Update To Yesterdays Post

Well let me just say that I don't think that my kids are always right. I know that kids will be kids. But when it comes down to them telling me the truth I never doubt them. They know that if they are honest even if they are wrong, the punishment won't be as bad. So after talking to my son about hanging out with the wrong crowd, and being at the wrong place at the wrong time, my husband and I thought that we needed to send the principle an e-mail to let her know that this was a serious issue. So here is the e-mail. I didn't put their names in it.


Dear Mrs. Jan 30, 2008

Even though we talked on the phone about this issue, my husband and I are having concerns about the profanity used by the teacher. There are no excuses to explain why a person in authority such as a teacher would feel justified using that language in front of children. We are also concerned the lack of attention being shown to the teachers actions where we feel this was in many ways a bully situation.

We don’t condone bullying in any form and if it turns out that Josh is an active participant in bullying the young lady we intend to address that. As discussed early today we have been encouraging Josh to find new friends.

I would appreciate the opportunity to find out from the young lady what part Josh played, if any.

We are having concerns with the Teacher not getting some form of reprimand. This is not acceptable behavior. We would very much like to discuss this further.

We know of a circumstance where a teacher was let go for similar actions. It is serious and should be treated as such.

We want a face to face meeting with you and the Ms.



Sincerely
Josh & Heidi Redd

So this morning I recieved an e-mail back

Dear Mrs. Redd,I am sorry you got the impression that I did not take the profanity used by the teacher seriously. I agreed that there is no excuse for inappropriate language used by any of our staff. Situations like this become an evaluative issue and I began the process yesterday. The meetings and subsequent actions are confidential and can not be discussed with others. However, we are able to discuss the situation regarding Josh's involvement. As we talked on the phone, I need time to speak to all students involved and review past situations with Miss Milovich. I have a few meetings today and will try to complete my investigation by tomorrow. I will give you a call when I have gathered all the information to schedule a meeting.Thank you,PrincipalAdelaide Elementary.

So after calling the school today and telling them that if they were going to call Josh down to the office, I wanted to be there. I did not want anyone talking to him with out me there, I got a phone call from the principle. She assured me that she didn't think that Josh was involved and would it be ok if she spoke to him and asked him what he thought happend. She was truly sorry.
Although I think I am more frustrated now because the teacher was out of control. She had no clue who was involved. And so she just took her anger out on a group of kids that had No Idea what the heck was going on. Come to find out that the little girl couldn't say who did what. And that she had started bringing up things that happened 3 years ago with some kids at school. Josh had no clue who she even was.
I find that people are just stupid. The school is so big on bullying, what do you call 3 adults yelling at kids and telling them that the cops are going to get involved. Come on.