[Jims5543]

island - your story is a carbon copy of mine in a public school.

YOUR PAYING FOR THIS?

Our sons new school is amazing, first its a montessori school, the entire enviroment is 100X more relaxed. The older kids are expected to help the younger ones. Have you ever heard that when you teach someone something you learn it better yourself? The sense of community is amazing the teachers are awesome the director (principle) is also a teacher and talks to us every day.

My 13 y/o was failing math in public school the teacher didn't even care. She was more concerned about humiliating him in front of the class over his failure. When confronted she lied. Then my son was pulled from class and forced to write a letter of admission that he lied by the guidance counselor then she lied about what she did. This went all the way through the principle and to the district aministrator. Who did not care what was going on. That was the last straw. We have tolerated abusive teachers in the past but I decided to step up and take this one on, huge mistake. I ended pulling my son from the school in fear of retaliation from the teacher and administration. FYI - My kid had never been to the principles office ever in his entire time in school, he has never been a discipline problem ever. He is very respectful. He went to the priniciples office twice in this ordeal becuase of MY actions and my not letting this go without the teacher apologizing to my son. It never happened.

This public school is supposed to be a better one in our state. We paid a premium for our home to move to this school disctrict .

When I was discussing the problems I was having on here someone made the statement "your district does not sound very good" I had been brainwashed that it was good by the community and the school itself. Once that statement was made to me on here I looked at the school much differently.