I had a grandparent call me yesterday accusing my daughter of bullying her granddaughter and the girl who sits with her granddaughter on the bus. Of course this info broke my heart because I would never expect any kind of behavior like this from my daughter but I also know that kids can be mean so of course I wanted to get to the bottom of it. We know the grandmother pretty well so it really upset me that something was going on. So I talked to my kiddo about it and she says that it’s the other way around and that they are being mean to her and she has told the bus driver and he talks to them about it and it will stop for a few days and then start again. Well I called the transportation department and they are looking into for me and will be calling me back. I dont want the bullying happening at all. I dont care who the bully is. If it’s my daughter then we will take proper disciplinary actions and put a stop to it. If it’s the other girls than I hope their parents do the same. I am torn between anger and sadness. Im mad that it is happening at all but I’m sad to think my child is being bullied and at the same time sad that my child could be the bully! 😭😭😭😭
I also wish that. I will do the same thing you’re doing verify who’s the bully here. My little SIL is in middle school and she gets bullied and she gets hit (girls fight her) and my MIL knows and doesn’t do anything about it. That’s a really big shame. 🤦🏻♀️😒 If she was my daughter I would’ve already gone to the board of education after going to the school and then not doing a thing about it.
I heard from the bus driver! He told me that Ruby(my daughter) is the best kid on his bus and he wishes he had 60 of her because then there would be no issues. 🙌🏻 I am glad to know she is who I thought she was! However evidently the bus driver has spoken with the grandmother several times about the other girls and he let her know that he was documenting it and disciplinary actions will be taken if it continues. So it really upsets me that the grandmother would try to turn this on my child. I think this is why bullying is so prevalent because parents don’t want to believe that their child is capable of being mean. Trust me I didnt think my daughter was at fault but I am realistic in knowing that it was a possibility and so I went digging to get answers. So that I could get ahead of this and put a stop to it no matter the outcome.
I’m dealing with a similar situation with my daughter who’s a junior in highschool! The girl is trying to turn it around so she doesn’t get in trouble. Very frustrating, and now my 8th grade is having issues with a girl at her school 😩! The principle said she will keep an eye on them but that doesn’t make me feel any better!!
You’re definitely doing the right thing here mama. There isn’t many parents that take action to their hands and do the right thing knowing that ones child could be the bully or it can be Vice versa.