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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A cliquey/bully teacher in a private school targeted.   I work full time and I am not "involved" in school during school hours so she felt like my DD was an easy target.  She targeted other kids who had similar profiles.  She was overly punitive in grading my DD's work and would take off full letter grades for ridiculous things like using blue versus black pen for a writing assignment in 2nd grade. I probably could have dealt with that somewhat but she made my daughter cry many, many times during the school year by singling her out and bullying her.  She made outlandish claims that my DD was incapable academically- though that was far from the truth as demonstrated in her grades since then/before then.  The administration supported me a little but not enough.

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That is the most surprising / disappointing thing about independent schools. The administrators seem to protect "their own" (ie, teachers who are longtime colleagues)  and their way of doing things versus taking parent complaints seriously. I thought that as a "paying customer" and donors of time, talent & treasure, we'd be listened to, and our concerns would be addressed. But no, they really seem to just pander to you, knowing you'll be gone in a few years. How to put this? There is no real accountability as in the publics. At least if you have a problem in public, you can go to the PTA, file a form online, go to school administration - county bureaucracy, etc. There are well defined processes. In private, there is no apparent policy manual for handling parent complaints..it is all shrouded in mystery. They act like they just expect you to shut up or leave if you have issues to be addressed, yet act hurt if you do leave, and then blame you. I have been surprised by the petty and unprofessional atmosphere at our children's well regarded independent school. I don't know if they are all like this, but would love to hear from others. From reading the independent school forum, it is clear there are a few schools where parents report similar situations, so I know it is not unique to our school. If there is a truly professionally managed independent school out there, I'd love to hear the name![/quote]

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