Re: Not really related to CF. . .but something we can relate to. ...

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This Mom can call the board of education and file a complaint ask for an aide

for the teacher or ask to audit the class herself (volunteer) sit in on the

class so the teacher knows someone is there. She could ask for a tutor which

always seems to help the child catch up.We were forced to go to the

superentindent(sp?) to get my 15 year old a tutor and for her to go to summer

school after some problems affected her grades.I hope some help comes their

way as sometimes schools seem slow to get teachers who don't teach

out.BeckyB.

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In a message dated 10/24/2002 3:49:55 PM Central Daylight Time,

mks65roses@... writes:

> I have a good friend who I think is battling depression, but won't

> admit it to herself. She just lost her mom to cancer and they were

> VERY close.

>

> Now, she is dealing with a situation with her son at school. Without

> giving out details, and concerned for her mental state, can someone

> advise me about parent's rights for their kids at school. Can they

> insist they be taken out of a certain teacher's class and put in

> another.

>

> This child has always been a straight " A " student, in the honor

> program for math. This year, his parents just received a note (a week

> and a half before the grading period ends) that he is getting all

> " D's " except one grade. From everything I have learned from her, it

> seems there is a personality conflict between student and teacher.

> One day he went to the teacher and asked for help and she replied, " Go

> and do your work " . What teacher would do that? Since then, he has

> been reluctant to ask for help.

>

> He has had straight " A's " for five years. . .and now " D's " . .

> .something is wrong there! The grades are not for tests, because she

> doesn't believe in tests. She told the parents that she sent home

> papers that were graded, but they did not receive them. She says she

> doesn't keep a copy for herself of the papers she has the kids work

> on. Does that make sense. I know this kid. . .he is an honest, hard

> working kid. It sounds like the papers may have never existed and she

> is trying to cover for herself.

>

> She has made this child stay inside 15 times from recess this year to

> work on school work. His parents have asked that she not keep him in

> for recess, but instead send the work home with him, but she has not

> listened. He needs his recess to burn off steam and " regroup " for the

> second half of the day! The parents have talked to the teacher on

> several occasions, but nothing has changed.

>

> One of the times he had to stay in, it was a group project being

> worked on by several kids, but he was the only one she made stay

> inside from recess.

>

> I'm sure glad this isn't my child. . .I would blow up on her! What

> are the parent's/student's rights? Is there a resource out there to

> help figure that out? Can anyone direct me on this? The mom is

> really having a tough time coping right now

She pay her taxes she has the legal right to have any teacher she wants! She

needs to talk to the principle and if that don't work threat you will go to

the press that will do it. You got to be bitchy to get what you want!! Deb A