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Dear Kid Whisperer,

I need you to change my name if you answer publicly because I am about to complain about my principal. One of my fifth-graders threatened another student with violence while on the playground and was consequently suspended by the principal for a day. The kid came back the next day with a smile on his face. I overheard him saying that he just rode bikes all day and that it was “awesome.” Knowing this family, this came as no surprise. I feel bad because in telling the principal about it, I caused this situation to happen, but we are required to hand threats to administrators. What do I do the next time this happens? It will happen again.

Answer: Your school’s policies and actions here represent Dark Ages thinking about disci

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