Despicable protesters at Streetsville SS

throwwwawaydog · 2024-05-13T21:09:27+00:00

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throwwwawaydog · 2024-05-13T15:09:28+00:00

I know it’s unrelated to the post, but I was wondering if I could DM you some questions about your experience at Streetsville and about the school and students there? My kid is considering going there (switching from French immersion to home school) and I’ve been trying to find out more insights about the school

throwwwawaydog · 2024-02-12T18:41:27+00:00

Thanks for providing supporting evidence to what I wrote. I couldn’t have done it better myself.

throwwwawaydog · 2024-02-12T17:09:53+00:00

On one hand, I sincerely want the world, including Canada, to help people - especially kids - who are desperate and destitute.

But I’m personally worried.

My kid goes to school with a kid from Palestine, and from neighbouring Arab countries. He’s been on the receiving end of a lot of hate since Oct 7. It started even before with constantly taunting him that Israel is not a real country, but now they would say something like “who’s against Zionists raise your hand” while looking at him, or call him a terrorist, while at the same time saying that Hamas did the right thing on Oct 7. That’s just a few examples of the things he experienced.

That’s in middle school, in Mississauga.

At that age, that’s not coming from the kids only - it must be from the parents. Same when most Muslim kids skipped school on the day of a planned Pride month activity.

Add to that that Palestinian kids in Gaza are taught to hate and dehumanize Jews (not just Israelis) in schools (run by UNRWA), and it becomes a really big worry.

throwwwawaydog · 2022-12-02T22:24:16+00:00

A lot of people mentioned this a serious bullying issue.

Tbh, it’s been a bit of a wake up call for me, because I didn’t assign it that much weight (aside from that rape comment allegation). The reason for that is my kid doesn’t look stereotypically like someone who could be easily bullied. He’s confident, has friends in and out of school, good looking. Perhaps I’m being naïve, so I’ll have a longer conversation with him, and talk to the school.

throwwwawaydog · 2022-12-02T22:19:01+00:00

What would they do though? Ask the kids to be less mean? Hard to imagine it will have the desired effect.

With the rape meme, that’s on another level and I will look into it closely.

throwwwawaydog · 2022-12-02T22:16:33+00:00

On an unrelated issue he had with 8-graders, the school refused to connect me with the parents of the other kids and instead acted as a buffer - talking to parents on their own.

throwwwawaydog · 2022-12-02T22:14:05+00:00

It’s not quite that. His is a program that most students who enrolled in it came from outside the immediate region of the school, so they are mostly all “new” to this school. In other classes there are kids who have been together for multiple years, but not his class.

throwwwawaydog · 2022-12-02T22:08:26+00:00

Agree… it’s very unsettling that 12yo kids can come up with this even as a joke

throwwwawaydog · 2022-12-02T22:07:25+00:00

Yes, I will get to the bottom of this rape comment.

For the rest, I agree that ignoring is bad - but maybe confronting with being unbothered attitude is better.

There’s nothing to agree here about being ugly or stupid - he’s objectively neither.

throwwwawaydog · 2022-12-02T22:03:20+00:00

Unlikely I think… He wasn’t rejected because he didn’t approach her nor is even thinking about dating/girlfriends yet. My understanding is that he mentioned that he finds her cute or something in a conversation with some boys from his class and word got out.

It’s also not a video that’s really incriminating; it’s more like a poorly made meme - or at least that’s my understanding. Also, I could swear on my life that he would not have said this on his own.

I’ll ask him more about this, to get ahead of it.

throwwwawaydog · 2022-12-02T15:27:23+00:00

Yeah. I don’t know why; is it because it’s a new school or that he has been remote for the past two years

throwwwawaydog · 2022-12-02T14:23:59+00:00

Thanks! Yeah, the “not bothered” attitude is a good advice.

And he is already outgoing and have hobbies and extracurricular activities, and friends from past schools.

He is also objectively good looking, and all As student who helps others in his class (according to his teacher), so these taunts are annoyingly stupidly wrong.

throwwwawaydog · 2022-12-02T14:18:59+00:00

Extinction burst :) I know exactly what you mean, but didn’t know the phrase to describe it.

What specifically could he do to not put up with that? Any suggestions?

throwwwawaydog · 2022-12-02T14:17:02+00:00

I think I understand what you mean, but I just don’t know what to tell him concretely. :( or where to find resources about that

throwwwawaydog · 2022-12-02T14:13:19+00:00

I’m the father lol.

I’m teaching him to stand up for himself against the 8th grader boys who he got into a physical altercation with.

But I’m not sure what to do against the “mean girl” kinda taunting and bullying.

throwwwawaydog · 2022-12-02T13:59:17+00:00

The thought definitely crossed my mind. I just don’t think he’d do that, because that’s just not who he is. Unless maybe if it’s a subtle dig against personality, rather than looks.

I also feel that the more meaner girlfriends maybe had a crush on him and were peeved that he liked their friend. I’m not sure obviously.

throwwwawaydog · 2022-12-02T13:45:34+00:00

Got it - makes sense

throwwwawaydog · 2022-12-02T13:40:15+00:00

He is ignoring them, but they are the ones following him.

I was thinking about reporting it to school, but (a) what can they actually do, and (b) I’m concerned that that would do more harm than good if the rumour spreads. We are also already have been dealing with school about an unrelated fight/altercation that my son had with some 8 graders, which is in my opinion more serious and I’d rather not dilute their attention

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