothing, and since she didn't report anything the school refuses to punish the boys. Now my friend's parents are sueing the school and boy's parents. What I'm trying to prove is that it's the schools responsibily to make sure that its students are safe and aren't being picked on. Most schools fail at this.

I really feel for you, my newphew has had many problems with this as well, he also has ADHD, his mom has been to the school several times, I just don't understand why kids have to be so mean, It is hard to get something done, my sister has even had meeting with some of the childrens parents, and that seem to help a little, but some of them seem to still do it no matter what, I wish there were something that could be done as well.

When i think or hear about this it really breaks my heart. I have worried about the same thing with my son. We are in the process of screening for LD and ADD. I worry the kids might be picking onhim and him not even realize it. I talk to him alot about his friends...ask lots of questions..he seems ok, and only a few time i have had trouble on the bus. I have often thought about if it was a problem what i would do. My answer is Home school and find a lot of other home schoolers and network with them for the social portion i belive is so important. Scouts, 4H, YMCA,local clubs to name a few. I just have this feeling thisis what is ultimatly going to happen. I am losing so much faith in the public school anymore.

That must be so horrible for you and your son. I really do feel that the school has to take the responsibility here. You cannot possibly in the school all day to make sure no-one picks on your child, it would also not be good for your child even if you could be, because he has to learn to be without you as well. Children are naturally cruel, I dont think that means they are bad, they just lack the ability to stand in someone else's shoes. I might try approaching the parents of the main culprits. If I had a child that was bullying a child less gifted I would want to know, so that I could sit down with my child and have a chat about that. That is really the only thing I can think of. The other option would be to have your child placed in a class with children with the same problems, but that would be a shame because it is generally better if children can be in main stream education. No easy answer here I am sorry.