My ds (9) has been bullied on and off since he first started school. Anyway, upto now this term has gone great with no (or little) bullying but recently the "hardest kid in the year" (according to the kids) has been taking the mick out of his teeth and calling him a tramp etc.
I told DS to ignore him.
Anyway, today the kid punched DS and DS punched him back, the kid then went for him and they ended up having a proper fight on the classroom floor.
Apparantly the other kid "won" but DS held his own which suprised the kids as he's known as "camp" and "girly" .
I am proud that he has finally started sticking up for himself but I have concerns.
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The teacher was in the classroom at the time and never "noticed" despite all the kids egging them on.
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The last thing I want is my son getting into a fight on a daily basis.
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I'm now worrying that the bullying is going to re-emmerge and get as bad as last year which was pretty unbearable.
He took up karate earlier on this year which has been AMAZING for his confidence and self esteem and I think this is maybe the reason he finally decided to fight back.
Unfortunately, he's chosen the most popular kid in the year to make enemies with.
What should I do? His teacher is useless.