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Originally Posted by farmergirl
Yes, honestly, I know that's what we "want" to do as parents (I'm a teacher, but first and foremost I am the parent of a special needs child, so I understand this predicament all too well.) However, if you want to truly be heard and have positive action taken for your child's welfare, you have to go through the chain of command, you have to document everything in writing, and you have to stay as "professional" as possible. As soon as you start ranting and raving, you've lost your audience.
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I absolutely agree with all that you said. "Nowadays" so many parents jump all over teachers for perfectly appropriate discipline. This is clearly NOT what you are doing here, but I think principals and teachers have grown weary of parents who believe that their child has never done anything wrong and never deserves consequences. You want to make it clear that this is not what is going on here.
On another note, what is it with PE teachers? My most negative experiences with teachers were almost all PE teachers. I think it is one of the reasons I loathe exercise to this day. So many of them seem to have so little empathy for kids who are klutzy, or have health problems, or just don't enjoy their class.
Good luck,
EJ