The kid supposedly just walked up and punched my kid in the cheek in class, and chased them with scissors just a few days ago (corroborated by the teacher).
I know shit happens, and they're a resilient kid, so it's not too big a deal. But I also want to raise hell to get this kid away from them. What's the next incident going to be?
I understand the structural and societal issues here - the kid probably doesn't have a great home life, and the school doesn't really have anything they can do that will help him.
Idk, just feeling conflicted and looking for thoughts.
What was the punishment for all that? Sounds like that wasn't punished much. So that means your kid is free to hit them back without much worry. I recommend teaching you child the self defence power of professional wrestling. Exaggeration aside, teaching them that pain and blood are tolerable and injury is unlikely. The world contains violence they are unable definitively avoid. And that working the crowd is the key to victory. Those lessons probably are important for a child growing up in our modern era