Batman walks 3-year-old to preschool after bullies gave her a black eye

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/batman-walks-3-yearold-to-preschool-after-bullies-gave-her-a-black-eye-224759220.html

After a three-year-old girl came home from preschool with bruises on her face and a black eye, she finally opened up to her mother that she was being bullied by her classmates. That's when Batman stepped in. He walked the little girl, Lydia, to school to inform her bullies that she was his "best friend" and he would be back to check on her.

Lydia's mom, Erica Calculli, of Spring Hill, Fla., initially believed that the marks her daughter came home with were accidental, possibly from other children unknowingly playing too roughly.

"At first it was very minor and I thought it happened just playing around, so I let it go," Calculli told WTSP. But, toward the end of August, Lydia came home with a swollen red and black eye.

"She told me that a bunch of girls and one boy hit her, and a girl threw a shoe at her eye," Calculli said.

[Bayard]

1. Great story!

A good man.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

2. Yeah, wanted to take a break from the usual dark shit I normally post... nt

[tblue37]

3. How does a three-year-old get beat down repeatedly, to the point of getting a black eye,

without adult intervention? Where was the teacher? Is there no supervision at that preschool?

I would document the injury, as well as the fact that I reported it to the school, and then she if they didn't protect my kid.

Since it's hard to find daycare/preschool in the US, there might be no other place to put the child while Mom works, but she needs to force the school to protect her daughter.

[elocs]

6. There is a grade school (K-5) across the street from where I do my laundry and at recess

there are always a couple of teachers out there watching the kids.
Why would kids as young as 3 or 4 be left out to play unattended?
That needs some explanation.

[tblue37]

9. Could be the teacher was there but not paying attention, or just not caring. nt

[TheBlackAdder]

11. Really. Kid goes out on recess and comes back in brusied, no investigation-- downplay or cover up?

[malaise]

15. Yep - that is the question

[lpbk2713]

4. Bullying in school is bad enough.

But it's heartbreaking that it should happen to a three year old. The
staff should have intervened before it got as far as it obviously did.

[honest.abe]

5. I find this a bit hard to believe.

Our kid is in preschool toddlers 2-3 yrs old and I dont think there is any way this could happen. There are always at least one teacher there all day. Our little boy got bit a couple of times but that was an immediate reaction to fighting over a toy or something. Also, there is always an official report from the preschool when there is an incident like that. All parents are informed in writing. Not sure what is going on but repeated bullying without the teachers being aware seems unlikely.

[stopdiggin]

8. needs a great deal of explanation

and doubt we'll be seeing it from Yahoo news

[Gidney N Cloyd]

12. Yup.

[AllaN01Bear]

7. hem. good on bataman.

shame the bullies are started that early.

[RKP5637]

10. I would have done far more than dress up in a Batman costume. That, sounds lame to me.

I would have raised hell at the school. This is outrageous that this happens to a 3 year old.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

13. First off he was a total stranger who reached out to the family when he read about the

situation online and offered to do something nice. Second the guy has been raising money for kids for some time now when he's not working as an EMT. Other than "raise hell" in your own head, what have you done for the kids in your community lately?

[RKP5637]

14. No need to get all excited!!! n/t

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

16. Exactly! Why would you in the first place? nt

[RKP5637]

17. It is really my bad, as I had not read the article! I had though that was what the parents had done

rather than approach the day care to get a handle on why that had happened, etc. I just find it horrible when a three year old is subjected to something like this.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

19. Gotcha. Not trying to be a dick.... I'd read about "fake Batman" a few years back. he

seems to be a decent guy.

[RKP5637]

20. Yep, I agree 100% with you. It was a wonderful thing he did!!!

[Vinca]

18. Does the pre-school have teachers or do they stuff a bunch of children onto a playground

unsupervised and let them run wild? If it were my kid an attorney would be making sure her college fund was getting placed in the bank by whoever runs the place.