They are absolutely validated, I know by now my post is just going to sound like a broken record but i'll toss my support vote in the pot as well. The other mother in question demonstrated completely inappropriate and, although i'm not Canadian i'd still assume, illegal behavior that can easily be presented as harassing and threatening. Start with the principle and work your way up from there; i'd suggest you keep moving up even if the principle complies. This woman needs to know that she made a serious statement that should not be blown off. No need to start fights, and no need to cause dissension between your son and his friend, but if that behavior was allowed to pass with impunity, who's to say something worse won't happen down the road to someone else. The peace bond thing sounds like it would be nothing but beneficial, and I'd imagine you already plan on talking to your son and letting him know this isn't a fight or to be mean (not sure of his age) so that he doesn't feel he needs to argue or have issues with his friend. I hope you post your progress, and I hope to see common sense and decency win over ignorance in this case to help both the human and herp world. I'm sure everyone, in this thread at least, would back your petition for any legal action that forced the other woman to give this legitimate thought. Best of luck to you.