Thank you both for your comments, it's greatly appreciated !!!! The proper channels were taken with the children who hurt my son, but he is dwelling on it due to the fact this is the second time something like this has happened. Once last year and now once this year, so he really isn't trusting them ! Can't blame him ! He did very well last year, he and his teacher really hit it off ( she has an autistic daughter ), but this year not so much ! His teacher really isn't in tume to his needs. I don't feel she trully hears him when he talks and it really frustrates him !!! I would switch schools in a second, but I am in such a small area that all of the schools are pretty much the same, according to what I have been told. There are no private schools what-so-ever. I even thought about homeschooling, but I'm not sure that I can do it well !!!

The schools may all be the same. But each teacher is different. So that is an important consideration. I homeschooled my oldest son for 2 years in middle school and 2 years in high school WHILE working full-time and managing my younger son's ABA program. There's so many great homeschool options now that its not hard to do IF your son is self-motivated. For older kids, its more like being the "coach" rather than the teacher. I had the classes (a teacher) on DVD and I laid out the work for the week. When I got home from work, I would do any quizes or tests and make sure he was on-schedule. On the weekends, I did most of the grading and planning for the next week. I couldn't have did this with a younger child because they need so much more. Its not for everyone and you should consider this carefully.

I agree with Anne. First you see what the school is going to do to combat the bullying and try to help your child see what is being done. However if your child continues to be fearful or upset, changing schools should be seriously considered. I did this for my typical son. After the school did not address the problem and it was apparent my son was very miserable, I thought "Do I really want my son to be miserable during his school experience?" And then I started thinking about my options. I had my son finish out the school year, then we started homeschooling for a couple years.

WOW, we went through something like this a couple years ago. I assume that the incident was sorted out at school and the appropriate people were disciplined. My daughter refused to leave her school and finished the year out but the next year I we switched to a new school. She does not attend public school. She attends a private Christian school on a scholarship. I don’t know what your son's teacher, school or classmates are like. I would have talks with my daughter every day after school. I would pick her up and I could tell just by the expression on her face if something was wrong. I would have to ask many, many questions to finally get to the point. EXAMPLE: Why did you scream out in class? Her reply: I was mad and wanted to! That’s usually where the teacher would stop asking questions and then tell me after school that my daughter disrupted the class. I would continue the questions... Me: Why were you mad? Her: Because there was a pain on my foot. Me: Why did you have the pain in your foot? Her: Someone poked me with a pencil. Me: Why did someone poke you with a pencil? Her: I don’t know. Me: who poked me with a pencil? Her: I don’t know. Me: what were they wearing? Her: they were wearing a pink shirt with sparkles. Then I would turn around and go back to school and talk to the teacher ... taking my daughter with me and repeating the whole conversation again so she could see how I was able to get the information from her. You have to hug and talk and they have to understand that you will help if you know what to do. I would ask my daughter all the time details about her day. She was bullied very badly at a school. We switched schools and she goes to another private school that is wonderful... They don’t tolerate bullying and are extremely helpful and loving. My daughter is so much better... Sometimes you have to remove your child from a bad situation but only after you have all the facts. Good luck.