According to the
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, numbers indicate
that 50 percent of children are bullied and l0 percent are victims of
bullying on a regular basis, and children who have unique personalities
are especially vulnerable to bullying problems. (Source: http://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Facts_for_Families/FFF-Guide/Bullying-080.aspx)
In addition, the second leading cause of death for
individuals between the ages of 10 to 24 is suicide, according to the
CDC. Some of these suicides may be attributable to the individual being
bullied.(Source: http://www.cdc.gov/injury/images/lc-charts/leading_causes_of_death_age_group_2014_1050w760h.gif)
When a child is being bullied,
it is a very emotional situation for children and their parents. The
initial reaction is to handle it personally, but that can lead to worse
situations and consequences. The solution we recommend is having an
experienced attorney contact the bully’s parents directly
by sending them an informative letter regarding the legal consequences
of bullying and a request to have their child immediately cease and
desist from future bullying behavior.
You will not want to deal with a bully directly. There are numerous risks in doing so, including:- You may break the law and go to jail. You may well incur legal action against you if you take physical action or make documented threats against a bully.
- You may aggravate an already-bad situation.
By calling out the bully and the bullying behavior, you may provoke
them into retaliatory action, which could ultimately result in physical
injury to either you or the bully, or both of you.
- You may end up embarrassing your child or inadvertently affect their self-esteem. Your child could view your personal confrontation with a bully as a form of personal humiliation, e.g., believing you are fighting their battles for them.
How is this accomplished? Our organization offers an attorney letter that will clarify the situation to the parents and elaborate on the negative consequences if this bullying does not stop. The expectation is that the parents will intercede with their children to ensure that no legal consequences result, either for them or for their children.
A “stop bullying cease and desist letter” includes an attorney consultation, followed by the issuance of a respectful letter to the parents of the young bully that outlines the following:
- Laws that make bullying illegal and/or bullies liable for damages.
- What is bullying? Legal definitions of behavior that includes bullying.
- How bullying may cause serious psychological damage and physical harm to the victim of bullying.
- Resources for the parents of the bully to identify signs if their child is being a bully.
- Ways for the parents of the bully to counteract bully behavior.
- The consequences of a parent’s failure to stop bullying behavior (legal liability, personal protection orders, financial liability, police involvement and more)
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About Allison & Taylor Inc.
Allison &
Taylor, Inc. and its principals have been in the business of offering
“Cease & Desist Letters to Bully Bosses “since 1984.
For further details on services and procedures please visit http://www.allisontaylor.com/.
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