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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DD's 9th grade photography teacher has a board hanging up in her classroom called "closet tears".  Yesterday, DD was told by this teacher that she was going to fail her for "not trying hard enough".  DD started to cry, as she HAS been trying as best she could to catch up, but the teacher refused to reduce any of the workload despite legitimate absences.  DD has been very sick the second half of this year, including being in the hospital and finally getting diagnosed with an autoimmune disease a few weeks ago.  The teacher told DD to walk over and put a hash mark on the "closet tears" board.

I was already livid and now I'm just in an absolute rage.  She has an IEP for dyslexia, dysgraphia and slow processing speed. I contacted the school on May 24th after we got her diagnosis and asked for an IEP meeting to address her medical conditions.  After several email reminders, they finally scheduled it for August 14th.

Do we have any recourse to fight the failing grade?  And the teacher bullying her students by boasting about making them cry? WTF?

Oh, DD has video of the closet tears board.  She took it before leaving class yesterday (last day of school).
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March into the principal 's office and reach out to the media. [/quote]

Oh, please. “The media” does not care.[/quote]

Oh yes they do. [/quote]

Oh, no, they don’t. Please, “reach out to the media” (no, that is not the same thing as posting on FB, as another poster ridiculously tried to assert). When the news runs a story or the newspaper runs an article about the teacher, your kid and the cry board, OP, be sure to share the link here.  :roll: [/quote]

I have in the past. I've dealt with reporters more than once re issues like this. You're such a know it all and not helpful. Most posters are saying to contact the school admin/teacher and you are ignoring that and repeating the same thing to one poster who is concerned about "evidence". Stop fighting with that poster and see that most of us expect op to take this to the admin and teacher first.[/quote]

I’m “fighting with” no one. We are not adolescents.

Talk to admin. Yes. Go for it.

“Reach out to The Media!” “Go blitzkrieg (massive headsnapping eyeroll) on social media?” Asinine. [/quote]

Typical teacher's union asshattery. [/quote]

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