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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree with you.

But let me tell you - I totally play the game with my son's special education teacher. I have been VERY nice to her for the whole year, and in return she had my back when I requested a special placement for him.

In a nutshell, this is how it works.
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+1 this is exactly right.  Some parents give extremely generous (inappropriate?) gifts and then get special attention/forgiveness in return. 
I see nothing wrong with small gift cards ($25 and under) but it has gotten out of control. Our teacher got 4 baseball tickets from a kids mom. How does this make all the other children feel? Kids show up with enormous gift bags, bundles of flowers...it's all to show off. Whoever gives the best gift is most proud. I bet some kids feel pretty crummy seeing this.[/quote]

At least at the end of the year you know it is true gratitude. There is no special attention or other favors you suspect go on because the school year is over. I would look at it like government workers. They can accept gifts, but only up to a certain amount. The county/district should set the limit for group gifts and one for individual. I think more should be allowed at the end of the year. [/quote]

Kids at our school bring $100 gift cards in for holiday and end of the year gifts.  This doesn't seem to me like it should be permitted.  It's a public school btw. [/quote]

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