->This is really a rotten situation. I would insist on dealing directly
->with the teacher. This way, you could see if it was the same teacher
->each time. Then, you could ask the teacher if they saw the "misbehavior"
->or was it merely reported to them by one of the other kids. You could
->also find out if the other kid had any culpable behavior and what was
->done to them.
->If your child was provoked, as is often the case, you could also find
->out what steps are being taken to prevent that from happening again.
It usually happens during lunch hour in which different teacher supervise the 
patio (the area the kids go to wait for the bell).  In some cases the teacher 
in charge did see it start in other cases it was reported by either the kid 
who did the provocing (sp) and was hit or by one of the kids who saw it.  I 
don't think if has happened in a class.  One of the steps was a peer 
counsling session with another older kid in which a contract was written.
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