Re: letters home to parents w/ school rules

[Guest guest]

>

> The squeaky wheel gets the grease! After having another discussion

> with my daughter's first grade teacher, he put out a notice to the

> parents plainly, bluntly but politely requiring them to give him

> advance notice for all parties. He's a great teacher and honestly I

> think it irritated him that parents would, unannounced, show up with

> cupcakes. I wish I saved the letter. I chuckled when I read it b/c

> the way he said it, he made the parent aware of their actions and see

> how they are excluding the the children w/food allergies the pleasure

> of participating in their child's birthday celebration.

>

Well, I wish you the best of luck with this, but please make

contingency plans for your child's safety.

My son's former school had a written policy banning parents from

bringing food to the classroom - it was in the school handbook, and

every family in the school was required to sign a form stating that

they had read the rules and agreed to abide by them.

Yet every teacher in the school allowed parents to just drop in with

cupcakes, donuts, etc. When we spoke with the principal and requested

that school's own policies be enforced, she refused because " it wasn't

fair to hurt the parent's feelings. "

Yet another reason why I think schoolwide food bans are pointless -

they depend on the human beings in charge enforcing them consistently

and the human beings attending/sending kids to the school to

voluntarily complying with such rules. If human beings are so good at

following rules, why does our country have such a large prison

poplulation?

Maureen

[Guest guest]

>

> The squeaky wheel gets the grease! After having another discussion

> with my daughter's first grade teacher, he put out a notice to the

> parents plainly, bluntly but politely requiring them to give him

> advance notice for all parties. He's a great teacher and honestly I

> think it irritated him that parents would, unannounced, show up with

> cupcakes. I wish I saved the letter. I chuckled when I read it b/c

> the way he said it, he made the parent aware of their actions and see

> how they are excluding the the children w/food allergies the pleasure

> of participating in their child's birthday celebration.

>

Well, I wish you the best of luck with this, but please make

contingency plans for your child's safety.

My son's former school had a written policy banning parents from

bringing food to the classroom - it was in the school handbook, and

every family in the school was required to sign a form stating that

they had read the rules and agreed to abide by them.

Yet every teacher in the school allowed parents to just drop in with

cupcakes, donuts, etc. When we spoke with the principal and requested

that school's own policies be enforced, she refused because " it wasn't

fair to hurt the parent's feelings. "

Yet another reason why I think schoolwide food bans are pointless -

they depend on the human beings in charge enforcing them consistently

and the human beings attending/sending kids to the school to

voluntarily complying with such rules. If human beings are so good at

following rules, why does our country have such a large prison

poplulation?

Maureen

[Guest guest]

Maureen - LOL - so funny and unfortunately so true!

> >

> > The squeaky wheel gets the grease! After having another

discussion

> > with my daughter's first grade teacher, he put out a notice to

the

> > parents plainly, bluntly but politely requiring them to give him

> > advance notice for all parties. He's a great teacher and

honestly I

> > think it irritated him that parents would, unannounced, show up

with

> > cupcakes. I wish I saved the letter. I chuckled when I read it

b/c

> > the way he said it, he made the parent aware of their actions

and see

> > how they are excluding the the children w/food allergies the

pleasure

> > of participating in their child's birthday celebration.

> >

>

> Well, I wish you the best of luck with this, but please make

> contingency plans for your child's safety.

>

> My son's former school had a written policy banning parents from

> bringing food to the classroom - it was in the school handbook, and

> every family in the school was required to sign a form stating that

> they had read the rules and agreed to abide by them.

>

> Yet every teacher in the school allowed parents to just drop in

with

> cupcakes, donuts, etc. When we spoke with the principal and

requested

> that school's own policies be enforced, she refused because " it

wasn't

> fair to hurt the parent's feelings. "

>

> Yet another reason why I think schoolwide food bans are pointless -

> they depend on the human beings in charge enforcing them

consistently

> and the human beings attending/sending kids to the school to

> voluntarily complying with such rules. If human beings are so good

at

> following rules, why does our country have such a large prison

> poplulation?

>

> Maureen

>

[Guest guest]

Maureen - LOL - so funny and unfortunately so true!

> >

> > The squeaky wheel gets the grease! After having another

discussion

> > with my daughter's first grade teacher, he put out a notice to

the

> > parents plainly, bluntly but politely requiring them to give him

> > advance notice for all parties. He's a great teacher and

honestly I

> > think it irritated him that parents would, unannounced, show up

with

> > cupcakes. I wish I saved the letter. I chuckled when I read it

b/c

> > the way he said it, he made the parent aware of their actions

and see

> > how they are excluding the the children w/food allergies the

pleasure

> > of participating in their child's birthday celebration.

