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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I always take the call when I see the school number.  Could be any number of reasons why they are calling.  But today, I was in an multi hour meeting this morning and the guidance counselor called.  My son was having a rough day and she wanted to discuss it.  I told her I was in a meeting and I could not discuss this with her now.  I told her if he was being disruptive I would leave work and come get him or I would call her back at the end of the day.  She was put off by my unwillingness to discuss his behavior at the moment.

I cut her off after 10 min of listening to her.  It took her that long to tell me that he was hiding under a table and wouldn't come out and that it started when he didn't want to participate in a drawing activity.  What should I have said to her?  [/quote]

I would tell her to do her job as the guidance counselor and figure out what he is upset with and get him out from under the table.  You dealt with it.  If it is an emergency you will leave now and get him or call her back after your meeting is over.  That sounds reasonable.  What does her going on for 10 minutes think she is helping?     Get under the table with him and talk to him.  Or, ask him if he'd like to leave with her for a few minutes to talk about what is going on.  Its drawing, really... [/quote]

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