As a father, what do you do if your son gets teabagged in a hazing at school?

Question

Hasn't happened to me. I have just read some stories. In those stories, the parents called the cops. On one hand, that doesn't sound right. On the other, then what do you do? Anybody have any answers.

Answer 1

Why are there hazings at school? To me that would be a concern. If you get hit hard enough it can cause bleeding and a crushed urethra. This happened to one of my sons in kindergarten. The pain that little kid went through for days was excruciating. I don't think this is a matter to be simply dismissed as kids being kids and is nothing short of assault.

Answer 2

really depends on when where & how old the kids are. if they were young, maybe a sit down with parent & school principle. if they are older the cops may be most affective.

Answer 3

I just looked up teabagging, and JESUS!!  That any sort of hazing is condonable is just unimaginable!  You gotta be American right?  If it happened in Australia there'd be sexual assault charges laid quick smart and the offending parties expelled from school!  Of course you would call the cops!!  Do you really think dehumanising other people is acceptable enough to let it slide?

Answer 4

I don't think calling the cops would be justified.  Kids are kids and though this is a bit extreme they will do things they believe are funny.

I know that when I was in tech school that people would do things like this and we all just laughed and went along with it.  I can't see much of what the cops can do except expel the child from school and then I highly doubt that it would change the outcome any more.

Answer 5

As a parent...

What is teabagging?

Yikes...I just googled it. Good Luck.

Answer 6

You could call the cops, but it seems like you son had to agree to do this.  The other boys were putting themselves in a position where your son could have and possibly should have hurt them.  Then get your son counselling to figure out why he would consent to such an act.  Why is he so desperate for acceptance or friendship?  I think being angry or harsh with him would be counter productive but you can't just let it slide.

Answer 7

How does calling the cops not "sound right"??? If that happened to my child, the boys in question would be lucky to be alive.

Answer 8

You don't say how old these boys are ?   Are they first graders ? Then ,as a father , I would be talking to school officials and some parents .

  Are they teens? Then I would be talking to school officials and to the police ... It's a form of sexual assault.

Answer 9

what is teabagging?

Answer 10

you burn that thing he made for you when he was in third grade and move to another country. Give up all your material possessions and you spend the rest of your life doing good things for free to work up the adequate karma to prevent any more humiliation.

Answer 11

Talk to your son, assure he isn't psychologically scarred, never speak of it again.

Calling the cops with only cause more embarrassment for YOUR kid, not the ones who did the hazing.