Chapter 2

A common practice that I would like to change in schools is bullying. Many children are bullied every year by teachers and other students. My child fell victim to a case of this matter. Her fourth grade teacher bullied my daughter for the way that she dressed. After many attempts and emails sent to the teacher asking her to stop, she finally admitted she didn't like my daughter because she dressed as if she had fallen off a magazine. I was so upset to hear that but yet felt so lucky that she was ignorant enough to let me know. I submitted a copy to the principal who did nothing, he asked me to dress my child different.  I was even more upset by his comments that I felt like it was my fault my child was being bullied. I then went to my attorney and built a case against the teacher and the school district. After a long investigation and proof of emails and recorded conversations the school district let that teacher go. What really got to me was the fact that no one did anything, everyone was carless about the situation. I strongly feel that when it comes to students everything should be taken seriously whether it is a valid situation or not.