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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Dear Ms. Pushy,

The students had been working on this since Day 2 of school. They were given explicit instructions each step of the way, which Janice seemed to understand as she kept progressing in pace with the rest of the class.

At no point did Janice tell me she was struggling or ask for help. This project does not involve math, so it is unclear why a math tutor got involved. Regardless, I am available today and tomorrow during lunch if Janice would like to come see me to get back on track and this one time, I will give her an extension, to October 7, to turn in the completed project.

I am not available to do a Zoom meeting, and moving forward please do not threaten me. We have 8 months left of the school year, and I look forward to having a collaborative and productive relationship with each of my students (and by extension, their parents).

Best, 
Mrs. Beasely[/quote]

Thank you so much! This is strong, but calm and helpful.[/quote]

Oh, I hard disagree fwiw. This is waving a red flag to a bull. You can’t win with a drama queen like this parent. It might feel good in the moment to say “don’t threaten me,” but it’s not a strategic play. You won’t fix this woman, so don’t try. Just protect yourself. [/quote]

Lol, I'm very verbally aggressive and not afraid of anyone when I know damn well they're in the wrong. [/quote]

I hope this isn’t the OP but there is no reward for being right in a situation like this. The mom is baiting the teacher. You can’t take the bait. Lie down with pigs, etc. [/quote]

I doubt the “verbally aggressive” poster is the OP. If the OP were aggressive, she wouldn’t be reaching out for advice.

But I agree: you can’t argue with this parent. She’s looking for a fight, so don’t give it to her. Best thing you can do is let her show her true qualities to the main office. [/quote]

Yes, the verbally aggressive one is me, Mrs. Beasley. I'm just not afraid of someone who wants to fight, and can easily make them afraid of me, quickly. [/quote]

Yeah um, don’t take advice from Mrs. Beasley. You’ll just create headaches for yourself. You want to dodge this mom, not fight with her. Life is to short to waste time on people like that.

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