Re: Eye opener/Need Feedback

[Guest guest]

Corrie,

I think it kind of depends on what your relationship is like with the

principal. Regardless, I don't see a lot of harm in saying that you

noticed and how sad that made you.

Tim

Tim Hartshorne, father of

Mike and Corrie Young wrote:

Hello

everyone! Today while

taking my 4 yr old CHARGEr to school, I pulled up to find a chain blocking

me from pullilng up to his building all the way. I

went in to the main school(my son's school is housed in a trailer beside

the K-6 facility) to talk to the principal who happened to be in the cafeteria

with the students who were eating. As I was walking up to him to ask him

to have the chain removed so we could pull up to unload our children, I

noticed a visually impaired child sitting at a completely empty table all

by himself. There was a ROOM FULL of children, several teachers and

here sat this child all by himself with his fingers in front of his eyes.

I got a huge pit in my stomach and still do as I write. My

question to all of you is what do I do? Do I talk to the principal about

what I saw? It really is none of my business, but because I have

a child who will one day be in the same situation (not at that school,but

at another school inthe same district) it sort of is. Plus, I keep thinking

of this little boy just sitting there all by himself! If another

parent saw Peyton in that situation, I would want them to do something

about it if I wasn't aware of what was going on! What do you guys suggest

I do?? I would really appreciate your feedback! Thanks

in advance,Corrie Youngmom

to Peyton, 4yrs, CHARGE and Cy 10 mos. p.s.

The parking situration is a whole other "issue". They are trying to tell

us parents that we have topark and walk several yards to get our kids to

school because they want to use the area outside of their school for recess.

Peyton weighs 45 lbs and doesn't walk and I have a 10 month old!

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