[nabs-l] an update to the bullying situation

Sun Feb 5 03:07:20 UTC 2012

Thanks Joshua and David! I'm not going to go to the school board 
yet, and I trust my principal in that she will take care of it.  
But if not...  yeah, I think school board is a good place to go!

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: Joshua Lester <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu
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Date sent: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 08:49:42 -0600
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] an update to the bullying situation

I was going to say the same thing, David did.
If the principal doesn't follow through, it's school board time!
Blessings, Joshua

On 2/3/12, David Bouchard <davidb521 at gmail.com> wrote:
 Hello, Chris.  This is great.  Just make sure that you follow 
up, and ake sure
 that she followed through on her part.  I never had quite the 
same problem
 you're having in middle school, but there were some idiots in my 
time who
 didn't know to keep their hands to themselves.  All the best 
with everything.
 David

 -----Original Message-----
 From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org 
[mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
 Of Chris Nusbaum
 Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 7:03 AM
 To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
 Subject: [nabs-l] an update to the bullying situation

 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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