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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My youngest is about to graduate from HS, and this month, about half a dozen parents have reached out to ask for advice/vent about other parent volunteers (Queen Bees) who have screamed at them, made them cry, returned their work for editing, gone rogue (we aren't doing snacks for the kids anymore-there is an obesity problem in this country and our kids are soft so let's not provide them or the opposite...let's have half-time catered....), and things of that nature. I've seen some texts and emails. Blown away by how people will say things to other parents (or within earshot of kids) that they would get fired for at work (or promoted if they work in a toxic environment).

Do your schools have any kind of training or guidelines or hierarchy for volunteering?

Parents have told me they plan to call the school faculty to complain about their negative experiences volunteering and it seems like a complete and utter waste of school resources to have the adults whose programs they want to support to mediate conflicts among 40, 50 and 60-year olds.

I assume a lot of you volunteer with people who are used to being the decision-maker or who delegate down a lot. 
What have your experiences been?

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Luckily, this hasn't really been my experience (nor have I heard it happening at our well-known school).  That being said, during an at-school holiday party I did have a Mom turn to me and in a very strict tone express that she didn't like her child having sweet treats during the school day.  As she is the only one who complained (there is always also a healthy snack choice at the parties), I suggested she just tell her child to only choose the healthy snack because the other parents were fine with them having it for a special occasion.  [/quote]

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