Elijah's School

   

    OK, I know I tend to over react and fly off the handle....but I am pretty dang upset.  Here is why...
Ever since Elijah started at this new school, he has been saying he loves it...."except for the boy that hurts him."   Well, He says this is a 'crazy boy' that doesn't talk.  His teachers told me this kid is autistic.   Well, this kid hits, pushes and kicks Elijah and the other kids in the classroom.

I thought that the school had taken care of it, they said they separated the boy from Elijah.  Well, apparently not.  During Math class, this boy flips out for no apparent reason and shoves Elijah into a metal cabinet, scraping up his arm pretty bad and really upsetting Elijah.  I am sure Elijah wailed...because that is just Elijah.

Well, I didn't find out about it until I was in line at the school in my car to pick up Elijah when the principle walks up to the car to talk to me.  He proceeds to tell me about what this kid did…I asked him…was it something Elijah did….NO, it wasn't…he just flipped out and they are trying to figure out what causes it and why he is doing it.

In the meantime, my son is at risk.  Christian is even worried, he said to me…."What if this boy flips out  again while holding scissors or something sharp?"    Wow, even my 12 yr old is worried for his brother and the other kids.

My first impulse is to want to press charges on this kid for bodily harm/assault.  But again, he is a kid.  Is the school liable?  The parents?    I want to be assured my son is safe at school from being assaulted by this kid. 

Tomorrow I have a dental appointment in the morning, then I am going to go back into the school and ask the principle what he plans to do about the situation, cause I am so not comfortable with it.

In my opinion…this kid should be removed from the class and worked with one on one or go to another school specializing in kids with those certain needs or kids that need to be separated from the main school population.

 

Advice anyone?  Below are the pictures of Elijah's arm…taken a few hours after school.

A second grader shouldn't have to deal with this kind of abuse!!!  I can only imagine Elijah's stress considering he has Generalized Anxiety Disorder!!!