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.
I got in two fist fights when I was in elementary school provoked by this kid that had a lot of issues. The other kid ended up getting the worst of it in both fights but even when it happened I kinda felt bad for him because he obviously wasn't okay mentally and I didn't enjoy hitting him. I don't remember how my parents handled it but I would like to imagine they demanded a safe environment for me and an effort to address this other kid's problems rather than just worrying about me and demonizing him.
Teach your child how and when to fight, when to flee, and when to talk to an authority, because those are important lessons to learn and they'll probably need all of them one day, but dont be afraid to request the necessary care for this other kid either. Maybe the kid just needs to be talked to or maybe they need a serious intervention but either way it's gonna be more likely to happen if you ask for it than if you don't.