Bullying is a serious issue at many schools, and it is important for the school administrators to take it seriously.

What would you do if your son was being bullied, but the person doing it was only getting very minor punishments, so it wasn’t stopping?

That is what the mother in this story is dealing with, so she is looking for advice on how she should handle the situation.

Personally, I think she should keep reporting each issue to the principal and see where it goes. Read through the full story below and see if you agree.

AIO – Bullying at school

Last week, my son (7 yo) protected a smaller kid from being hit with a wiffle ball bat at school by another kid during recess (let’s call a spade a spade and use the term bully here).

At least there were witnesses.

This bully instead hit my son with the bat, creating a large welt on his leg. The school nurse contacted my wife about the incident.

The incident was witnessed by several kids, and at least one teacher, so despite this bully’s attempt at pointing blame at my son, it was very clearly an unprovoked attack.

The level of punishment is up to the principal, not a parent.

I contacted the principal and insisted that this kid be suspended, or at the very least, not be allowed on a class trip that was coming up later in the week.

The principal assured me that the matter would be investigated and handled. I found out that he was sent to the principals office, but returned to class shortly after.

He was in school the next day, and on the class trip as well. Apparently, he was given 2 detentions for the assault.

This bullying is ongoing.

Yesterday, this bully came up to my son, began heckling him, and then spit on him. My son reported the incident. According to my son, no action taken, not even speaking to the bully.

Later, my son saw this bully’s mom picking him up, so he decided to tell the mom what happened. Her response? “Snitches get stitches.”

What kind of person says that to a 7 year old? I get saying it jokingly, but not when something serious happens. Should I be taking this as a threat to my son?

Just keep reporting incidents to the principal.

I don’t know what to do at this point. I want to file a complaint to the school district, because according to other parents, the principal tries to avoid confrontation.

As a result, little is done to truly discipline this type of behavior. My wife is torn on what to do because it might jeopardize my son’s status at the school.

It is not his “home” school, and we had to apply to move to this school, and need to reapply yearly. We did this because it is a better school overall, and some of his pre-school friends were going there.

The whole family is trouble.

A bit more background on this bully and his family:

This child (and his brother) has had multiple behavioral and bullying issues throughout the year. Hitting, pushing kids into stalls in the bathroom etc.

Their parents are not much better. Every other word out of the mom’s mouth is a curse word, no regard to children being around, constantly yells etc.

Families like this are a pain to deal with.

The dad almost got into a fist fight with our kids soccer coach over some call that had nothing to even do with the coach.

It was ridiculous. Overall, not a very well liked family by most who have encountered them.

At the end of the day, it is up to the principal to handle. Just keep reporting things to him and let him do his job.

Let’s see what the people in the comments have to say about this difficult situation.

She is not overreacting at all.

The bully’s Mom is the worst.

Going to the superintendent isn’t a bad idea.

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Here is someone who says to call the police.

You can’t look the other way with bullying.

This bully comes by it naturally, and his actions need to be taken seriously. If the principal won’t address the situation, Mom might need to go above his head.

This is not something you want to just let continue.