[MacMattico]

Her mom will talk to the school again tomorrow, so far they’ve just been told she can’t drop the course and if she doesn’t show up will receive Zero’s on her report card for the next three quarters and final exam.

[silverleaf]

Mom should use the term sexual harassment, because this teacher makes her girl feel threatened. That is a HUGE buzz word.

There should never be any situation where a school FORCEs a child to be ALONE with a teacher. PERIOD.

If the girl would talk to her counselor about the incidents that make her feel creepy it would help. I agree with the paper trail

If all else fails still DROP the class. It is NOT worth it to have a child feel threatened. Take a make up class in the summer. Insist that a note be placed in daughter’s file that the child felt threatened when forced by the school to be alone with the teacher and the school refused to act.

Mom must demand that the school NEVER require require this girl to be alone with the teacher. Either a teacher’s aide or MOM attends every session of this class.

Even out of his class I wold keep an eye on this creep. We all have vibes when we are with a creep.

[ladyL]

As a parent I would not take no for an answer. I would put everyone on written notice, the Principal, the School Board and yes, the teacher. I would politely explain my daughter's discomfort at being alone with any male teacher. I would explain her efforts at trying to disengage from the class. I would politely ask for this to be resolved and then I would tell them you are prepared to litigate and that if your child is emotionally damaged by all of this you will ask for monetary composition for any counseling services she may require in the future.

What this does is put the teacher on notice that his behavior has been made public. That should stop any unwanted advances. It also puts the Principal on notice that the School Board is now involved in his decision process. I believe they will all back away from their position. When it comes to your child's safety you must be aggressive. Write your letter of explanation and send it to the Principal, Teacher, and School Board members Registered, return receipt requested. This will definitely put “creepy” teacher on notice that his behavior has been made public.

[Little Pig]

She doesn’t necessarily even need to talk about dropping the course; just that her daughter feels extremely uncomfortable around this teacher, and even more so at the thought of having to spend unsupervised one-on-one time with that teacher.