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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Dear Ms. Pushy,

The students had been working on this since Day 2 of school. They were given explicit instructions each step of the way, which Janice seemed to understand as she kept progressing in pace with the rest of the class.

At no point did Janice tell me she was struggling or ask for help. This project does not involve math, so it is unclear why a math tutor got involved. Regardless, I am available today and tomorrow during lunch if Janice would like to come see me to get back on track and this one time, I will give her an extension, to October 7, to turn in the completed project.

I am not available to do a Zoom meeting, and moving forward please do not threaten me. We have 8 months left of the school year, and I look forward to having a collaborative and productive relationship with each of my students (and by extension, their parents).

Best, 
Mrs. Beasely[/quote]

Leave off the last paragraph.  Just ignore the zoom request, don't respond to it.  But you could say that you are open to a conference if needed in the future.[/quote]

Agree about ignoring the Zoom request but I'd not antagonize the mom and obviously teh student did not understand he project as she said her mom would email her. So no this is just not an accurate email that PP wrote. Just say you're happy to have a conference in the next week at a mutually agreeable time.

Look, the mom is crazy. But the student may be dealing with other things going on. She might have undiagnosed speical needs or be in an abusive situation. You just don't know. I'd err on the side of being understanding.[/quote]

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