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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'd like to hear the teacher's side of this. I bet OP has had a constant stream of second-guessing and nitpicking questions and suggestions to the teacher all year, and the teacher has had it with her. [/quote]

Could be, but this teacher still has no right to disrespect parents.  The teacher also needs to learn to let it go if this is the case.  Is maturity too much to expect?[/quote]

[b]I once lost it at a parent at a middle school where I used to teach[/b].  She was trying to defend her bully of a son, who had been torturing an overweight female classmate for weeks.  The mom was indignant that I'd called her in and kept talking over me in defense of her child.  She actually behaved a lot like her son, so I see where he got it.  I don't feel sorry for the things I said to her.  [b]I was very harsh, very disrespectful[/b], and loud enough to be heard over her droning needle voice.

Her child was eventually expelled for continuing bullying.  I'm sure the mom remembers me as "really rude" for absolutely no reason.  [/quote]

Rude is beside the point here - you were unprofessional.  Don't expect to be treated like a professional if you can't act like one, even when it's hard.  [/quote]

It is not "professional" to let a bully and his bully of a mother harass you. As a parent who knows all too well how one kid's bad behavior can disrupt the learning of an entire classroom, I salute this teacher for standing up to these jerks. Thanks for be a professional and defending your students against this kind of behavior.[/quote]

Different PP.  No one questions that the bully and his mom needed to be put in their place.  What was unprofessional were the items that I've bolded above.  That is uncalled for.  Interrupting a bullying parent to say something like, "I'm sorry, but in order for us to have the conversation, you'll need to let me discuss the issues that we have in class.  If you won't let me discuss my concerns, then this interview is over and your child will have to deal with the consequences of his actions without your input."  But to lose your temper, be harsh and disrespectful to a student or parent, is unprofessional and uncalled for.  The ends do not necessarily justify the means.[/quote]

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