So I think there may have been some bullying at school today - I've emailed the teacher and she's going to talk to everyone involved. Here's what I know: I know Aidan got sent to the principal's office today for throwing mulch at TJ. The reason I'm writing is because of something he said happened in PE today that other students prevented him from telling the coach.
Aidan says that: Boy 1, while they were playing football, was "not playing fair" and when Aidan said something to him about it, Boy 1 "flipped" him onto the ground (he says this happened twice). When Boy 2 tried to defend Aidan from Boy 1 hurting him again, Boy 2 got pushed down. Aidan was going to tell coach, who wasn't available, then Boy 1 got him to the ground again and when Aidan was trying to get up, Boy 1 held him down, and Boy 3 "slid past" Aidan and Boy 2 kicked Boy 3 in the neck. Aidan left the situation at this point which ended the whole thing.
This is what Aidan told me, and granted he can be hard to understand, and I'm not sure if this all happened today or if this was split up over different times, or how much was exaggerated. And honestly, Aidan could have left out any hitting, pushing, etc that he did. Aidan didn't want to tell the teacher because he was afraid that he would get in trouble with the boys for telling (or maybe because he thought he would also get in trouble with the teacher?).
What's your take?
It sounds like something that needs to be gotten to the bottom of, and it sounds like there WAS an element of bullying, whether it was conveyed accurately and completely or otherwise.
ReplyDeleteI hope the truth can be uncovered, and the issue can be....well, as resolved as these issues ever get. Good luck, momma!
Plus, with Aidan's autism he has a REALLY hard time recounting a story or events in the correct order or with any sense of time or coherence. Doesn't help at all. Teacher emailed and said she would talk to all of them tomorrow to find out what happened.
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