Probable Fruitless Gyration

[Elspode]

Originally posted by wolf
Good letter, El. But you probably shouldn't have mentioned Columbine and Hattiesburg there at the end ... it's something that you want the administrators thinking about, but NOT associating with your kid.

I don't know that the two criteria you specify will have the effect you desire, either ... they give the bullies yet another weapon to use against your son, as well as make it possible that they will escalate their abuse ... your son will not be in arm's length of a teacher at all times, and the challenge of getting to him will enhance the bully experience.

I'm sorry that you're having to go through anything like this. Good luck with the homeschooling. I think that it will probably work for you, as your son is bright enough and has initiative enough to make Jr. Honor Society.

The goal, ultimately, is to segregate him from the baddies when there is no direct teacher or other adult supervision. Even then, shit happens to him, but it is mostly in the form of "hornets" (paper folded tightly, flatly and pointedly to form a rubber band launched missle) and other painful, but not way out of the ordinary classroom bullshit.

It did occur to me that this very segregation would make him an even more desireable target, but it does at least have the effect of removing him from the threat of immediate harm and further verbal intimidation. It also has the advantages of helping to ensure that there are unambiguous witnesses if anything does occur, something which is lacking now.

Mrs. Elspode has already received a phone call from the Director of Special Education this morning, who is taking this case under his wing, and moving to start the process of getting Colin's educational situation modified to fit the circumstances, so the cage rattling is, so far, having the desired effect. We'll see how far it goes.

It had better go as far as it needs to. I have a computer and a vocabulary, and I know how to use them to make these peoples' lives miserable.

As far as the association with other school massacres and my kid, I'd like to see the bastards draw *that* parallel. The media would *love* to interview someone about why they are trying to subdue the injured party instead of dealing with the perps.