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[quote=Anonymous][quote]While I agree that admins and educators should be welcome in this forum, I think its important to remember that this is a parents support forum.  So in this particular circumstance, the OP was a teacher who posted nothing inappropriate, but the principal who replied to her (and now we have an educator speaking to an educator in a parents support forum) called the parents who live in this area (of this forum) "animals".  I mean geez, yeah, I would love and welcome educators on this board to post support or help, but really....we want free form allowing of blatant insults of the users of this forum, who are already in fragile shape--most of them in that position due to struggles with administration and educators? I don't think so. [/quote]

You're cherry picking from the principal's post.  She didn't call all parents 'animals', she made reference to the "kind of animal" some parents are.  I know exactly the kind of parent she's talking about.  This area seems to have more than it's fair share of that 'kind of animal'.  In fact, I live next to one.  She also commented on the parents who refuse to see the seriousness of their child's challenges.  True enough and seems to mirror what the OP said.  She also said "I truly admire those families that are involved, interested and work with the school system, and even question the school system in order to get the best for their child." That's far from insulting and isn't the only time she was complimentary to parents.

You exaggerate greatly when you say users of this forum are in fragile shape - -most of them due to struggles with administrators and educators.  We all have our moments but by and large from the posts I've seen, the SN community here is strong and resilient.

The norm on this site is to ignore insults or unhelpful posts.  It's one of the things I love about it.  The community is good about not engaging those who are insulting or provocative. When someone does choose to respond, it's typically in a measured way, inviting discussion - one that doesn't escalate conflict.  We don't feed the troll which is the best way of shutting one down.  I don't think the principal is a troll.  You might have had a knee jerk reaction to her post but rather than telling her to go away, ignore her or ask her to start her own thread regarding her experiences with the 'kind of animal' she refers to.

Finally, this site/forum isn't just for parents.  Jeff and Maria have been very clear that all are welcome.  Report the post if you like but I don't think it will get much traction.[/quote]

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