Does your school allow in-class parent volunteers?

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Anonymous wrote:Parents in our school gossiped too much about the kids so they stopped being allowed to volunteer with the kids in the classroom.

You must be in Potomac or Bethesda, where parents have nothing better to do than gossip about 6 year olds. How ridiculous.

I have volunteered in my MCPS kids' classrooms once a week, and have never had any issues with parents/teachers gossiping. WTF is there to gossip about 6 year olds??

Our schools definitely takes volunteers up to 3rd grade. Not sure about past that because we're not there yet!

There is plenty to gossip about. Usually it involves behavior of certain children. There are many children who have behavior issues for one reason or another which must be kept confidential. Some children have difficulty learning. This is another topic that parents can gossip about. There's plenty more. What goes on in the classroom must remain confidential. Period. If parents talk about what goes on, they should not be able to volunteer.

Well obviously there are things to gossip about but what kind of monster gossips about behavior or learning issues of small children? That is so disgusting. These parents really don't know how unkind and gross that is???

Don't worry, PP. I have never seen this as an issue from parent volunteers. I have volunteered in my kids' schools for years, and have NEVER, ever come into contact with a parent who gossips. Really, it's not an issue.

If I came across a parent who gossips, I'd feel the same way as you and would think even less of that parent! Which is why, parent volunteers don't gossip, IME.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Parents in our school gossiped too much about the kids so they stopped being allowed to volunteer with the kids in the classroom.

You must be in Potomac or Bethesda, where parents have nothing better to do than gossip about 6 year olds. How ridiculous.

I have volunteered in my MCPS kids' classrooms once a week, and have never had any issues with parents/teachers gossiping. WTF is there to gossip about 6 year olds??

Our schools definitely takes volunteers up to 3rd grade. Not sure about past that because we're not there yet!

There is plenty to gossip about. Usually it involves behavior of certain children. There are many children who have behavior issues for one reason or another which must be kept confidential. Some children have difficulty learning. This is another topic that parents can gossip about. There's plenty more. What goes on in the classroom must remain confidential. Period. If parents talk about what goes on, they should not be able to volunteer.

Well obviously there are things to gossip about but what kind of monster gossips about behavior or learning issues of small children? That is so disgusting. These parents really don't know how unkind and gross that is???

Don't worry, PP. I have never seen this as an issue from parent volunteers. I have volunteered in my kids' schools for years, and have NEVER, ever come into contact with a parent who gossips. Really, it's not an issue.

If I came across a parent who gossips, I'd feel the same way as you and would think even less of that parent! Which is why, parent volunteers don't gossip, IME.

Hmm, maybe it's some fabricated excuse to keep parents out of the school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our principal is a control freak. Teachers don't allow volunteers past K. Principal will not say why no volunteers and just offers volunteer positions copying in the office only or hanging things on walls outside the classroom.

This is how our school is too, but including K. I took two hours out of my work day to volunteer and I was relegated to photocopying in the office. If I can't even observe the classroom at all, it's a waste of my time. I only had a quick hi and bye to my kindergartener!