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[quote=Anonymous]MV Parent Here,

When we arrived to school the Friday before Christmas (last day before the winter break) we were very surprised to see a MV Mom, MV Dad and MV First Grade child (now former MV family) in front of our school with signs around their necks.  The former MV child had a sign around her neck which read "MV does not listen to children."  The Mom and Dad had other signs around their necks regarding bullying - I'm not exactly sure what the signs said, but it was something like - "I was bullyied at MV" - for example.  We had not received any prior information on this family.  When I later on that day checked my email, the mother had in fact sent everyone at MV an email about their family's experience in the past 2 and half months - which provided many details between her daughter and the child at MV.

I was shocked to find that parents would find it appropriate to take their children to the school with a sign around her neck.  I heard another family's child say, "Why is she out in front of our school?"  This family was way out of line with protesting before our school before even engaging with other families.  It was an insult and it was embarrassing for the other Mundo Verde staff members, who have no involvement with this situation to say that MV does not listen to children.  There are many children that can clearly read these signs and after the shooting massacre the prior Friday, they should not have done this.

MV administration team is great - the school pyschologist greets the children just about each and every day with a great smile and welcoming "Buenos Dias" and/or "Good Morning."  The principal and director both have children at the school.  I can't imagine that they did nothing about this.  After many emails on the MV listserv floated around, the adminstration sent an email to all of the families.

Mundo Verde incorporates "Peace Tables" in the classrooms.  MV is a great school and peaceful place.  I think this is very infortunate that a family would result in protesting in front of the school - just prior to the school's winter break and the coming of Christmas - a time when many MV familes reflect on peace, religion (for many) and the tragedy that occurred in Connecticut.

(writing this on train to Chicago, so excse the typos, etc.)[/quote]

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