I'm one of those parents . . . .

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That when my kid faces a problem at school and she doesn't know how to handle it, I DO! Background: - KK is friends with a boy named Carson who has Down Syndrome. They've been great friends for years but this year, he goes back and forth about being friends. He'll tell her that his gf doesnt want him to be friends with her and then when he finds out that means he won't be invited to her bday bowling party, he wants to be her friend again. - The last few months Carson has been talking to a girl named Bailie, who does not like KK and we have had problems with her kicking KK and treating her like she is her slave. There have been times where Carson has told KK that he is going to smack her in the face because he doesnt like her anymore. Well, today, KK told me that Carson threatened to hit her in the face with a teacher's baseball bat and break her stupid glasses. NOT okay in anyone's book! I have Carson's mom's phone number in my contacts so I sent her a long message explaining what had happened and to have a talk with Carson because I have told KK that if he threatens her again, even if it's just to smack her or trip her, to report it to the teachers and the principals. Just because Carson has Down Syndrome and is special needs does not mean that he gets away with being a bully and threatening people. Well, his mom called me about 10 minutes after I text her and we had a long talk. She even talked to KK and heard it from her own mouth as to what happened and what has been happening. While she didn't know about what had been going on, she knows that he had been talking to Bailie and she didn't sound too thrilled about him being friends with Bailie. Now, the four of us (kk, me, carson and his mom) are going to get together sometime and talk this out so that it doesn't happen again. The next step if our talk doesn't get it to stop is to start filing bully reports and that's not something we really want to do but we will if we have to. Yes, I am one of those parents that when crap like this happens, I get it shut down and handled quickly. Kids are in school to get an education, not to be bullied and threatened by other students. Yes, teachers don't always see things but some of the things they do, they ignore because the student "doesn't seem like the type" to hurt anyone. They also let the special needs students do whatever they want and that needs to stop. With KK, she doesn't want to be at tattletale and I understand why but when the threats go from smacking her in the face to hitting her with a baseball bat and breaking her glasses (which would cost $200+ to replace), it's time to report it. That is a threat of bodily harm. I have NO problem being THAT mom that has phone numbers of KK's friends parents and WILL contact them with any problems so that they have the chance to handle them before getting school involved.