I tell ya, kids can just be brutal. What is making it more difficult is that Audrey is in a new school with a bunch of kids I don't know. I have no idea if they have a history of lying or any feeling for what kind of person they are. This girl who sent the picture message keeps saying she did not send the message, but it was her phone. No denying that. She says she let someone use her phone and that person sent the message. How do you get to the bottom of something like that! Ugh.
Anyway, the meeting went well. The teacher was so upset about what she did that she was in tears. I really feel that what she did was no malicious and that she had no idea the snowball she was rolling down the hill. Hopefully this will have taught her a lesson. The counselor was there and also very supportive. He takes the issue very seriously and told Audrey to come straight to him any time anyone gives her any trouble about this issue.
I am embarrassed to say that I used to be one of those people who thought it was a mind over matter issue. Until my three year old started experiencing it. I feel like so many people are completely unaware of the seriousness. Of course she is my daughter and I am so frustrated when I can't fix everything...welcome to motherhood.
Anyway, I feel like school wise the issue is being handled very well. Handling the girl outside of school is another issue. I guess I am being a softie, it seems like overkill to me to file a police report....but on the other hand, I really feel that kids are using phones and computers to harass eachother far too much. And they do not realize the brevity of what they are doing. What do you all think?
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Audrey
Here is an email I sent to a dear friend of mine this morning explaining the issues going on with Audrey at the moment. It said everything I would have said here....
So, here's the deal with what's going on. As I believe you already know, Audrey has serious issues with blood. She passed out from the sight of blood for the first time at the age of three. A three year old has no pre-conceived notion about blood. By the time she was 6 her pediatrician sent her to a pediatric neurologist because she had such severe reactions. When she has an incident, she doesn't just pass out, she also has a seizure with eyes rolling back and wetting her pants. The whole bit. It is not pleasant and it is frightening for her, not to mention that we are fortunate she has not injured herself seriously while falling. NOW, imagine being a teenager and worrying that this will happen in front of your friends or at school or both!
We have had issues in the past with classmates knowing about her condition and trying to show her pictures or do things to cause her to pass out. We have also had issues with people not believing her. Thinking it is just in her head or that she is simply trying to get attention. Mind you, she has never passed out at school (thank goodness!). Last week her science teacher decided to share this information with at least three of her classes. She apparently said to each class, "Did you know that we have a Hemophonbe in our school? Do you know what that is?", and then proceeded to tell them it was Audrey.
That in itself I think is actually illegal. The teacher has no right to share Audrey's private medical issues with anyone, let alone at least three classes! Then the teacher has the audacity the very next day to show a video with blood in it (About Sickle Sell Anemia) and not believe Audrey when she started to feel ill.
Oh, and it gets better! Last night, one of Audrey's classmates sent her a very gory picture of a surgery on her phone. This is what happens when people have this information. They use it to try to hurt her or bully her. Pisses a Mama off to say the least!
I have gotten a note from Audrey's Pediatrician to give the school and have a conference scheduled with her science teacher and the counselor at 9:30am today. Oh, AND since I scheduled the conference, the teacher has asked Audrey twice what it was about! Completely out of line. Anyway, that's the scoop.
I will let you know how things go this morning.
So, here's the deal with what's going on. As I believe you already know, Audrey has serious issues with blood. She passed out from the sight of blood for the first time at the age of three. A three year old has no pre-conceived notion about blood. By the time she was 6 her pediatrician sent her to a pediatric neurologist because she had such severe reactions. When she has an incident, she doesn't just pass out, she also has a seizure with eyes rolling back and wetting her pants. The whole bit. It is not pleasant and it is frightening for her, not to mention that we are fortunate she has not injured herself seriously while falling. NOW, imagine being a teenager and worrying that this will happen in front of your friends or at school or both!
We have had issues in the past with classmates knowing about her condition and trying to show her pictures or do things to cause her to pass out. We have also had issues with people not believing her. Thinking it is just in her head or that she is simply trying to get attention. Mind you, she has never passed out at school (thank goodness!). Last week her science teacher decided to share this information with at least three of her classes. She apparently said to each class, "Did you know that we have a Hemophonbe in our school? Do you know what that is?", and then proceeded to tell them it was Audrey.
That in itself I think is actually illegal. The teacher has no right to share Audrey's private medical issues with anyone, let alone at least three classes! Then the teacher has the audacity the very next day to show a video with blood in it (About Sickle Sell Anemia) and not believe Audrey when she started to feel ill.
Oh, and it gets better! Last night, one of Audrey's classmates sent her a very gory picture of a surgery on her phone. This is what happens when people have this information. They use it to try to hurt her or bully her. Pisses a Mama off to say the least!
I have gotten a note from Audrey's Pediatrician to give the school and have a conference scheduled with her science teacher and the counselor at 9:30am today. Oh, AND since I scheduled the conference, the teacher has asked Audrey twice what it was about! Completely out of line. Anyway, that's the scoop.
I will let you know how things go this morning.
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