News About the Twins and School
By Shellyann36
@Shellyann36 (11384)
United States
October 14, 2017 8:44am CST
Ok, so I was so upset about Elijah and the problems he was having at school and the bullying. He would wake up daily and cry because he did not want to go to school. The parent/teacher meetings with all 3 of the kids' teachers were great yesterday. Keith didn't really have any problems and Adam has some learning difficulties but he is advancing well according to his teacher.
Elijah has problems with writing and was being bullied by a little girl who made fun of his handwriting. He would wake up crying in the middle of the night about not going to school. His kindergarten teacher has been wonderful about this. She found out who the culprit was and contacted the special education teacher taking over the class he is in. It has all been taken care of. I am so glad. I just knew I was going to have to go to that school and have a hissy fit with his IEP (individual education plan) team.
As it turns out, the little girl is in his group that goes to the IEP math session in the afternoons. The teacher handling the group was not the lead teacher that I spoke with at the IEP meetings. This teacher did not realize it was happening. (Ok, so where was her head? ) Anyway, the clueless teacher has left the school and the original head IEP lead teacher has taken over the class. Elijah's kindergarten teacher discussed the issues with the IEP lead teacher and the situation is now under control. Elijah's teacher also assured me that every day when he comes back to kindergarten class she asks him how things are and if anything negative happened.
This kindergarten teacher is the bomb! I love her and so does Elijah! Now my worries are lifted. This situation is under control and all 3 of the kids have good teachers looking after them. I am so happy now.
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19 responses
@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
15 Oct 17
I am so so very happy to hear this Shellyann
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@Shellyann36 (11384)
• United States
15 Oct 17
@TiarasOceanView thank you so much. I am happy too.
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@Shellyann36 (11384)
• United States
15 Oct 17
@rebelann thank you so much. I am glad too. I just hope it stays resolved.
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@rebelann (112966)
• El Paso, Texas
15 Oct 17
You know how girls are @Shellyann36 she'll probably live to regret being so mean to him but in the mean time she'll probably gossip about it all the time. I really feel for Elijah.
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@Shellyann36 (11384)
• United States
20 Oct 17
@rebelann It is such a shame that kids are so mean these days.
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@sumofalltears (3988)
• United States
15 Oct 17
Good for you for following up on your children and their problems in school. I went through the same thing but my son was a lot older when the bullying happened to him.
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@sumofalltears (3988)
• United States
16 Oct 17
@Shellyann36 They did so after I forced the issueby requiring a 741 evaluation.
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@Shellyann36 (11384)
• United States
20 Oct 17
@sumofalltears I am glad you forced the issue.
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@Shellyann36 (11384)
• United States
15 Oct 17
@sumofalltears I just hope that this does not continue into the higher grades. Did the school take care of the bullying problem for you and your son?
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@shaggin (72234)
• United States
15 Oct 17
That is so great he has such a good teacher now. That will make for a much better year for your little one. I did not realize in your other post that he was being bullied. How sad! Kids can be really sneaky and say nasty things very quietly the teacher can't hear I suspect that is what was going on why the other teacher didn't know. Imagine picking on someone because there handwriting was bad wow how ridiculous and petty of that little girl. My sons handwriting is terrible as well for his age. So is mine at 34 lol
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@shaggin (72234)
• United States
16 Oct 17
@Shellyann36 Sometimes when they cannot find anything at fault with them they will dig hard to find anything possible!
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@Shellyann36 (11384)
• United States
20 Oct 17
@shaggin This is so true and so wrong.
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@Shellyann36 (11384)
• United States
15 Oct 17
@shaggin thank you. I was surprised at first that it was a little girl but kids have tendencies to be mean no matter what these days. I am beginning to think that girls might be meaner than boys. A boy would have picked on him for something physical, long hair, way he dressed, etc. This little girl picked up on a disability and went with that. Very hurtful.
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@BelleStarr (61101)
• United States
9 Nov 17
It is good that this was taken care of right away. One of my grandsons was tortured by a girl in his class for years and finally was taken out of that school since nothing was ever done to correct it.
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@Shellyann36 (11384)
• United States
14 Nov 17
We had another episode but we met with the principal. I hope that now it is taken care of. The principal spoke with the little girl and her parents.
