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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op here just to gripe a bit…in late March we met with the teacher, agreed on best next steps, and I wrote the principal. It was shortly before spring break, but I never heard back. So I wrote her a week ago, saying I thought she might not have seen my original email given the timing but, before they do classroom assignments for next year, I wanted to check in with her. I also noted I’d heard great things about the school counselor meeting with a different group of children to help with social skills and that I thought this group could benefit from that. Again, I didn’t hear back.

This weekend I was at a school fundraiser / party where a parent with older children (late elementary - high school) mentioned how impressed she was by our relatively new principal. I said I liked her but found her hard to reach with my concerns. First the other mother said that, when she wants to reach the principal, she goes and sits in the office and just waits for a 15 min break in the schedule regardless of how long she waits. Second, she told me that my kids’ issue wasn’t a problem (I just said she was being bullied without sharing details) and I had to learn to not take playground banter seriously and I can’t expect the school to get involved every time my kid is teased. I said my 5th grader had a great experience at the school but that this situation - which included actual violence and threats of violence - was not okay. The other woman said “I actually don’t care what a first grader said or did to your kid. Wait for middle school.” Ugh. Anyway, just venting…[/quote]

Unfortunately OP you’ve likely got a reputation as a PITA. And telling other parents about the ordeal doesn’t help.[/quote]

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