> >

>

> Well, I wish you the best of luck with this, but please make

> contingency plans for your child's safety.

>

> My son's former school had a written policy banning parents from

> bringing food to the classroom - it was in the school handbook, and

> every family in the school was required to sign a form stating that

> they had read the rules and agreed to abide by them.

>

> Yet every teacher in the school allowed parents to just drop in

with

> cupcakes, donuts, etc. When we spoke with the principal and

requested

> that school's own policies be enforced, she refused because " it

wasn't

> fair to hurt the parent's feelings. "

>

> Yet another reason why I think schoolwide food bans are pointless -

> they depend on the human beings in charge enforcing them

consistently

> and the human beings attending/sending kids to the school to

> voluntarily complying with such rules. If human beings are so good

at

> following rules, why does our country have such a large prison

> poplulation?

>

> Maureen

>

[Guest guest]

My daughter's teacher sent a note home at the beginning of the year

requesting advance notice when they were going to bring in food for

parties because there are children in the class with food allergies.

I've not once been notified. It's in my daughter's IEP that I'll be

given at least 1 day advanced notice if the teacher is aware that

there will be a party. I've only been notified of class parties that

are organized by the class parent (though the class parent never

contacts me - I just send in extra snacks for my daughter). I keep a

box of WalMart brand smiles candy in my daughter's teacher's

cupboard. She's given a package any time there's a class party. She

tells me she prefers them to cupcakes anyway so I've never complained.

My point is even with teachers sending notices, parents don't notify

teachers anyway. Of course if it was their child, you'd better

believe many of them would be screaming at the teacher for lack of

notice.

Trudy in NH

[Guest guest]

My daughter's teacher sent a note home at the beginning of the year

requesting advance notice when they were going to bring in food for

parties because there are children in the class with food allergies.

I've not once been notified. It's in my daughter's IEP that I'll be

given at least 1 day advanced notice if the teacher is aware that

there will be a party. I've only been notified of class parties that

are organized by the class parent (though the class parent never

contacts me - I just send in extra snacks for my daughter). I keep a

box of WalMart brand smiles candy in my daughter's teacher's

cupboard. She's given a package any time there's a class party. She

tells me she prefers them to cupcakes anyway so I've never complained.

My point is even with teachers sending notices, parents don't notify

teachers anyway. Of course if it was their child, you'd better

believe many of them would be screaming at the teacher for lack of

notice.

Trudy in NH

[Guest guest]

My daughter's teacher sent a note home at the beginning of the year

requesting advance notice when they were going to bring in food for

parties because there are children in the class with food allergies.

I've not once been notified. It's in my daughter's IEP that I'll be

given at least 1 day advanced notice if the teacher is aware that

there will be a party. I've only been notified of class parties that

are organized by the class parent (though the class parent never

contacts me - I just send in extra snacks for my daughter). I keep a

box of WalMart brand smiles candy in my daughter's teacher's

cupboard. She's given a package any time there's a class party. She

tells me she prefers them to cupcakes anyway so I've never complained.

My point is even with teachers sending notices, parents don't notify

teachers anyway. Of course if it was their child, you'd better

believe many of them would be screaming at the teacher for lack of

notice.

Trudy in NH

[Guest guest]

Just wanted to point out that my friend, who is a teacher, does in

fact enforce such rules. She has turned away parents that have

brought in goodies unannounced because of allergen issues in her

classroom. The parents do give her attitude over this, however,

they no longer try to bring in snacks unannounced. She does not have

any children of her own, but treats all of the kids and their needs

as if they were her own, she watches out for each and every child!!

Just wanted to let you know there are some excellent teachers out

there that do care about each individual in their class.

>

> My daughter's teacher sent a note home at the beginning of the

year

> requesting advance notice when they were going to bring in food

for

> parties because there are children in the class with food

allergies.

> I've not once been notified. It's in my daughter's IEP that I'll

be

> given at least 1 day advanced notice if the teacher is aware that

> there will be a party. I've only been notified of class parties

that

> are organized by the class parent (though the class parent never

> contacts me - I just send in extra snacks for my daughter). I

keep a

> box of WalMart brand smiles candy in my daughter's teacher's

> cupboard. She's given a package any time there's a class party.

She

> tells me she prefers them to cupcakes anyway so I've never

complained.

>

> My point is even with teachers sending notices, parents don't

notify

> teachers anyway. Of course if it was their child, you'd better

> believe many of them would be screaming at the teacher for lack of

> notice.

>

> Trudy in NH

>