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[quote=Anonymous]NP, and parent here. I just want to say that I feel particularly badly for the people that said they got no support from the administration when a conference started to go downhill. In my opinion, on parent-teacher conference day, the administration should be "on call" ready to head to a classroom when things get heated. (In addition, I would hope that administration would encourage teachers to let admin know ahead of the conference if they suspect that a parent is going to come in upset and out for blood.)

When it's just parent and teacher in the room, it's too easy for the entire communication to break down, and for each side to only hear their version. In my experience, in the vast majority of cases the parent has an unrealistic request/expectation, etc. However, there are some cases like the PP described above, where a communication breakdown might have led to some accommodation not being met, etc. If the administration could be ready to discuss this issues right then and there, I think it could solve a lot of problems.
 
Again, this only works with good, supportive administration, but I know I as a parent want that kind of administration at my kids' school.[/quote]

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