Anonymous asked this question on 3/31/2000:

A student in my child's class has threatened to kill another student and blow up the school. The school knows about it and says they are handling the situation.The student had been suspended but has returned to class.All the kids are afraid of the girl. My daughter comes home everyday crying and telling me she is afraid.How do we handle this?Should we pull her out of school?This student has picked on my daughter as well as others on a weekly basis.We appreciate any advice,thank you., A student in my child's class has threatened to kill another student and blow up the school. The school knows about it and says they are handling the situation.The student had been suspended but has returned to class.All the kids are afraid of the girl. My daughter comes home everyday crying and telling me she is afraid.How do we handle this?Should we pull her out of school?This student has picked on my daughter as well as others on a weekly basis.We appreciate any advice,thank you.

johnrecover gave this response on 3/31/2000:

Two things I would do right now. First of all put down the incident with your daughter on paper, sign it and personally hand a copy of it to the person in charge at the school. In your letter let them know that you are putting them on notice of a known terrorist threat (sounds terrible saying that about a kid) and the incident aimed at your daughter. I would also ask them for the safety of your child and the entire school, what is the course of action to be taken in this matter. You are a taxpayer and you are allowed to find this out. If they wish not to comply with your request, then go to Board of Education and do the same thing. Someone on that board will have to acknowledge your concern and deal with it. So many times these things come up and they are minimized and then we have a disaster. If this person who has done these things is acting out and trying to get some attention, then you need to know how this will be dealt with to your satisfaction, not theirs. After all, they are responsible for your child the entire time she is there. Good luck, John

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