tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2439417916932449730.post2784093657540971150..comments2023-10-31T04:54:16.662-07:00Comments on Self-Imposed Sabbatical: Bullying Beyond the PlaygroundMichellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10440033568044843331noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2439417916932449730.post-29296023336081673982011-05-11T08:30:28.785-07:002011-05-11T08:30:28.785-07:00You are awesome Michelle. I too was bullied in hig...You are awesome Michelle. I too was bullied in high school and have been in the work place. Now, as the mother of an autistic little girl, I fear for her in school. I am blessed that this school system has a zero tolerance policy that I have witnessed play out (with a friend's son). An important thing to remember, bullies typically have parents who are bullies. I see this all the time. There was a woman at Shelby's school whose son was a bully (not in Shelby's class) and the mother attempted to bully other parents into playdates. It ended in a lawsuit by two of the parents and harrassment charges and the little boy was kicked out the school. Honestly, I'm not sure a school for developmentally disabled children was the best place to put this kid anyway (he is normally developing and it just happened to be close to where they lived and allows normally developing peers in the classroom for positive reinforcement) but I hope he is getting the court-ordered treatment that was handed down by a judge for the entire family. <3 Kristen H.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com