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Originally Posted by Moses
The first reaction when someone makes my baby girl cry is RAGE. Gotta get over that. I'm certainly willing to go the distance for her on this, but I guess I should ask her how far she wants me to take it.
If I request a meeting, I'll ask that the principal join us. I don't want to be misrepresented at a later time.
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One good thing about being a professional (rightly or wrongly) is you do not come across as some yahoo crazy parent. I had a bit of a similar situation but with an attendance zone issue and I approached the principal respectfully emphasizing I was not trying to tell her how to run her school and she said she could not help me with the problem. I "semi" asked permission if she would mind if I discussed the matter with the superintendant. I say "semi" because I was going to the superintendant regardless, but I couched it in terms of understanding she was trying to do her job and perhaps didn't have the authority to make the decision I needed. I never got angry or hostile. Thanked her for her time and efforts but understood her position.
A 10 minute cordial meeting with the superintendant and I had the relief I wanted. I complimented the superintendant's principal for her professionalism.
Of course, had I not gotten what I wanted I may not have been so cordial.
In any event, if I were in your shoes I'd likely start out by acknowledging to the teacher that his class has been an academic challenge for your daughter in a way that could be construed as complimentary (...or not). Leave yourself enough leeway to go medieval on his azz later if you don't get what you want.
