re: What are the normal expectations for a 1st grader

If it’s Bonnie Cox, good luck with that! She was the asst principal when my son was at Live Oak Elementary. In 2nd grade she called me to let me know that my son had been in a fight. She said the teacher told her that another boy walked up the back of the aisle and punched my son in the back of his head & that he got out of his desk and started punching the other boy. I said, “Good! I hope he beat his arse!” She gasped & said she was callling to let me know he was about the get 3 licks. Needless to say I really blew her mind bc I told her I was so proud of my son for doing exactly as he was taught. Never hit first but if someone hits you fight back to win by fighting hard & don’t hold back. She got snooty & began preaching to me about the right thing to do & telling an adult. I told her it happened in front of an adult & that I bet that boy won’t ever think about touching my son again. I also made her let me speak to my son. I could hear the fear in his voice so i told him I was so proud of him, that he did the right thing & Mrs Cox has no clue about how real life works bc she doesn’t believe in self defense. I told him don’t be afraid, just take the licks bc it will be over fast and he taught that other boy a lifetime lesson. Before we hung up I told him that when she gets the paddle he needs to be thinking of where he wanted to go eat tonight as a treat.

The next 3yrs with that woman made my nerves crawl. She always stood so stiff wanting to look down at me and I would give her my hard “you bitch!” stare right back. Ugh... makes me so damn mad just reliving that.