Pri 1 child attacked by 5 classmates

[starlight1968sg]

chatelaine:

Hi Quintessential Mum

Lifting girls skirt and touching them? :!: Did the teacher help to address this issue?

Quintessential Mum:

Not really, i heard of cases in mixed primary schools that the boys actually bully the girls and do all sort of stuff to the girls like lift up their skirts, touch them inappropriately etc especially if they are pretty. FYI, these \"bullies\" are from middle/upper income families and the school is a reputable school in central Singapore. :roll:

Potential peeping toms and then criminals.
I was reading about the case of a peeping tom who is trained to become a school teacher. I wonder if such people should be given a 3rd chance.

[chatelaine]

Hi mintcc


I also recall gate usually closed and guarded by prefect. Don't know which school is this to have allowed such thing to happen and students can run out anytime they want. So dangerous!

mintcc:

after reading the news also can't help but wonder :?

Where are the teachers? 5 kids beat up another one in school grounds right before assembly and no one stop them?

P1 kid can run out of school during school hours? :!:

Even when I was in P1 many many years ago the school gates are guarded by prefect before assembly and locked after that. There will always be teachers around during assembly

[chatelaine]

Hi starlight1968sg


2nd chance Yes BUT not 3rd chance, not to mention to be a TEACHER!

starlight1968sg:

Potential peeping toms and then criminals.
I was reading about the case of a peeping tom who is trained to become a school teacher. I wonder if such people should be given a 3rd chance.

[Joeyz18]

pls advise which pri school is this? any mummies know?

[chatelaine]

I believe canning more or less will work on a child.


They will feel shame and will not repeat the same mistake again. Of course, it must come with counseling as well. If they still repeat the same mistake and got canned subsequently. Then, there must be something wrong. Teachers and parents should do something about it.

[Joeyz18]

chatelaine,


in my school days was caning in the assembly hall serve as warning and also to shame the pupil that commited wrong.

[starlight1968sg]

Joeyz18:

chatelaine,

in my school days was caning in the assembly hall serve as warning and also to shame the pupil that commited wrong.

Yes, during my school days too but many, many years ago!

[WeiHan]

Quintessential Mum:

3Boys:

So, what is the predominant sentiment here then? At 7 y.o. should the bullies be punished severely, or given some form of counselling and cut some slack?

They should be punished, counselled and then given the chance to experience being bullied 1st hand! That should do the trick. Children are a reflection of their parents. So may be parents should be \"shamed\" too!

I think there is no need to shame the parents but agree that there should be many creative ways to educate and inculcate these children to be gentle and loving in nature.

Why not send these bullies to look after handicapped children or little animals?

[WeiHan]

jedamum:

ksi:

When there are mixed genders, do children learn how to tolerate better? Just a thought....

My guess is, in a co-ed school, boys that cannot seem to form friendship with other boys can turn to girls for friendship while girls who find other groups of girls to be gossipy and or not their 'kind', can turn to boys for friendship. hence, the chances of being 'alone' is reduced and i think bullies usually don't bother those who move around in groups.

LOL.....in primary schools, boys that cannot get along with boys but turn to girls for freindship will be ostracized. Period.

[Joeyz18]

good idea! let them do social work to learn from mmistakes

WeiHan:

Quintessential Mum:

[quote=\"3Boys\"]So, what is the predominant sentiment here then? At 7 y.o. should the bullies be punished severely, or given some form of counselling and cut some slack?

They should be punished, counselled and then given the chance to experience being bullied 1st hand! That should do the trick. Children are a reflection of their parents. So may be parents should be \"shamed\" too!

I think there is no need to shame the parents but agree that there should be many creative ways to educate and inculcate these children to be gentle and loving in nature.

Why not send these bullies to look after handicapped children or little animals?[/quote]