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[quote=Anonymous]Sorry, but for a school administrator to have such a meeting with the student, where they are accusing her of stealing an item, without consulting with a parent, that is inexcusable.  Especially after they had already spoken with the parent and conveniently "forgot" that they had the conversation the day before.

I would be writing an angry email to the principal and cc'ing the school superintendent.  I would expect a meeting between the principal and the family (parents and student) where the principal explicitly apologizes to the student and explains that the adults involved were wrong and that the principal would be speaking to them about what they did wrong and how they should have behaved.

If there was a concern that the child was assigned two tablets or had kept the first tablet when being assigned the second, they should contact that parents.  If they need to have a meeting with the child about such a situation, they should do so with the parents present.  This is not a situation like a standard disciplinary meeting where school officials should talk to the student first.  When there is an issue of school property that has been assigned and sent home, if there is a question about that property, you need to involve the parents, especially for a child as young as 8.  8 year olds can barely keep track of what's in their backpack and they cannot keep track of items once out of sight "out of sight, out of mind".

Handled terribly and the principal should be handling an apology in person and directly herself.[/quote]

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