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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've learned the hard way through my younger daughter's grade school experience last year that teachers can be mean girls, too. The other kids pick right up on it, see an opening, and start b
I would contact the principal and say the teacher's response was sarcastic and unacceptable, and that your DD had an appointment. Stand up for your daughter. You are her advocate.[/quote]

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You would not even give the teacher the benefit of the doubt?  Do you have a job?  Would you want someone going directly to your boss if you offended him?  You would not want them to mention it to you first?

Sometimes, you need to pick your battles.  [b]IF[/b]the teacher said that, it is unacceptable.  But, she may not have said it in the way your daughter told you.

So, what do you expect to get from talking to the principal?
Do you expect him to fire the teacher?
Do you expect him to put a letter in her file?
Do you expect him to chastise the teacher?

This is what you will get:  The principal will be sympathetic to you. He/she will listen.
This is what he/she might ask:  Did you talk to the teacher?
This is what he will think: This mom is annoying.

Best case:  the principal will talk to the teacher and tell her to watch her sarcasm.  Principal will pay more attention to the teacher's behavior.  If the teacher has been a problem in the past, it may trigger something--but, that is unlikely.
Likely case: the principal will talk to the teacher and tell her that she needs to handle Larla with kid gloves because she said the teacher was sarcastic.  The teacher will treat your daughter differently from the other kids.  The teacher will be careful in her actions with your kid and her vision may be slanted--especially if Larla did not tell you the truth.

If I were you, I would tell Larla that, while the teacher made a comment that was not kind, that Larla should overlook it.

Also, just how late was Larla?  Five minutes? Ten minutes? If you were on such a tight schedule, why did you not pick her up early?

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