PQotW for Apr. 26, 2012
PQotW: What Would You Do If You Suspected Your Child’s Teacher Was a Bully?
by | April 26, 2012 at 12:26 a.m.

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This week’s Podcast Question of the Week is about bullying:

What Would You Do If You Suspected Your Child’s Teacher Was a Bully?

We posted Stuart Chaifetz’s story about his autistic son Akian, who was being bullied by his teacher and aides. Poking around comments on Facebook, Chaifetz’s Change.org petition and on Reddit, bullying like this happens more than we know. What do you do if you suspect your child is being bullied by their teacher?

Do you put a wire on your child like Chaifetz did? Do you attempt to solve the issue with the school? Do you confront the teacher with whatever evidence you found?

We want to know! Leave your answer in the comments here and we’ll read some of your answers on our podcast! Be sure to watch on Tuesday, 5/1.

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  • http://profiles.google.com/mr.aion Justin Aion

    This is such a tough question because of how everyone defines bullying.  The women in that video clearly step over the line and the father was well within his rights and acted appropriately.

    On the other hand, I’ve had parents accuse me of bullying their children and after conversation, it turned out that they defined “bullying” as “holding them accountable for their actions.”  By making them turn in assignments and come on time to class, I was a bully.

    With that said, if anything like this happened to my children, I would be the armies of Rome, laying waste to all in my path.

  • http://twitter.com/Gatorkids Susan Macdonald

    Unfortunately, I have been in the position twice and I took it straight to the principal with all the facts and witnesses. In one instance, a teacher drew a circle on the chalkboard and had my son stand in front of the class and put his nose there. She called him “nosey” all the time and he never told me. Another boy told his mom who told me, etc.  With 25 witnesses, you can’t go wrong.