Father Files Restraining Order Against 9-Year-Old for Allegedly Bullying His Son
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A California father whose son was reportedly bullied at school has filed
a restraining order against the 9-year-old boy allegedly responsible
for the abuse.
Stephan Feuder said he had no other option than to get the restraining
order after the boy allegedly assaulted his own 9-year-old son on the
grounds of the 700-student Rolling Hill Elementary School in Fairfield,
Calif. The alleged assault happened on March 13 as his son was trying to
protect another student from abuse, Feuder said.
“My son was protecting another little boy that was being bullied by the
known school bully,” Feuder told ABC News today. “My son stepped in
between them and then my son was pushed, my son pushed him back and
subsequently after that the little boy came up and punched my son in the
face.”
But school officials noted that an isolated incident does not
necessarily constitute bullying, and furthermore, the district must act
according to many rules and laws.
Feuder said he learned about the incident after his son called him from
the school’s bathroom. The school district, according to Feuder, was
unwilling to step in.
“They don’t want the school to look bad,” Feuder said.
So, Feuder sought and obtained a temporary restraining order from a
judge at Solano County Family Court, which stipulated that the alleged
bully must remain 2 yards away from Feuder’s son at all times and have
no contact with him whatsoever.
“Basically, it’s never happened before against a 9-year-old child,”
Angela Feuder, the boy’s mother, told ABC News regarding the restraining
order. “But there is actually nothing saying that it can’t be done."
The restraining order must be served by Solano County Sheriff’s Office
officials within five days in order to go into effect. In order to do
that, officials need the alleged bully’s first and last name and full
address. The Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District has been unwilling
to release this information, citing confidentially laws, school
officials said.
“Bullying is a serious issue and we understand that,” school district
Superintendent Kris Corey told ABC News. “In order for it to be bullying
it has to be repeated over time. This particular situation -- there
have been some incidents that my administrator has addressed.”
“We are a public school and are governed by a lot of laws and
regulations,” Corey said. “We just can’t expel somebody and kick them
out of school, there are certain laws we have to follow."
He has a court date on April 2 to try and convince school officials to
release the alleged bully’s full name and address so the restraining
order can be served.
Law enforcement officials said the case may be the first of its kind.
“I’ve been in law enforcement for 15 years. I personally have not heard
of a restraining order naming a 9-year-old as the restrained party,”
Solano County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Daryl Snedeker told ABC News.
Parental reaction to the restraining order against a 9-year-old has been mixed, the Feuders said.
“The comments are very mixed,” Angela Feuder said. “It’s kind of insane
to have to file a restraining order against a 9-year-old child, but the
school district is supposed to be under zero tolerance for bullying and
nothing has been done at this point so we have kind of run out of
options.”
Stephan Feuder echoed those sentiments.
“To the parents that are the naysayers that say, ‘we can’t believe you
are doing this,’ I understand your point of view, but what happens if it
was your little boy or little girl who was the victim? Would your
opinion still be the same?” he asked.
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