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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ok, op here.  what I didn't appreciate is the "I continue to receive phone calls and emails"  Of course she would.  The emails are unclear.

Is the cap gun related to the shooting threat?  Not explained.  Then not explained again in the 2nd email, and yes, I thought by saying *I continue to receive emails and calls* was setting a tone of being annoyed.

I'm glad the staff prefer her, but her email was totally unclear.   She needed to spell it out and let us know what actions were being taken.

These are our kids.  Mine was scared and crying this morning.  I know of others.  Parents stressed all day wondering if they did the right thing sending their kids.  Some of my friends picked up early.  Some kept kids home.  Others sent them like I did.    [/quote]

My kid was not concerned. Like I told my friend last night whose kid was concerned - if you’re that concerned we should contact the school. That is what I think you should have done. Ultimately the way it ended for my friend’s kid was talking to a bunch of other kids - and one of their parents reached out to the school and that calmed them all down.

I actually got a good piece of advice from a dcum thread recently. The OP was annoyed about a kid fight at school & the parents not being informed of the fight or the consequences. And a poster said - [b]it’s not like our parents were informed when kids fought when we went to school. That’s so true. And, my HS did have fights and frequent bomb threats for whatever reason. And we would have to evacuate. And my parents apparently didn’t get involved or freak out.  They let the school handle. As a general matter, I like to consider: what would 80s parent do.[/b] 
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You apparently have missed all news since at least 2007. If you don't know why 2007 and the years since are significant, you truly don't get it. Using the 1980s as your yardstick for how to think about the place where your kid spends all day, every day, is a stunning example of burying your head in the sand.

And don't run back to say, but I was only talking about [i]fights[/i]! That's just common kid behavior and the schools can handle that! OK. What's your yardstick there? You don't want to hear abou it, if it's just one fight a month? Fine. One a week? Uh, fine, maybe. As long as your kid's not involved, right? Should parents stop shrugging and want to know when fights are up to a few a week, or one a day? At what point do you want to know whether the school to which you entrust your kid or teen is doing a terrible job of controlling students?

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NP.  Parents are concerned, yes, but parents trying to be involved and informed and trying to micromanage schools has harmed schools and students and has not improved safety or behavior.  The opposite, unfortunately.[/quote]

YES!! THIS!! No one can do their jobs anymore.[/quote]

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