In fact, all the schools I’ve worked with call the police if a student assaults someone, uses drugs, or destroys property. Does the school tolerate assault, punching holes in the wall, or speaking in a verbally abusive way to others? Of course not. Think about your child’s school for a moment. (By the way, I use the pronoun “his” in this article, but girls can be just as threatening as boys and this article applies equally to both.) Ask Yourself: When Would the School Call the Police?
But should you really call the police on your own child? Aren’t we supposed to protect our kids from getting into trouble? That is why if your threatening child doesn’t respond to your authority, then you may need to bring in another authority, and that’s the police. These parents are often the victim of their kids’ acting out issues, not the cause of them. I’ve seen too many parents who live as prisoners in their own home-prisoners of a threatening child.
