[blindkid] Advice needed about school incident

[Melissa Green]

Very good points.
That is another way to look at this situation.
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carrie Gilmer" <carrie.gilmer at gmail.com>
To: "'NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List,(for parents of blind children)'" 
<blindkid at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2009 2:03 PM
Subject: Re: [blindkid] Advice needed about school incident


> Something to think about too that I typically consider...
> This could happen if your daughter was sighted too, in that something mean
> or sometimes kids take something to tease or be mean when they think you 
> are
> not looking--or at lunch putting something INTO food~this is the historic
> notoriety of school lunch rooms, same old same old~I realize that it is
> likely they thought she would not know or "see" because of her blindness,
> but if she were sighted and someone had done something to her like this
> there would not be so much worry about her fragility in "handling"
> it...likely whoever witnessed it would have said something and the kids
> would have had to apologize on the spot...probably end of story and 
> neither
> you or the principal would have even heard of it...sometimes it is our
> reaction in making it a bigger and more traumatic over sensitive deal than
> it needs to be that can make things almost worse.
>
> Hey someone was mean to Kendra, was it because they thought they could get
> away with it cuz she could not see them?, they are wrong and IMO should be
> disciplined matter-of factly, the school should also know that they can 
> deal
> with this...I mean it sounds like they were all so horrified and sensitive
> they did not know what to do~and have had everyone in authority speak to
> them~way more than if they had done something mean like this to soemone 
> else
> who they thought was not looking...why does the discipline need to be 
> secret
> and the child protected from the occurrence? To me that sends a message 
> too,
> and not a desirable one.
>
> Carrie
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Lenora J. Marten
> Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2009 11:13 AM
> To: blindkid at nfbnet.org
> Subject: Re: [blindkid] Advice needed about school incident
>
>
> It helps if the other parents are aware and that the consequences involve
> some education on blindness.
>
> We had a similar incident with Eric when he was in first grade and also
> chose not to tell him. When the boy's parents found out they were 
> mortified
> and
> set out to make sure that their son learn how to treat all disabled people
> with courtesy
> and respect. It turned out to be a very positive experience as the
> student involved learned a lot about blindness and as a result, became
> one of Eric's good friends.
>
> Lenora
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kieszak, Stephanie (CDC/CCEHIP/NCEH) <sek7 at cdc.gov>
> To: blindkid at nfbnet.org
> Sent: Wed, Nov 4, 2009 11:07 am
> Subject: [blindkid] Advice needed about school incident
>
>
>
> I received this e-mail from my daughter's teacher this morning and don't
> eally know how to respond. Any suggestions? My gut reaction is that
> elling her now doesn't really serve a purpose. Kendra is in first
> rade.
> hank you.
> tephanie
> -----Original Message-----
> s. Kieszak,
> Upon my return to school this week, I was informed that on Monday
> 11/2),
> wo students from our class took some of Kendra's food during lunch
> ithout her knowing. The two students received consequences for their
> ehavior on the day of the incident and further consequences when I
> eturned. Mrs. XX, our Assistant Principal, also spoke with them. I
> anted to let you know about the situation and to ask for your advice.
> Do you think we should tell Kendra what happened? If so, what do you
> hink
> s a good approach to letting her know and by whom (i.e. one of us here
> t
> chool or at home)?
>
> incerely,
> rs. YY
>
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