My son had one of those. He was emotionally scarred for two years after.
He is now in Middle School. Things are a lot better.
Just hang in there both of my kids really like the middle schools and HATED the elementary schools.
My youngest son use to come out of the elementary school crying often. I wanted to take him out but my husband would not let me. I wanted to home school send him to a private school anything but watch the poor guy shake and cry so much.
He would literally come out of the elementary schools and his little hands would be shaking. My husband said he was fine but moms know.