Thread: What Are My Children's Rights?

Originally Posted by YankeeMary

Do you have an update?

Hi Mary,
Yeah I talked to the principal but she said she had to take steps because this boy had rights. Ok so this past week this same boy ends up choking a little girl and leaving a scratch mark on her neck. Guess what the principal did? She suspended him for 2 more days...that's it!!!! I was furious. This little girl's mother went to the school board and filed a complaint. I went to the school board but got there too late and they were suppose to call me Friday and did not, so I will be talking to them on Monday, but in the meantime I did go ahead and reported it to the police. No charges can be brought against a 9 year old but I did get the battery on file. But next year when this boy turns 10, he'd better watch out because charges can be brought against him.
His grandmother is a complete idiot! She is in denial about all this. She said my granddaughter was a liar and so was this little girl that got choked. She said everyone at the school is just out to get her grandson. Oh yeah, I have nothing better to do than cause some poor little 9 year old a bunch of grief. How stupid can one get? If one of my grandkid's did something like he did or anything for that matter that got them in trouble at school, then they get in trouble when they get home too.
This isn't over yet by a long shot. This little girl's mother and I are going to continue to contact the school board until some action is taken. Our kids have a right to be protected while they are at school.
I really want to thank each of you for your input. It has helped me tremendously.

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What is a PARA? a volunteer parent? If you don't work and you have the time you could volunteer to go sit in the cafeteria or help with organizing parents who would be willing to go every so often to watch. I know that would be a huge task since so many parents don't care anymore.

I have volunteered my time at the school in the lunchroom, halls, and classrooms, but right now I have been helping my mom out because she is suffering from Alzhemier's and I've been taking her to Dr. appointments and taking care of some of her business affairs because she can't do it on her own. I'm being stretched in several directions right now and I sure didn't need any of this. You are right though. A lot of parents don't care, and it's too bad because it's most of those parents that have the troubled child. We have only a handful of parents who come in the school on a daily basis and when we had a family night last year, they had to give away a DVD player just to get parents to show up. It's pathetic.