What do you tell the kids about dealing with authority figures who overstep their authority?
“What do you tell the kids about dealing with authority figures who overstep their authority?”
I told my children, “Choose your battles wisely.” “Always learn the motivations of your opponent and also their prospective enemies. It is far better to rattle the hornets nest next to a person and walk away than to do direct battle with them. If they have an enemy bigger than you, wake that enemy up and consider becoming friends with that enemy.”
Thus when the high school teacher wrongly persecuted my son, my son became student representative on the school board and the teacher immediately changed his demeanor toward my son.
Rule number 2. Always accuse them of breaking their own rules and being hypocrites.
How do you know the teacher over stepped their authority?
You have a news article to base your entire opinion on, and we know the MSM is always accurate.
Does the school/district have a dress code that says that things like that may or may not be worn?
You don't know and are just jumping to conclusions.
I told mine to stand up for themselves or we would. We started being the greasy wheel at school when they were young. Yes, we were "those" parents and proud of it. Sure, there were consequences such as them not making Student of the Month when they made top grades and won All State titles (which the school had never done and woohoo consecutive years!) which should have been an automatic recognition but they and everyone understood why. Amazing how the Governor could take time out to recognize their accomplishments but because they wouldn't take bs from the school, the school's petty mindedness outweighed common decency. They learned a valuable life lesson and it made them better adults.