Guest guest Posted January 31, 2003 Report Share Posted January 31, 2003 Hi Bert, Don't worry. You were having one of those days. Hope all is better now. You had the right idea about working off some of that steam though, because I could tell you were steamed, and with good reason. I hope you put your sign out there and you should probably put a message on the phone too that you do not want to be disturbed during those hours. Good job with contacting the school authorities. Not enough people take those simple steps when there is a problem. I've written about education for several years at the newspapers where I worked and some school officials think they can take certain liberties. Hold them responsible when your child gets hurt in school.The court system cost too much money and time, so don't get sucked into that. Take care, Delarita --- wrote: > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 1, 2005 Report Share Posted November 1, 2005 Another resource in this situation for both the guidance counselor and the child is the state's protection and advocacy. It seems to me there was a precedent setting case in Virginia?? where a district tried to fire a teacher for doing the right thing, and the district lost. You might look at slaw.com and see if there is anything about this case. Shame, shame, shame on the school district.--- Hey and if nothing else gets you anywhere, a little media involvement might be called for, M. In a message dated 11/1/2005 2:40:19 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, writes: recap: My friend has a son w/ DS who has a 1:1. The guidance counselor at his school told another GC (who happens to also be my friend's Behavior Specialist) that the aide was heard telling the boy that if he doesn't do as he's told, she will hit him in the face (not clear of exact wording, either slap or punch was used). My friend called the principal who removed the aide pending an investigation. The director called my friend and said the lawyers said this woman will get her job back in 2 weeks. AND get this...the GC who told my friend is in jeopardy of losing her job!! Can you believe that? They are willing to allow the aide her job back but want to fire the GC who has 3 master degrees and is a tremendous asset to them. They said she broke confidentiality but how could she when she was giving her info on her own child and not someone else's? My friend called an advocate and he asked why they police wasn't called. My friend asked the director who quickly replied " It's not a police issue since the aide never touched him " . She called the state police and asked him what he thought and he said it was considered harassment. However they would probably want to handle it internally but filing a report wouldn't hurt anyway. I also told her to file a complaint with the state. She called the Consult line that we have here and they told her to also write to our representative and senator. Di Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 1, 2005 Report Share Posted November 1, 2005 Sandi, I have the same problem with my Alyssa, also 8 yrs. She has done so well the past 3 years at school. This year is just horrible. She also will not come in from recess. I printed the replys about giving her a job, blowing a whistle, giving her a note to give to the teacher, etc. These are things we have not tried yet. Recess is important to Lyssa and I have to say I did think of having her sit in the principal's office if she refuses to come in. But I also agree that she needs the recess as an outlet. I cannot give you any advise, but I'm glad that I can see that it's not just my daughter. I'll be anxious to see any other replies. Hang in there, Sue & Alyssa-MI --------------------------------- FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 1, 2005 Report Share Posted November 1, 2005 I'd like to offer that my daughter really struggled when she was in 1st grade with the coming in from recess. It is no longer an issue at all, so I hope it's helpful to know it's likely to pass. I finally started going to school to try positive reinforcement to get her, which worked pretty well. She still balked at coming in sometimes, but it was much better. Using punishment certainly didn't work! Eleanor _____ From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Sue Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 9:11 AM Subject: Re: Digest Number 2788 Sandi, I have the same problem with my Alyssa, also 8 yrs. She has done so well the past 3 years at school. This year is just horrible. She also will not come in from recess. I printed the replys about giving her a job, blowing a whistle, giving her a note to give to the teacher, etc. These are things we have not tried yet. Recess is important to Lyssa and I have to say I did think of having her sit in the principal's office if she refuses to come in. But I also agree that she needs the recess as an outlet. I cannot give you any advise, but I'm glad that I can see that it's not just my daughter. I'll be anxious to see any other replies. Hang in there, Sue & Alyssa-MI --------------------------------- FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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