Sarah came home in tears yesterday and it took some stamina on my part to get the information out of her. Seems that Elo took it upon herself to rearrange the seating in her class so that Sarah could no longer see the whiteboard. Sarah has been very focused and serious about her school work, thanks in large part to her Grandfather's stimulus package.
I know that fifth grade girls can range from catty to down right cliquey. I know that words are going to be tossed around and feelings hurt. However, a parent must step in when it involves harassment and bullying. It is with great embarrassment that I provide the text of an email message written by a young lady from Olde Sawmill Elementary school. I can only guess that Elo did not feel the need to purchase vowels from Pat Sajack last night.
Here's the text, untouched by editing;
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Elo Agbaike <elorocks1@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 6:02 PM
Subject:
To: sarah
U no Sarah, u dont hve 2 ignore me and b mean 2 me. Only a true bitch and hor wud do wut u r doin. OOOOPPPPPSSSS!!!!!!! Srry, i gess that means that u r a true bitch and hor!!! And also, i hve talked 2 a lot of cool ppl, and they think that u r nothin near cool. So stop acting lik it. Also, Alex and Haley think that u r really wierd and want u 2 stop following them and talking 2 them. Bye bye, Bitch ass hor!!!
No person needs to put up with this, fifth grade or not. This has been forwarded to the school principal, the school guidance counselor and Elo's mother. So far I've heard back from the principal, and an investigation into harassment and bullying will begin Monday.
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