Dalton was an emotional wreck, we had 5 melt downs before we left for the bus. I basically had to force him to go to school. As much as I kills me, and as much as I understand why he's having anxiety about going I can't coddle him and allow these fears to stop him (this is exactly what we have been working in for 6wks)
I dropped Nathan off to daycare (which is at the same school), and went in with our donation to the kids Christmas bazaar.
As I walk threw the door guess who was trying to get out...Yepper Dalton.
The bus monitor said they couldn't get him off the bus, he was crying and screaming and after 5 minutes with a promise to call me, he did finally get off only if he could wait in the office and not outside in the yard ....Billy wasn't even on the bus today :(
So we waited for announcements to be over and went in to talk with the principal.
She was really good about it, she talked to Dalton and asked him for details, ask him again if he may have said something to Billy, and then she reassured him that there will be no contact between Billy and himself or Alex. The yard teacher will be informed, and if Billy comes anywhere near them they will call the principal out to deal with him.
Small...yes, is it really going to work...probably not.
This kid is sneaky and sly. But for now, it was enough to ease Dalton into staying at school.
The principal will send the report to both the officer who works with our school as well as the board and the bus company so everyone is on the same page about what's happening. She is going to speak to the bus drive to see if anything happened on the bus, speak to some of the kids that were seatting near Dalton Friday on the bus and all 3 teachers involved.
So what's next??? Sadly we will have to sit ideal an HOPE and PRAY nothing else happens. I will continue to teach my children positive ways to deal with bullies, how NOT to be a bully themselves and how to safely help other children who maybe a victim of bulling.
Can I however add how very proud I am of my 8year old! I said it before and I will continue to praise him, that he DID NOT retaliate! Even though he hasn't graduate from his fear buster program (nor will he this week) he has come leaps and bounds to where he was 6 weeks ago with his temper and his abilities to control his anxiety on the fly!
We will be working on a more concrete BUST plan incase anything happens again but over all he did amazing!!!!
And to the parents of the other little boy who so bravely came forward without being ask....THANK YOU!
It's parents and kids like yours that lead me to believe we CAN help stop bulling!!!
(as I wipe my tears away)
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