"It's only been a little over a month since school started, and my second-grade daughter, "Mickey," is already in serious trouble. Her teacher called last week to tell me that Mickey spread a rumor that a boy in her class, "Joey," is a bedwetter who wears diapers. Worse, she smuggled a diaper from home (from her baby brother's supply) and hid it in Joey's desk. When he opened it, several classmates saw."
"Mickey has been grounded for three months, and we made her apologize to Joey. Unfortunately, the rumor has spread throughout the school, and Joey is understandably very upset. My husband and I are now considering transferring Mickey to another school-not only to remove her from the situation, but also to reinforce how serious this kind of bullying is. We hope this change might teach her a valuable lesson and allow Joey some peace."
Second-grade student Mickey spread a humiliating rumor that a classmate, Joey, is a bedwetter and secretly placed a diaper from her baby brother in his desk, exposing him to classmates. Mickey received a three-month grounding and was required to apologize, but the rumor nonetheless spread and left Joey upset. Mickey's parents are weighing a school transfer to remove her from the environment, to reinforce the seriousness of bullying, and to give Joey relief. Supporters contend that transferring can be an appropriate, early consequence to prevent habitual bullying and to subject the bully to humbling social consequences.
Read at Slate Magazine
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