Question for the parents (subj: kids playing rough)

Today while horsing around a bit (they run up and tackle, etc), Aly
reacted oddly to a bump on the arm and informed me that it was sore. I
asked her why it was sore, and she said 'Dylan punched me at school.'

As you might guess from the name, Dylan is of the male persuasion.

I know this particular little rakehell... he's mischievous and large for
his age, and is getting into trouble rather often. He's nice enough, I
suppose... or so I thought until I learned that he'd apparently punched
a little girl - my little girl - on the arm.

I asked my daughter who she had told, and she said no one.

Now... here's the dilemma. Were this a case of my son perhaps having an
issue with another boy at school, unless he *couldn't* handle it, I'd
let him learn to do so... lest he become that kid whose parents raise
Hell over every tiny thing, who is ostracized as a result. This seems
to me be quite different, though. Hitting girls is just plain out.

I am debating between speaking with the teacher and speaking with
Dylan's father... and not having much luck making up my mind. Thoughts?

--
E.F. Hokie

"To those who have fought for it,
freedom has a flavor the protected will never know."
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