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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You said, "The teacher said she initially gave her a moment of time to do this, but then did the countdown and took her to the Principals office."

First course of action: Gave her a moment to comply.
Second course of action: Counted down.
Third course: Principal's office.

It was the third course of action.

You seem to be looking for validation that the school was somehow in the wrong here, and with that validation, some implicit permission to confront the school about it. That's what I meant by confrontation. What I'm saying is all of our first instincts are that the school is somehow at fault when there is an incident affecting our children. But usually, it's really the child who has caused the problem.

I'm not sure you are quite there yet. But you need to be genuinely open with the possibility and focus your efforts on challenging your child to behave better rather than challenging the school on the way it handles disruptive children.[/quote]

This response, and the PP's first one, are among the best I have read here on DCUM, especially when concerning issues in the classroom.  OP, you would be well-advised to step back and consider PP's points here.  Instead, you are immediately name-calling ("MCPS troll") and becoming defensive.  This sounds like a situation for you to meet with the teacher and/or principal to discuss how you--and her teachers--can help your child adjust to kindergarten.[/quote]

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