Why is this being treated like it is so radical? Teachers have been sending kids home with a NOTE pinned to them, that they must get signed by the parent, since long before I was in school. The signature shows that the parent saw it and knows what happened. Nothing more.
Permanent record? A note? You really think this is going to hurt some future presidential campaign? Good grief.
I was notified by phone, and then the note was required to be signed by me.
They can't state they needed the form for notification, notification was already done.
Maybe they do plan to use the form against the kid.
It SHOULDN'T have to be treated as radical if we were living in the 50's! The boys WOULD be bringing their pocketknives to school..the high schoolers would be bringing their hunting guns for after school. And NO ONE WOULD BE MAKING A FUSS!!!
EACH CHILD DOES have a record. It's kept in the school office.
Each year, prior to school starting, when the classes are being formed...the teachers SEE the records. I've HEARD them. "No, I do NOT want this one!!!" "I'll take this one!" "Trade you Johnny for Susie"....blah blah blah.
When they leave elementary school, guess what's given to the Jr. Highs? That ever growing manilla envelope. And then on to High School. Kids are branded...it's NOT RIGHT, but it's reality.
This really IS a tricky one...on the one hand, I'd want my boy to know that no, I don't necessarily like the rule of the knife being made into a big deal. BUT..those are the rules of the school, and let's follow them. On the other hand, I'll stick with what I said...the administrator WAS WRONG having the child in that room alone, signing something regarding a weapon (sigh), without his parent(s) there.