[nabs-l] an update to the bullying situation

[Chris Nusbaum]

Thanks everyone for your suggestions and advice! This truly is a 
wonderful list! Just an update: I have talked to my principal and 
shared the whole story with her.  She agrees with me that this is 
unacceptable behavior and promised to me that she would take care 
of it.  I have heard nothing more since, but if there are any 
other developments, I will keep you all posted.  Thank you again 
for your advice and encouragement!

Chris

"The real problem of blindness is not the loss of eyesight.  The 
real problem is the misunderstanding and lack of education that 
exists.  If a blind person has the proper training and 
opportunity, blindness can be reduced to a mere physical 
nuisance."
-- Kenneth Jernigan

 ----- Original Message -----
From: "Gloria G" <gloria.graves at gmail.com
To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" 
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 17:56:03 -0600
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] asking for advice on problem at school

Hi,
I would go to your principle because you said something to him 
about the
napkin and he didn't stop.  I think it is just a sick person 
getting a laugh
on the pain of someone else.  You shouldn't allow things like 
that to
continue because next time it could be something that could 
endanger your
safety.  Just a thought!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Nusbaum" <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com
To: "NFB NABS list" <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 5:13 PM
Subject: [nabs-l] asking for advice on problem at school


 Hi everyone,

 I had a problem at school today that I'd like to get your 
thoughts on as
 to what I should do next.  Today during lunch, another kid at my 
table
 dumped his bag of pretzels into my water bottle without my 
knowing; he
 must have thought it was some kind of funny prank.  Fortunately, 
I was
 sitting next to a good friend of mine, who told me about this.  
Even after
 multiple people commented negatively about what he did, he said 
nothing.

 Variations on this have happened before with this same kid as 
the
 perpetrater; only once before today this school year and 3 times 
last
 year.  The one time something like this happened this year, he 
put his
 dirty napkin in my Yogurt cup (after I had finished eating the 
Yogurt)
 without saying anything.  The first time (with the napkin,) I 
realized
 that this had happened as I was getting my trash together to 
throw it
 away.  Knowing who did it, since he'd done this kind of thing 
before last
 year, I said, "(Insert name,) why is your napkin in my Yogurt?" 
Knowing
 that he had been caught, he replied, "Oh...  sorry." I then 
talked to the
 lunch lady who is in charge of supervising all of us in the 
lunchroom.
 She said she would talk to him.  I wasn't there when she did, 
but
 apparently she had, as the problem (for about a month and a 
half) had been
 resolved...  that is, until today.

 I feel that this is a person taking advantage of my blindness 
and playing
 a "prank" on me knowing that I won't catch him.  So, what do you 
think I
 should do next? Should I go to our principal? Should I talk to 
him
 directly? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
 Thanks,

 Chris

 "The real problem of blindness is not the loss of eyesight.  The 
real
 problem is the misunderstanding and lack of education that 
exists.  If a
 blind person has the proper training and opportunity, blindness 
can be
 reduced to a mere physical nuisance."
 -- Kenneth Jernigan

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