My daughter is being threatened at school

[story0702]

My 4th grade daughter has a servere peanut/treenut allergy. While on the bus another child threatened to smear peanut butter in her face and force her to eat it. This child knows she has an allergy. She was threatened in a similar way by another girl earlier this year 4 times before it finally got stopped. I have gone to her teacher , the principle and the superintendant about the situation. My question is how would you handle this. What are reasonable pushments for these offenses? Also how do your schools handle food allergies?

Thank you ladies!!! 

[alexsmomaubrys2]

First, I would be driving her to and from school. I would be throwing a HUGE fit and getting noticed. She is being bullied and her life is being threatened. If I couldn't get it under control, she wouldn't be going to that school anymore.

[BonitaM]

I would drive DD to and from school until this became resolved.  Talk to the parents, bus driver, principal and possibly even the police depending on how it's being handled.  I agree, I would pull DD from school if I felt that she was still being threatened.   I think appropriate punishment would be a month of after school detention and counselling.....bullying only gets worse as they get older and they are threatening her life. 

[snowangel1979]

I would definitely be going to the bus garage and talking to the driver and her superviser to let them know what's going on. I would be demanding something be done asap. Omg all I have to say is if my child was the one doing the threatening, well he would definitely be regreting it and possibly not be able to sit for a week.

[Cindy18]

WOW, that's a new one. How mean of that kid??

Can you drive her?

I'm not sure how my school handles the allergies. My kids don't have any so it's not something that I have experience with.

Definitely talk to the principle. Maybe an assembly on how serious allergies are?

Good luck.

[steelcrazy]

I would make sure that the bus driver, teacher, and principal are all aware of what is going on and let them handle it.  If you can drive your child to school, then I would do that.  As far as the other child's punishment, that is none of your business.  It is up to the school to determine punishments for children and that punishment is between the school and the parents of the child being punished.

At our school there is an allergy notice posted outside of classrooms that have a child with a severe allergy.  Students with a severe food allergy have the option of sitting at the "allergy" table in the cafeteria.  The cafeteria staff will also prepare an allergen free lunch for any student whose parents request it, prior notice is required.

[kmrtigger]

I think it it were already possible you WOULD be driving your daughter to school yourself. But you are using the bus, so there must be a reason.

I would contact the bus driver,  principal and superintendent about this incident. Let them know this has happened once before with a different child. And if this child is not handled according to the guidelines of threatening the life of another child, then you will be pressing charges. Call the police department and file a report. I am sorry if others think this is out of line. But this is YOUR CHILD's LIFE they are threatening. And it needs to be taken seriously.

[JC2223]

 After calling all the appropriate authorities in this...what are they doing about it?

[CANDYLC]

I would confront the bus driver, principal, child and childs parents about the situation. I would also contact the school board. That isnt something that should be taken lightly when it comes to life or death. Idk how our school handles allergies.

[our3]

If the school doesnt repeond by punishing these kids then go to the police, file a report that your DD's life is being threatened then ask them to follow up with the school. I'm pretty sure after that the school will do what they need to , to stop the threats.

[maidjillian]

I would definitely go to the police.  The child may not realize it, but that was attempted murder at most and the very least it was assault with bodily harm- very serious charges and I would take it that far and have them charged with those crimes if the school doesn't put a stop to it YESTERDAY!