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.
This is a really helpful response, thank you! Punching was the second incident, the scissors was a few days before. My kid does seem to be feeling strong feelings about it. They're in kinder, so it's hard to get a read on exactly what the classroom's like, but it doesn't seem to be isolated to my kid.
That's a good re-framing of following up with the principal as "covering bases for when my kid defends themselves" instead of just "complaining to the manager". I appreciate your input!