According to reports, a 7-year-old boy was reportedly “hung” by a fourth-grade bully in his school bathroom, leaving him hospitalized. This outrageous situation took place at C. Paul Barnhart Elementary School in Waldorf, Maryland, where the parents are justifiably furious and demanding answers.
Despite the school’s attempt to downplay the situation, calling it “horseplaying,” any rational person can see through this pathetic excuse. The parents, who prefer to remain anonymous, expressed their gratitude that their son survived but are understandably enraged and perplexed by the lack of accountability.
“If you look at my son he has marks under his eyes. He still has bruises on his neck from being choked,” the boy’s parents said. “He’s traumatized. It’s going to take time. This is not something he’s going to just get over overnight.”
🚨BREAKING: A second grade student was hospitalized Friday after being “hung” in a boys’ bathroom at C. Paul Barnhart Elementary School in Maryland, according to the student’s mother. Charles County Public Schools said the student and a classmate were “horseplaying” at the time… pic.twitter.com/DuSD3K2n0H
— Crisis in the Classroom (@CITClassroom) November 17, 2024
Hospital records confirm the severity of the incident, listing a neck contusion caused by blunt trauma as one of the injuries suffered by the young boy.
Charles County Public Schools released a statement attempting to brush off the incident:
“Two of our students were reportedly horseplaying in a school bathroom when one student’s jacket got caught on a stall door hook. The student was not able to free themselves and the other student involved was also not able to help them. This student left the bathroom to seek help from staff and reported the incident to administrators.”
The parents are rightfully skeptical of this explanation, demanding clarity and accountability from school officials.
“If doesn’t make sense to me. If you’re horseplaying, how do you get caught on a hook? We need answers. I want answers, and we won’t stop until we get answers,” the boy’s mother asserted.
second grader hurt in hanging incident. the boy told him ‘I’m going to show you how I did people back in the day,’ ???? that’s 100% coming from in the home in this election season & probably before. y’all are sick twisted individuals. https://t.co/Lh9N9BUKWY
— 🕊 (@highbillions) November 18, 2024
Their story serves as a warning to prevent such horrifying incidents from happening again.
“My son did tell me that when they were in the bathroom, he said the little boy told him, ‘I’m going to show you how I did people back in the day.’ That’s why I feel like it’s bullying ‘cause it’s no telling how many other kids this has happened to,” stated the boy’s mother.
The demand for new policies and proper supervision in schools is long overdue.
“I want to know why is a fourth grader in the same bathroom as a second grader? Most schools have them divided. I feel this is very unacceptable,” questioned the boy’s mother.
“These are all our children, and they are the future. So, we just need to protect them. Like, we sending our kids to school every day thinking that they are safe,” emphasized the boy’s father.
Given this failure of the educational system to ensure safety, their son will not be returning to that school.