Quote:
Originally Posted by salukigirl
Sounds like this principle has it in for your son. I hate thinking that someone in the education system could really be vindictive or just plain unreasonable but it happens. I would go straight to the board again and tell them what is going on. If they proved him wrong once, they can do it again. He has no right to talk that way to you and your family no matter what issues your son has in school. Once he "proves himself" he will have missed another couple weeks of another class. Unless he doesn't have the pre-reqs I see no reason how this guy can actually keep him out of class.
I would totally go over his head because you have tried dealing with him several times and it hasn't worked. Is there another school in the district that he can go to?
|
((((Yoda))))
Go way over his head and over the school district all the way to Dept. Of Education.
I have 3 teachers living across the street and one College Admistrator living right next door to me. The one next door used to be an assistant principal in a neighboring community to mine. Both communities are very affluent. He had a lawsuit with his school for trying to get him to alter certain kids records forcing the kids into alternative programs. My kids had fallen behind and the school thought it would be a better learning enviorment for them ( smaller class size etc.) they were not forced into the program. It was by far the worst advice I have ever taken. I thought they knew what was best for my kids. NOT!!! Once I had realized that a lot of the kids in this school had behavior issues it was to late to get them out. The alternative school had trimesters and the mainstream High School had semesters. Hense the kids trying to return to the mainstream High school would loose credit. They brush the kids in the alternative school under the rug so they can keep their performance scores higher at the mainstream high school. It's one big nasty scam. Your child should correct his attendance but you have more rights then the principal is going to tell you . You must go past the school board, and superintendent right up to the state level. Another thing these alternative programs don't provide enough structure so if your really trying to help your child out, YOU be in control of his education. Go online and read your rights as a parent. If you child graduates a school like this they can't get into a University. They have to go to a community college and start with remedial classes, basically they are not prepared for college level anything.
I am sorry for the rant but I am very knowledgeable on this subject.