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@Shellyann36 (11384)
• United States
16 Nov 17
@BelleStarr I do too. The principal recently got involved and they were supposed to contact the little girls family. He has not complained since then.
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@BelleStarr (61101)
• United States
14 Nov 17
@Shellyann36 I hope the teacher will keep her eyes open to make sure the issue stays corrected.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
16 Oct 17
that is great. teachers are the second parents of a child, in school. any bullying should also be addressed to.
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@Shellyann36 (11384)
• United States
20 Oct 17
@ridingbet I am so grateful for the teachers that are supportive.
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@Shellyann36 (11384)
• United States
26 Oct 17
@ridingbet I pray that my kids never run across a teacher like that. It is an awful situation for a kid to face.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
23 Oct 17
@Shellyann36 true, but i read some news feed on Facebook about some teachers who are cruel to their pupils to the point of slapping them until the pupils bleed.
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@KrauseHome (36447)
• United States
16 Oct 17
Sounds like everything happens for a reason, and because this situation was brought up so early, the teacher at hand knew how to deal with it, and make it all work out for the Good.
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@Shellyann36 (11384)
• United States
20 Oct 17
@KrauseHome I am very happy with the response by the teacher. I really wish she could travel with Elijah through the grades. LOL
@AmbiePam (93882)
• United States
16 Oct 17
I have no idea why, but I always expect little girls to be kinder to others. It's terrible she wasn't. I am so glad it has been taken care of. I was bullied terribly in 2nd grade and tried to get out of school every time I could. Bless your little Elijah's heart.
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@Shellyann36 (11384)
• United States
20 Oct 17
@AmbiePam I just don't understand kids. Of course, it was the same when I was younger. Little girls and boys can be very mean. I don't remember it starting in kindergarten though. I remember being picked on in higher grades.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16789)
• China
16 Oct 17
I am happy for you! Now you finally breathe a sigh of relief,because Elijah's teacher promised to give the matter her personal attention.
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@Shellyann36 (11384)
• United States
20 Oct 17
@changjiangzhibin89 It is a big sigh of relief. I am so happy it seems to be going much better.
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@Shellyann36 (11384)
• United States
15 Oct 17
@LadyDuck this teacher is one in a million and I am so glad that she is his teacher.
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@LadyDuck (472077)
• Switzerland
15 Oct 17
@Shellyann36 You were lucky to have a teacher like this.
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@Shellyann36 (11384)
• United States
20 Oct 17
@jaboUK it is good to see you here. Thank you very much. It takes a load off of the shoulders of both myself, and hubby.
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
18 Oct 17
Wow, good for you to get it fixed. I’m happy your boy is happy
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@Shellyann36 (11384)
• United States
20 Oct 17
@PainsOnSlate thank you. We are all feeling much better now.
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@Shellyann36 (11384)
• United States
20 Oct 17
@DianneN so far so good. It is a big relief for us all.
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@Shellyann36 (11384)
• United States
15 Oct 17
@just4him I am so glad as well. I hope that there are no more issues. I am not letting my guard down.
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@just4him (317241)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
15 Oct 17
@Shellyann36 No, don't do that.
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
14 Oct 17
wonderful. i see my prayers helped.
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@Shellyann36 (11384)
• United States
15 Oct 17
@bunnybon7 they sure did help. Thank you.
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@marguicha (223776)
• Chile
14 Oct 17
I´m so sorry that such small children already know how to hurt others through bullying.
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@Shellyann36 (11384)
• United States
15 Oct 17
@marguicha it is almost as if the parents are teaching their kids to be hurtful. It is really a shame. So much disrespect between kids so young.
@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
15 Oct 17
That's great that his teacher is receptive to your son's need and willing to go the extra mile.
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@Shellyann36 (11384)
• United States
20 Oct 17
@MarshaMusselman yes, she is great! I wish she could go with him through all of his grades.
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@sallypup (61627)
• Centralia, Washington
20 Oct 17
I wish all schools had such go get 'em teachers.
@Scrapper88 (5983)
• United States
14 Oct 17
It sounds like everything is going in the right direction. I wish you the best of luck on this.
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@Shellyann36 (11384)
• United States
15 Oct 17
@Scrapper88 thank you, the proof will be in the pudding on Monday afternoon when Elijah comes home.
