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[quote=Anonymous]Good call on OP being the same as "unconditional parenting" OP. If not the same person, they would definitely enjoy hanging out and validating each other.
Sounds like one of the issues here is that, even if the classroom had a "thinking chair" or some other time out space, this child was refusing to move, either from that center or anywhere else. It's really crucial in the first month of school that all of the kindergartners understand the "social contract" that they need to enter into: the shared space they all must work in, the expectations being the same for all students, etc. If teacher hadn't acted, the student would have stopped the normal flow of the classroom for everybody. I don't think the kid committed a horrible sin, and I also think going to the principals office was an appropriate action that, if the OP will allow it, can lead to a positive outcome. 
As for principal "yelling" I seriously doubt it. OP already mentioned child was sensitive, and as a recovering sensitive child myself, I get that a stern/firm voice translates into "yelling" in the mind of such a child.[/quote]

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