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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Lol at permanent record. I mean, I am sorry because I am sure that was traumatizing to be called into the office. But LOLOLOL at “permanent record.”[/quote]

Op here. I mean she’s 8 years old and was alone, and also, we had ALREADY told them she never had two tablets, and it all ended up being the school’s fault.

I should also mention that she has a developmental disability and is on an IEP and we are not native English speakers.[/quote]

Frame it as a learning experience to her.  A valuable one at that.  That:

1) People make mistakes, even adults

2) People say things they later regret

3) We should forgive

4) Forgiveness means we give 2nd chance, but not same as forgetting

5) Some people do steal, so she should watch her electronics[/quote]

Excellent list. [/quote]

Agree. They made a mistake and they apologized. What more do you want?  If you need a better understanding of the events, by all means call. But an Apology is all you’re getting and you got it. [/quote]

Op here. The school says they apologized but DD says they did not. The issue is not that they had the computer and did not realize it. The issue is that they accused DD of stealing the computer and threatened her. This was all after I told the school we never had 2 computers. It was fine for them to ask, and fine for them to be mistaken about where it was. Not fine for them to have pursued it so aggressively with DD or used the word “thief” to describe her.

Even if we did have both computers, why would they immediately jump to saying we STOLE the computer, rather than it having been misplaced? This was more than just a simple error on the school’s part.[/quote]

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