Posted by:
mew
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Date: April 22, 2014 12:02PM
So..I am angry. My child is a teenager, 8th grade and has an injury. I am still not "out" with people so do not want to give much detail and out myself.
Child was given a "pass" so no tardies would be extended. So, tardies were supposed to be excused if needed due to her condition that is still under doc care. Child is moving much better than previous but still not totally great and is having trouble getting from point a to b with a locker stop in between due to condition of the leg. SO..child gets lunch detention yesterday because of "four" tardies. Well, there shouldn't be any in reality. So, I called office and they tell me there is 6 and asks if "I want to excuse those now". The problem is three weeks ago when the stupid robo call came I called and office asked me the SAME question and I said excuse them and they said they did. Anyways, long story short, by the time principal got on the phone there were NINE tardies. The school should learn some consistency. First and foremost, there shouldn't have any as a "pass" was given. Second, don't tell the child it's four if it was six or nine. So which was it? 4, 6, or 9?
I told the school if they ever discipline my child, especially detention then I deserve a call first. I am the parent. I informed them that I was the parent, child is a minor and I will be consulted first. Honestly, the point is tardies were a non issue because she had been given a "pass". Had the school communicated with me before sending the child to detention all would have been solved and the humiliation and anger child and Mom now feel would have been diverted.
Don't mess with my kids and unjustly discipline. I've always told my kids that if they are in the right I will defend them completely, if the school is right I will defend the school. They get it. The school hasn't figured that out yet. The school is in the wrong here and they don't get it.
Rant over. Thanks.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/22/2014 12:02PM by mew.