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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]There is plenty to gossip about. Usually it involves behavior of certain children. There are many children who have behavior issues for one reason or another which must be kept confidential. Some children have difficulty learning. This is another topic that parents can gossip about. There's plenty more. What goes on in the classroom must remain confidential. Period. If parents talk about what goes on, they should not be able to volunteer.[/quote]

The thing is, kids will come home and talk to their parents about behaviors of other kids in the classroom. Also, the kids with behavior issues frequently also play on a sports team, be a member of a scout troop, go to church or the grocery store, or just play outside in the neighborhood. People don't need to be in the classroom to know about a child's behavioral issues, they see them in many other interactions. Most don't really care that much, unless it affects their own child. 
Really, there is no need for classroom gossip for people to know that some kids have behavioral issues. [/quote]

+1 to the PP.

It's ridiculous to say that you shouldn't have parents in the classroom because they *might* gossip.

I've volunteered in different classrooms for my two kids and would never gossip.  I've met other parents who volunteer, and gossip has really NEVER, ever been an issue.

And, yes, kids talk about what goes on the classroom, so 'behavior issues' really are no secret.[/quote]

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