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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thank you. These are helpful.  What about the teacher who won’t respond to my emails asking about my kids?   Do you just forward to the head of school after 24 hours (or what amount of time?)?[/quote]

You have to give them more time.  I don’t think it’s deliberate, unless you are pestering them.  Teachers are crushed with time and I assume they wil get back to me eventually.  If it has been a few days, I might send anther email.[/quote]

Agree 24 hours seems like a short time, especially since you have no idea if the teacher is absent, dealing with a health issue, or slammed with other stuff. Also, it’s much easier to respond quickly to a message about “did you get the permission slip I sent in for Timmy’s field trip” than “how are my children doing in school following the death of a parent.” For the latter, I would want time to observe, think about my response, and then time to quietly craft a thoughtful email back and/or set up a check in phone call. This might not all be doable in a 1 day time frame. So I would assume the weight of the topic could affect the response time.

I think you should wait 72 hours or so and then follow up politely. Hopefully the teacher will respond within that time or at least give you an initial response like “hi, I have been watching her throughout the week and making some observations, I plan to follow up with a longer email this weekend.” If not, reach out to the school counselor or some sort of admin.[/quote]

The best response by a teacher in that sort of situation is a quick response to confirm receipt of the email and then a mention about needing some time to properly consider the issue and when to expect a response.

When did we all become so distant?[/quote]

When they invented cell phones and emails and text messaging.

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