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[quote=Anonymous]OP here----without trying to give away to many self-identifying details please read below and offer your best advice. Thank you.

My son was falsely accused by another student of taking that student's cellphone. However, when the school's administration checked his person and locker, they did not find the property of the aforementioned student. My son DOES NOT engage in theft in any capacity and is an honor roll student (although he has an ISP). My son would not have any reason to steal. The school's admin son thought issue was settled however as my son was on his way home. The student whom accused my son of stealing his property called up a few friends and they chased my son to the metro. Luckily, the metro station manager was able to get a handle on the situation. DS called DH and I pretty badily shaken as he was afraid that he barely escaped a life-threatening situation. DH and I filed a police report and went in person to the school to try to resolve the situation.

The administrators have told me that theur hands are tied as graudation is a few weeks away for all parties and that DS "would have to tough it out". DH and I were flabbergasted, upset and frankly we believe the school is in violation of federal education laws. DH and I requested that DS be allowed to complete the rest of his semester's work from home because of the safety issue. My son doesn't want to go back to school because he doesn't feel safe. Even though we can afford an Uber every day ---it would be both costly and not necessarily effectively a safe guarentee because he would see the other student in school.

I am going to reach out to the charter school board's student advocate office but I am unsure if they will be able to force the hand of the school to allow DS to complete the rest of the year from home. Up until now, we have always felt relatively safe at the school and have loved the school.

Please help me word a strongly drafted email to the charter board of education and/or the student adovcate office. I am very distraught.

Thank you. [/quote]

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