how to report a formal complaint about a private school?

[Anonymous]

if the threats are physical than you should contact the police if you are really afraid.

[Anonymous]

Are the bullying and threats directed to a child or parent?

[Anonymous]

attorney

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:bullying and threats made by a member of the administration.
-OP

Why don't you have a sit down with them first to sort things out, or at least try, before calling the manager?

Bad advice. Don't let the bully get you on the defense. Also any conversation will most likely not be share accurately by bully.

[Anonymous]

Private schools are private businesses. There is no oversight, if that's what you mean, by any third party. There's minimal requirement as it is for just setting up a school, no oversight with teachers, credentialing, materials, teaching methods.


You just don't match with this school, that's all. Go elsewhere.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Go to channel 7

Nah, Sinclair is too busy trying to blow up public schools; they’d never dare report a problem at a private school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If it’s criminal, report to the police. Health violations should go to the health department. Different states have different regulations (or lack thereof) for independent schools. In MD you can try complaining to AIMS but it’s likely your school’s leadership is also a leader in AIMS. They always support their own. You can try contacting the Maryland Nonpublic school approval specialist, Karen Gardner, but she will just pass it off to one of her underlings and then when they visit the school to investigate they will believe all the BS the school admin tells them.

You should contact the local news outlets if you really want answers. You can contact them anonymously. I called news 7 in April and they respected my anonymity. I called in response to what I thought was false reporting. They told me exactly the source from the school of what I was calling about.

This is just silly.

Silly? How else would you deal with a private school hiding sexual assault for multiple years with almost 10 victims? Or what about blatant disregard for local health guidelines early in the pandemic? Have you ever had to deal with the safety of your child being in jeopardy at an independent school? If not, you can’t call it silly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If it’s criminal, report to the police. Health violations should go to the health department. Different states have different regulations (or lack thereof) for independent schools. In MD you can try complaining to AIMS but it’s likely your school’s leadership is also a leader in AIMS. They always support their own. You can try contacting the Maryland Nonpublic school approval specialist, Karen Gardner, but she will just pass it off to one of her underlings and then when they visit the school to investigate they will believe all the BS the school admin tells them.

You should contact the local news outlets if you really want answers. You can contact them anonymously. I called news 7 in April and they respected my anonymity. I called in response to what I thought was false reporting. They told me exactly the source from the school of what I was calling about.

Please don't assume there's an entity in the Md non public school office that actually oversees these types of personal complaints. They barely have anything to do with the school once it is running. All this office does is makes sure there is a written charter, a list of materials, and a business plan. They *might* look into accusations of reduced instructional time, such as in religious schools, or with the amount of snow days, or the reinforcement of opening or non opening compliance (illness/pandemic), but they are not in any way an oversight body for parent concerns with the schools administration or a teacher. They have little or nothing to do with the curriculum as well. They may have input if a private school student receives special ed services in a public school, vis a vis hours or access, but this Md office would have notning to do with a private school complaint such as this.

[Anonymous]

If OP has a criminal complaint, it needs to go to police. A child abuse complaint- CPS.

A personal issue with the school? Leave. It's that simple. Private schools do not have the same system as a public school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If it’s criminal, report to the police. Health violations should go to the health department. Different states have different regulations (or lack thereof) for independent schools. In MD you can try complaining to AIMS but it’s likely your school’s leadership is also a leader in AIMS. They always support their own. You can try contacting the Maryland Nonpublic school approval specialist, Karen Gardner, but she will just pass it off to one of her underlings and then when they visit the school to investigate they will believe all the BS the school admin tells them.

You should contact the local news outlets if you really want answers. You can contact them anonymously. I called news 7 in April and they respected my anonymity. I called in response to what I thought was false reporting. They told me exactly the source from the school of what I was calling about.

This is just silly.

Silly? How else would you deal with a private school hiding sexual assault for multiple years with almost 10 victims? Or what about blatant disregard for local health guidelines early in the pandemic? Have you ever had to deal with the safety of your child being in jeopardy at an independent school? If not, you can’t call it silly.

Why are you there? If you aren’t happy, and you think the whole school is corrupt and/ or possibly criminal, what is the deal here? And why are you asking where to go to complain? If you think there is sexual assault going on, why aren’t you going to the police? Isn't that what anyone would do? What is the purpose of this question, OP?

If my child "was in jeopardy" at a private school I was actuallt paying for, my child would not be there. Period.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:bullying and threats made by a member of the administration.
-OP

Why don't you have a sit down with them first to sort things out, or at least try, before calling the manager?

Bad advice. Don't let the bully get you on the defense. Also any conversation will most likely not be share accurately by bully.

Defense about what? It's presumably a teacher, so I think it's logical to meet with the teacher. Don't most parents talk to their kids teachers in private?

[Anonymous]

Legitimate question: why not just leave? Go somewhere else if you are paying and unhappy. It doesn’t sound like a good fit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:bullying and threats made by a member of the administration.
-OP

Why don't you have a sit down with them first to sort things out, or at least try, before calling the manager?

You don't try to reason with an adult bully harassing a child. Go to the HOS. Not to mention, this needs to be documented, paper trail is important for progressive discipline plus needs to be put in this bully's personnel file.

[Anonymous]

OP hasn’t provided enough info to get a useful answer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If it’s criminal, report to the police. Health violations should go to the health department. Different states have different regulations (or lack thereof) for independent schools. In MD you can try complaining to AIMS but it’s likely your school’s leadership is also a leader in AIMS. They always support their own. You can try contacting the Maryland Nonpublic school approval specialist, Karen Gardner, but she will just pass it off to one of her underlings and then when they visit the school to investigate they will believe all the BS the school admin tells them.

You should contact the local news outlets if you really want answers. You can contact them anonymously. I called news 7 in April and they respected my anonymity. I called in response to what I thought was false reporting. They told me exactly the source from the school of what I was calling about.

This is just silly.

Silly? How else would you deal with a private school hiding sexual assault for multiple years with almost 10 victims? Or what about blatant disregard for local health guidelines early in the pandemic? Have you ever had to deal with the safety of your child being in jeopardy at an independent school? If not, you can’t call it silly.

Silly. That just wasn’t thr question.