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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a current Garrison parent, I am thrilled he is leaving.  He does a great job paying lip-service to prospective parents, but every time I've tried to work with him as a current parent he has no time for me and refuses to listen to any ideas.  We are leaving Garrison next year in large part because of our interactions with him.  We also have a very good WL number at CMI.  Our experience with him is bad enough that I would turn down the space (should it be offered) if he is leading the middle school (this is made easier because we did get a space at a different school we are excited about, but one which we would have considered leaving for CMI).  I would not want to have to deal with him again.[/quote]

I understand it's bad PR for principals not to interact with gentrifier parents but come on, you have to understand that there are not unlimited time and resources for a principal to always talk to and deal with one parent on an individual basis (barring of course serious issues that have to go straight to him.) [b]Work through the PTA[/b].  [/quote]

Yup - did this, thanks for the suggestion.  This is not about his failure "to interact with gentrifier parents" but instead about his incredibly rude response (essentially telling me to shut up, and that I should never speak to any teacher/staff member again that wasn't my child's direct teacher) to the PTA-approved e-mail that I sent him. [/quote]

I have no dog in this fight, as I'm not a DCPS teacher or parent. But I have to wonder WHY he would tell you such a thing. Like, what were you doing to make him RESPOND in this way? (After all, it was a RESPONSE--not him just deciding to approach an innocent parent who was minding her own business and being a jerk to her.) Why would you speak to any adult in the building who isn't directly involved with your child? There are two sides to every story. And from where I sit, it seems you may have behaved in a way that warranted such a response.[/quote]

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