SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2019 • BAKERSFIELD.COM Parent’s post on alleged bullying captures notice from community BY EMA SASIC described, there were
[email protected] initial instances with chil- When one parent felt dren calling him “gay” and frustrated with administra- “pushing him around,” tors in the Panama-Buena but most concerning was Vista Union School District an alleged instance on the who she felt were not do- playground. ing enough to stop alleged After more instances of instances of bullying in- alleged bullying took place, volving her son, she took to Buchanan decided she had social media. enough. She met with Ger- Kami Buchanan’s post rie Kincaid, assistant super- which describes bullying, intendent of educational name calling, inaction from services, to discuss transfer the district and her son’s options. DARLA A. BAKER / TEHACHAPI NEWS recent hospitalization has “I heard good things David’s Cradle founder Patti Browne works on one of the garments. captured the attention of about (Leo B. Hart Elemen- the community and has tary School), and I heard been shared by more than good things about how the 4,200 people as of Friday. principal dealt with bully- From it all, she is looking ing,” Buchanan said. for a silver lining. Since the transfer, how- ‘Each child that “All I want is for every- ever, Buchanan says “it’s one to be safe and that the been chaos.” school goes through the “It seems like weekly I necessary steps to inform am hearing of something parents (of bullying),” Bu- that’s happened,” she said.