He hits an autistic classmate, and the school punishes him in a unique way. He will follow a young disabled student for 15 days.

HOW TO TEACH RESPECT TOWARDS OTHERS

Children are sometimes cruel, without even being aware of it, but this doesn't mean that schools and families can ignore it. Especially when faced with... violence against the weakestWe have too many parents who harass, insult and attack teachers, and we have bullies and thugs who dominate in our schoolBut the balance between a severe punishment that doesn't turn into excessive and counterproductive pillorying is not at all easy to identify and hit.

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STUDENT ATTACKS AUTISTIC PASSIONATE

A PalermoAt the Damiani school, they succeeded. The story is simple and sad to tell, at the same time. A boy—let's use fake initials so as not to post his names on the web and criminalize them—FR, in the anarchic climate of the school, attacks e beat un autistic companion.

A cowardly gesture, as the victim he is unable to defend himself, with potentially incalculable damage, because for a young autistic person, even the smallest act of violence can leave indelible marks. This act was punished in an original and, in our opinion, very convincing way by the school principal, Luigi Cona: instead of being suspended from school for several days or even expelled, FR will have to take care of, with the support teacher, for 15 days of a disabled boy.

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HOW TO TEACH RESPECT AT SCHOOL

In this way, and without even attempting to become a victim of too severe a punishment, FR will fully understand the meaning of diversity, how difficult it is to fit in a group when one feels excluded, and will realize that violence is first and foremost a form of blindness, stupid blindness. A new and very important experience will enter his life, and he will be able to draw many advantages from it, discovering his most human side instead. more responsible. And the pleasure of share something with others, especially if they are very different from us. With this punishment, we are certain, FR will have a very good chance of distancing himself, clearly and irreversibly, from any form of bullying, through choice and not imposition.

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