[blindkid] Bullying the blind

[Carol Castellano]

Nice work, Lauren!

At 06:11 PM 4/9/2013, you wrote:
>My daughter, Lauren, informed me of an incident months after its
>occurrence. She was being hassled daily on the bus by another fourth
>grader. He would harass her regularly by stopping her in the aisle and
>asking her "How many fingers am I holding up??"
>
>After weeks of embarrassment, one day when he asked her that same
>question, she held up her middle finger and asked him, "How many fingers
>am I holding up??"
>
>He never bothered her again.
>
> > Hi listers,
> > As we all know, ppl can be mean at times. My daughter is 11 and currently
> > I'm having to deal more and more with kids at school being bullies. Its
> > even gotten to point of being physically bullied. I'm now fighting with
> > the
> > school district to do something drastic. I'm livid. There have been 3
> > separate incidents in less then 2 weeks now.
> > As a parent in itself, and a mother to a blind child, I need help with how
> > I should ease her through all this. I don't want scare her or give her
> > false hope that this will end. I know someone will always have something
> > to
> > say about her. Have any of you all have had to have the "bully" talk? What
> > are some "do and don't" say things?
> >
> > Thank you all.
> > Julie
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Carol Castellano
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Director of Programs
National Organization of Parents of Blind Children
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