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TEENS: What would you do? Sorry its really long!?

Okey dokey, well here I go: I am a 13 y/o girl, and today was picture day. So I was in art class, and this girl "Karyl" was fooling around with a hot glue gun. So she takes a fake shells and melts hot glue onto it. She says "Elle, come here, tell me if this is hot". So then she proceeds to chase me around the room with it, trying to wipe hot glue on me. So then I took a break on a counter while Karyl went away for awhile. Then she came back with a pebble that has hot glue on it and whipped it on the back of my left hand. At first I didn't feel anything, but then I shrieked because the feeling of the heat came onto my hand. Then she yells "Elle, go to the sinks! NOW!" and then she grabs my hand and yanks me over. By now I am beginning to cry because the pain is overwhelming. So then I got cold water flowing and started rubbing the glue off. The glue had eaten the top part of my skin off. It was all pink and flesh colored and it felt like flesh. And of course I was swearing a blue streak, not so loud though! So we had a sub because our regular teacher was getting his picture taken. The sub just sat there like a duck staring off into space! So then the regular teacher came back to see that i was hurt and sent me and my friend Alexa to the nurse. The nurse was shocked at it. We told her that it was an accident. So then she put and ice pack on it and I went back to class. Karyl said she was sorry and told me it was nothing to cry over, that she burned her leg on a motorcycle and that my injury was nothing to cry over compared to hers. Talk about selfish! So then I went back to the nurse after my hand was numbed with Alexa, but then Karyl wanted to come with us. And she told me that she wanted me to tell everybody that it was an accident, even though it was intentionally her fault. So then the nurse called my mom. But when peers asked what had happened, I told them the truth, that it was Karyl's fault. So I called my Mom after school and told her that it was Karyl's fault. So, yada yada, my Dad just came home. Now, he saw it and wants to call the grade administrator and ask him why his kid comes home burned, caused by another student, and the person in charge didnt do a thing about it. And he wants his tax dollars back. He is even considering pressing charges! Now my Q is: Would we be able to press charges against Karyl/the school? I know that the incident will scar me physically and emotionly for awhile, physically possibly forever. The area affected is probably the size of a computer monitor's power button. So do we have a case? Should my Dad talk to the administators? And do you have any hints for burn treatments? My Dad told me its a 2nd degree burn since the skin is peeled off and there is pus and flesh. So teens, what would YOU do in my shoes? Thanks so much, sorry its kinda long, but I need help, ASAP I also posted this in Laws and Ethics

Public Comments

1. I'd have your dad whoop this girl's @ss!!
2. well although it was rude of the girl... you can only be chased if you are running away. why didn't you yell out for the teacher. I would think it would be scary but I don't think it is anything to be screaming and running all around the classroom for. that girl is an idiot. you are 13? sorry, but this incident is so elementary, its not even funny. yeah I got burned with a glue gun. it hurts like hell. i know. but seriously "I know the incident will scar me emotionally and physically for awhile, possible forever." ok, yeah I got glue poured on my hand. i didn't get a scar and I got over it. I know it is painful. but its not anything to be "scared emotionally forever". I broke my foot, Im not scared emotionally. the teacher was an idiot. I wouldn't press charges. I would complain to the Prinicpal/administrator about the sub and that girl. maybe next time you should stay away from hot glue guns and Karyln.