My daughter is a third-grader at Emerson Elementary in Snohomish. I want everyone to be aware that the zero-tolerance policy toward bullying in our schools is not being implemented. Two weeks ago, on the playground, my daughter and some of her classmates were playing a game. One of the classmates said to another classmate, “There is someone I really hate and I want you to kill her.” They both agreed, and yes, they were talking about my daughter. This scared my child, so she approached the school counselor and they had a group discussion with both girls. The school did not call me, I heard about it from my children. I called the counselor yesterday who, in fact, confirmed that this incident did occur. I was told that the classmate cried and felt “really bad” and the teacher would follow up with a punishment. It was left at that and the counselor stated that girls say these types of things and kids would be kids. My daughter should not be afraid to go to school because these girls follow her around and intimidate her and literally threaten her life. It is time we face this problem head on before it is too late. We have lost too many beautiful lives to bullying. We need to hold our children’s schools accountable for the action that is not being taken to protect our kids.
Ashley Elzea
Snohomish
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