This is a letter the my cousin Melissa Hopkins Wrote Concerining her 13 year old Son and Bullying I would like to help her and her family anyway that I can Please if you have any direction to help us it would be greatly Appreciated! Thank you Megan Wakeman

copied from a letter that I wrote to newspapers and TV news
To whom it may concern,
My name is Melissa Hopkins, I have four children in the Penn Yan school district. I am writing to you to voice my concern for my oldest son, David. He is 13 and in grade eight.. He has been diagnosed with ADHD, acid reflex, ODD, asthma and restless leg syndrome so he has a hard time sitting still.
He has been bullied since grade 3. He has had some trouble in the past due to bulling. The school is holding that against him. My son has been slammed head first into lockers and walls. He has had a badly bruised elbow. This all was while he is in the Middle School.
On Monday, January 13, 2013, I took him to the emergency room due to a lump on the side of his head. He told me that it happened during recess and two children had hit him 4x in the head. He has a mild concussion. I took him to the doctors on Tuesday, January 14, 2013, the doctor said that he has post concussion syndrome. I then called the school to notify them that I was keeping him out of school for the rest of the week. When talking to the dean of students he said to me “due to David’s past history of not being truthful, I will have to check out the facts.” “There is no way you can have post concussion syndrome if you get a concussion the day before” said the dean of students. On January 16,2013, I had a meeting with the vice principal and the dean of students. They told me that they are still investigating the incident. I told them that he had said to me that he didn't want to go back to the school because he felt it was unsafe. They told me that they would take him out of recess (to avoid anymore injuries) and take him out of gum until his head is better, I then said that if they took him out of gym if they had a weigh room where he could go during that time. They said yes. They also said that he will be allowed to leave either a few minutes early or later to go to his locker for the next class so that avoids anymore injuries. I then got a call from the school’s police officer and asked him if I could file a police report. He tells me that being that David didn't say anything to anyone and denied ice from the nurse he couldn't write up a report! REALLY, my son has been assaulted and the officer won’t file a report? David is suppose to go back to school on Tuesday January 22,2013, he doesn't want to go! I don’t know where else to turn. This just breaks my heart that he is being treated like this. All David wants to do is go to college and be a mechanic like his dad and this school is treating him like this and he feels it is unsafe for him to go! I understand that he has behavior issues and we are working on that but to deny him a safe environment to learn is beyond me. If anyone can help us with this situation and give me some advice I am up for any ideas! I oppose bulling and I would like something done to ensure that my son and others like him don’t end up with more serious injuries.

Bullying has gone on since the beginning of time.
We'll never stop it.
As long as there are insecure kids that need to feel superior to "someone". There will be bullying.
When they are belittled at home, they can feel brave at school.
When they mean nothing to their families, they want to fight for respect among the happy kids at school.
Parents, love and respect your kids at home, so, they don't have to "bully" the kids at school for "it". (love & security).
It's your job! You had 'em, now, do your job!

The bullying is getting real bad at the middle school and needs to be address soon.One parent i know removed their child and now attending a christian school.Oh guess what?the child parents sued the bullying child parents in court for tuition for that school.They won and they now have to pay the tuition up to graduation.Justice served.

First off don't care what yo u.Second don't want to know who your swallow

Sometimes Mr.English professor we do have problems with electronic equipment.Or do i sense some bullying to correct my English ? Either way i don't care.I'm use to the anal retentive responses on here.

I did state wrong in my earlier post about graduation.The bullies parents only will be paying for a year and a half of tuition up to 8th grade graduation.MY BAD.And as a man i admit i stated wrong.As for lying im a man of my word.And that sir is NO lie.Be right about who you call a liar.And by the way J keep hiding behind your computer and flapping your gums.and don't bother replying back im deleting this forum.Too many anal retentive people on here like yourself and just not worth it anymore.This use to be a good forum a couple of years ago but now.We have the special people invading it.

You people on here were bullied too and so won't your kids....it will keep going on n on....seems to me the people us tax payers pay for that shouldn't have kids but do are the ones that always have problems and are the ones that are bullied...really take a look at working class people and their kids? They are the ones playing sports have friends go to college and get decent jobs....think about it