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Update to Behavioral Issues/Mean Girls
mae0111
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I've posted a few times lately about some issues with DD1's behavior and some of the girls in her class at preschool. For those interested, an update...
After several angry outbursts last week, we set up a meeting with her teacher and the principal. They gave us a 5 minute time slot before school started. Between that, and hearing what some of the kids were saying/doing, and the fact that the teacher was NEVER around for it, we decided to pull her out of the school. We are sending her back to a school she attended a couple of years ago for a year. The only reason we left that preschool was because we thought the new preschool would be her "home" until 7th grade.
The principal, teacher, and guidance counselor met with us, and did not try to talk us out of our decision. I was a little surprised that they asked who the offenders were, but they didn't seem surprised when I told them. The teacher claimed she monitored the kids closely and intervened whenever she heard any mean conversations, but I just don't think she's doing enough.
Before we pulled her, I'd planned a birthday party and invited all the kids in the class. 2 of the 3 mean girls attended. One kicked a little boy in the face (not an accident - I watched it play out), and then bit 3 other kids. She hit every single kid there until someone hit her back. Her dad was on his phone the whole time.
The other one was equally awful. Best part - neither one RSVP'd, and their parents showed up with uninvited siblings, who were also unsupervised.
There were a lot of nice kids there, too, and I'm sad that she won't see them anymore. But I'm relieved to be getting her away from the other kids.
After several angry outbursts last week, we set up a meeting with her teacher and the principal. They gave us a 5 minute time slot before school started. Between that, and hearing what some of the kids were saying/doing, and the fact that the teacher was NEVER around for it, we decided to pull her out of the school. We are sending her back to a school she attended a couple of years ago for a year. The only reason we left that preschool was because we thought the new preschool would be her "home" until 7th grade.
The principal, teacher, and guidance counselor met with us, and did not try to talk us out of our decision. I was a little surprised that they asked who the offenders were, but they didn't seem surprised when I told them. The teacher claimed she monitored the kids closely and intervened whenever she heard any mean conversations, but I just don't think she's doing enough.
Before we pulled her, I'd planned a birthday party and invited all the kids in the class. 2 of the 3 mean girls attended. One kicked a little boy in the face (not an accident - I watched it play out), and then bit 3 other kids. She hit every single kid there until someone hit her back. Her dad was on his phone the whole time.
The other one was equally awful. Best part - neither one RSVP'd, and their parents showed up with uninvited siblings, who were also unsupervised.
There were a lot of nice kids there, too, and I'm sad that she won't see them anymore. But I'm relieved to be getting her away from the other kids.
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Re: Update to Behavioral Issues/Mean Girls
But know what? Lots of kids don't act like that, even when not supervised. Some kids are just mean. Some kids have poor impulse control, some don't understand how to behave, and some are just mean. I saw these kids in action. They're mean. No one was picking on the little girl that was biting and kicking kids in the face. A few stood up to her at the party, and she left them alone (found out about that later). I saw her slap her father a few times before the party even started. She's just not a nice kid.