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[quote=Anonymous][b][quote=Anonymous]Everyone in the entire school?  PP, no parent was a witness to that event, to "know" it happened exactly as you say it happened.  And neither do you "know" it for a fact.

I bet if one were to actually ask the students individually what happened, you would get a differing version from every kid you ask.  There was an incident last year that we asked DC and his friends about, and got widely divergent versions of it, not necessarily that kids are intentionally being deceitful, more that there are filters of perception and they don't always get it right.  Even honest, well-intentioned adults don't always get it right - even sworn eyewitness testimony is often proven wrong in courts of law.  I've no doubt that he tried to get kids to come forward and get to the bottom of the theft, but in absence of concrete evidence on details and specifics, I don't think anyone can be touting anything as "fact" and it's not fair or appropriate to launch into defaming someone based solely on second hand hearsay. [quote][/b]

I love how much you trust your children's ability to describe events.  That is the kind of attitude that allows the school to treat our kids like shit.

I hope none of your children ever get molested.

I have no doubt you are a lawyer.  But you would be asking "are you sure.......?"   
All the things that make children stop talking.

Has it ever occurred to you that maybe your rapport with the kids the same age as your children leaves a bit to be desired?  That your scepticism and condescension oozes out of every pore in your body?

Granted, emotional trauma can interfere with accuracy, and some of these kids were emotionally traumatized.

And yes eye witness testimony is not always reliable, but I somehow don't think cross racial identification is an issue here.  No one is confused about who made the threat, or the nature of the threat.  And that ought to be enough.

By your standards, NOTHING that ever happens to children without an adult eyewitness, and even then maybe, can be ascertained with sufficient certainty to hold any of the adults in the room responsible for their words or actions.

You are the perfect Basis parent, BASIS BOOSTER, and sir, you are insufferable.

They got the gist of the threat, they understood it was serious, they understood he meant that he was going to do it, and they understood how.......... by affecting them academically.

You mess with her stuff, I'll mess with your grades.  Oh dear, perhaps he said "I will" instead.  Game, set, match.

No the kids don't know exactly what is going to happen, because he did not say.  
So there is MASS speculation - 
will they fail the year, will they get a zero for the grading period, what exactly did he mean.......... 
Why hasn't anyone explained what he means..... 
Since no one has explained, maybe they sent him in there to say it.  
Maybe they know he said it and are ok with failing a whole section of kids over some stolen candy.

There is no divergent account I have heard about the nature of what he said, maybe not word for word, and it included MESSING WITH GRADES......... that  is enough for me.

PS If everyone signed this oh so clear policy, then I guess the problem is the way it is being enforced.  We were not here in August, so I guess it must have gotten lost in the shuffle.  But I loved her tap dancing, she would make a great hostile witness - in fact she did....... against herself.

Why don't you help her with the concept of due process.  Why don't you help her with her statistics to make sure they are accurate before they get subject to scrutiny.

[b]Please, I'd recommend you take these things up in a one-on-one meeting with the head of school - with an itemized list, going over one item at a time - I'd also suggest going back to verify some of the assumptions (i.e. tardy policy, which we WERE informed of).  Throwing a commingled mass of concerns around everywhere, en masse, with some unverified and based on rumors or mistaken understanding of published policies - really doesn't help.

An appointment, one-on-one, with clearly stated issues, gone over item-by-item has been our approach to dealing with concerns, and we've found the school to be very responsive with that approach.[/quote][/b]

I am very glad that you seem to have this wonderful connection with the head of school.  Not all of us are that lucky.
And I am sure you would have already resolved that there will be no consequences for your child and let the rest of us hang.

Basis is perfect, or if it isn't, those imperfections don't really matter, silly for a bunch of kids to get so upset over a very scary dean coming in and threatening them.  Really.  I bet your kid is in LEAP chemistry, AP Calculus, and you think you are immune to everything because you have such a connection with the head of school..........

The good news?  So far, your kids are not like you......

But you seem to have no sympathy for other kids at Basis.  Especially the kids in 8La who have been waiting, and waiting, and waiting............. for someone to tell them what is going to happen to them.

This is what is known as a leadership opportunity.  And leadership is sorely lacking.

Since you have such a good relationship with the head of school, why don't you go politely suggest that he do his job.[/quote]

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