My daughter (7) keeps getting touched inappropriately at school, school brushing it off (Washington)
On a near daily basis, my daughter (age 7) is getting groped by a boy at school. She says he typically does it when the class is lining up and when the teacher is not looking, or at recess. So far he has touched her butt, her chest, and proclaimed "we should have sex."
We talked with the teacher, who said she would "keep an eye on things" to try and eliminate the opportunity for it to occur. This has not helped. We escalated to the principal, who was kind but essentially said it was up to my daughter to cause a scene and yell and scream to bring attention to the issue whenever it happens to try and deter it, but my daughter does not want to do this because she finds the situation embarrassing and doesn't want the attention. Not to mention, it's not actually addressing the issue.
The principal said that they "have a plan in place, but the plan will only work if all parties are on board." The read between the lines comment was: "the boy's parents are not taking the issue seriously." The principal immediately knew who the boy was, and in talking with other parents at least one other girl in the class is having a similar issue of unwanted touching.
We are really fed up that the situation is allowed to keep occurring and that our daughter does not feel safe. It shouldn't be up to my daughter to "cause a scene" when it happens. What obligation (if any) does the school have to try and correct this issue?
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