I love parents

A student of mine decided to steal a set of headphones, and an IPhone out of a backpack. He kindly returned the headphones but took the phone. He decided that it would be best to give the phone to a friend. This friend then destroys and looses the phone. The best part.. they discuss this in text message how the phone was destroyed and lost...

Mom comes in upset at me... Why?

I hadn't followed up with her about counseling (Mom - I completed the in house referral. therapist will get to you)

Why are you suspending him? What he did was wrong but you still have to teach him (I don't know.. he stole a phone and worked with someone to destroy it)

. Why didn't anyone tell me. (You changed your number, left the old number voice mail with your name on it and didn't tell the front office to change it. Besides your son was told)

But he as ADHD and theft is part of that. (But, you don't go into a backpack, get two items, put one back, give item to friend and discuss with friend what happened to the said item through texts. That's not lack of inpulse)

But he's ODD and he chose to be defiant. (I choose to respectfully disagree. Your key word there is chose. This who incident was too planned to be a result of ODD. Sorry)


In a different situation. Going through setting up an expulsion hearing for another student who isn't mine. Through this we have daughter impersonating mom, mom being a drama queen and involving everyone she can but doesn't have the time to meet with us for the hearing.

Today parent called me to make sure I got her fax. I had. Mom told me that her daughter needs a consequence but she needs to be back in school with restrictions. Expulsion is to harsh. The district she works for as a teacher has those steps. Well Mom we don't have that option but thanks for asking.

This is the same parent that

•  told the dean she can't attend the expulsion because she is a teacher doing ISTEP next week. Cause you know I'm not doing that. 
•  told the dean to go ahead and expel her daughter because she needs a consequence and she is tired of her behavior
• called the dean and said we can't expel her daughter because she has bipolar and we knew that when she was at our school in 7th grade. 
• Sorry I've slept since then and I don't remember
• She doesn't show signs in school
• Oh she doesn't have an IEP and has never been tested from her previous school.. 

When I got done talking with parent she said that she could no longer talk because she had an important phone call coming in on the other line.