Violence in Kindergarten- Sligo Creek Elementary

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DP. I can’t speak to every single detail mentioned but broadly speaking this is true. I just heard the water bottle story today from a neighbor.

Did they explain how someone could get significantly injured from a water bottle? Because that's the main thing that doesn't seem plausible.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We had issues with the SCES principal last year for a different issue and she was awful to work with—gaslighting, offering empty solutions that sounded good but in reality did nothing, miscommunications galore. Eventually a group of parents in the class went above her head to complain to her supervisor. It was a well organized effort with more than a dozen parents behind it, and the issue was resolved within days of going over the principal’s head. I would recommend the K parents begin organizing and advocating in a similar way to get the kid removed or get a full time aid placed with him/her at all times. I can’t emphasize this enough: the principal will not do it on her own. You need to go above her.

There is no real going over the principal's head in this matter. There is a process to follow for this kid to get accommodations or be moved to a different program. Going over the principal's head isn't going to speed it up.

It definitely can help if either the principal hasn't requested critical staffing or if the central office hasn't approved the request.

[Anonymous]

Wow OP, I had no idea this was happening. I was hoping my child would get a spot in their French immersion, but now I'm not so sure.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is not true.
OP is a troll.
I just called the school and asked.
I then called multiple news orgs not one will has heard this either.

This is absolutely true about this scenario in K. The staff member injured needed substantial medical help yesterday as a result of their injury. Just because you aren’t in the loop I would highly recommend not calling names and putting people on blast. The OP reached out as a parent who is desperate to get help in a situation that shouldn’t be happening but is unfortunately too common in our schools these days.

Did they *need* substantial medical help, or did they *seek* substantial medical attention to build a worker's comp claim?

Stitches and blood

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow OP, I had no idea this was happening. I was hoping my child would get a spot in their French immersion, but now I'm not so sure.

To be fair, this could happen in literally any school, and the FI program has more latitude than the Academy to determine that a certain model isn't working for an individual child.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DP. I can’t speak to every single detail mentioned but broadly speaking this is true. I just heard the water bottle story today from a neighbor.

Did they explain how someone could get significantly injured from a water bottle? Because that's the main thing that doesn't seem plausible.

Would you like a metal water bottle that is filled with water to be thrown or swung at you, so you can see how someone can get significantly injured?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is not true.
OP is a troll.
I just called the school and asked.
I then called multiple news orgs not one will has heard this either.

It's true. The school did not send out an email, but I personally read the letter from the K teacher to the class, as the other K classes passed it around. She gave 0 days notice. She did not name the child (I just went back and checked) but she did say that she was leaving due to "unsafe, disruptive behavior by one student."[/quote

Good for her!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We had issues with the SCES principal last year for a different issue and she was awful to work with—gaslighting, offering empty solutions that sounded good but in reality did nothing, miscommunications galore. Eventually a group of parents in the class went above her head to complain to her supervisor. It was a well organized effort with more than a dozen parents behind it, and the issue was resolved within days of going over the principal’s head. I would recommend the K parents begin organizing and advocating in a similar way to get the kid removed or get a full time aid placed with him/her at all times. I can’t emphasize this enough: the principal will not do it on her own. You need to go above her.

Do not advocate for an aide. Advocate for immediate removal of ANY and ALL students who harm others

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid is in K at Sligo. The first year teacher who quit in OP told the kids she was quitting bc of [named K student] and that she didn't feel like she couldn't keep the kids or herself safe. It was completely inappropriate, but it also sounds like she was desperate. Kids in her class had gotten concussions and black eyes.
Since the teacher left, the child who has had violent outburst was transferred to my kid's class. Today the class received an email from the Principal saying our child had witnessed a violent incident where a child hurt an adult. Our kid said that the child had taken a water bottle and thrown it at a teacher's head, sending her to the hospital. It's not good for the kids, the teachers or the kid who keeps acting out--he's obviously not getting the support he needs.

What kind of water bottle was this? I can understand a metal water bottle hurting, and perhaps drawing blood, but I don't understand what would lead to an ER visit.

Also, if this had been going on for a while, why doesn't that child have a 1:1?

I'm not sure, I assume it was a yeti or one of the heavier metal ones. I've spoken with 4 kids or parents of kids who witnessed it. They all say she was bleeding from her temple and ear. That's a sensitive area so maybe stitches and concussion concern.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is not true.
OP is a troll.
I just called the school and asked.
I then called multiple news orgs not one will has heard this either.

It's true. The school did not send out an email, but I personally read the letter from the K teacher to the class, as the other K classes passed it around. She gave 0 days notice. She did not name the child (I just went back and checked) but she did say that she was leaving due to "unsafe, disruptive behavior by one student."

She didn't mention the kid's name in the letter, but she said it to the kindergartners when she told them she was leaving.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow OP, I had no idea this was happening. I was hoping my child would get a spot in their French immersion, but now I'm not so sure.

You shouldn’t worry- the French and academy kids don’t really mix at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow OP, I had no idea this was happening. I was hoping my child would get a spot in their French immersion, but now I'm not so sure.

You shouldn’t worry- the French and academy kids don’t really mix at all.

This is obnoxious and not true.

[Anonymous]

The principal is in communication with central office and trying hard to get 1-on-1 supports for the student. It's very challenging because the student is K without an IEP.

[Anonymous]

Maybe if all of the K parents contact central office that will have a more immediate impact.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow OP, I had no idea this was happening. I was hoping my child would get a spot in their French immersion, but now I'm not so sure.

You shouldn’t worry- the French and academy kids don’t really mix at all.

Wow - I've had kids in both programs and this is most definitely not true. I hope you don't have a child at SCES because you sound like a terrible person.