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<blockquote data-quote="BestICan" data-source="post: 27282" data-attributes="member: 3413"><p>Aaaaaargh I'm with you, Rhiannon. It's just not our day today, is it? I just came to post my own thread, but I'll join yours.</p><p></p><p>My 1st grader just got sent home today - first time ever. The principal told me it's the first suspension all year long. I'm livid. I'm mortified. I'm ticked at the system. </p><p></p><p>My principal directed me to the handbook (Los Angeles Unified SD) to show me the reason he was suspended. When the teacher asked my son to hand her a little metal bolt he was playing with, he tossed it at her instead of handing it to her. He was sent home because he violated this: </p><p></p><p><em>Caused, attempted to cause, or threatened to cause physical injury to another person</em></p><p></p><p>I just got off the phone with her. I asked, "Did you feel that he was trying to hurt you?" </p><p></p><p>She said, "No, I don't think he was trying to hurt me. But it's an automatic suspension if you throw something at a teacher." She said he did calm down afterward, but that she was so angry she felt "it was time," so she sent him to the Principal so he would be sent home. </p><p></p><p>Yes it's extremely rude, sure it's technically dangerous, yes she's put up with a lot of behaviors from him. But now it goes on his record that he was attempting to &*(ing harm his teacher? Aaaaaargh!</p><p></p><p>I honestly don't know what to think. </p><p></p><p>Regarding your son, Rhiannon, maybe you should check the "official" documentation. In our handbook, technically you can suspend a kid for being defiant. Here's a quote on grounds for suspension:</p><p></p><p><em>Disrupted school activities or otherwise willfully defied the valid authority of supervisors, teachers, administrators, school officials, or other school personnel engaged in the performance of their duties.</em></p><p></p><p>But I gotta say, if they followed this to a "T" then I think my son - and MANY other kids - should be suspended on a regular basis. It's all in the interpretation of the rules. </p><p></p><p>Sending big hugs to you - so sorry we're dealing with the same crap!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BestICan, post: 27282, member: 3413"] Aaaaaargh I'm with you, Rhiannon. It's just not our day today, is it? I just came to post my own thread, but I'll join yours. My 1st grader just got sent home today - first time ever. The principal told me it's the first suspension all year long. I'm livid. I'm mortified. I'm ticked at the system. My principal directed me to the handbook (Los Angeles Unified SD) to show me the reason he was suspended. When the teacher asked my son to hand her a little metal bolt he was playing with, he tossed it at her instead of handing it to her. He was sent home because he violated this: [i]Caused, attempted to cause, or threatened to cause physical injury to another person[/i] I just got off the phone with her. I asked, "Did you feel that he was trying to hurt you?" She said, "No, I don't think he was trying to hurt me. But it's an automatic suspension if you throw something at a teacher." She said he did calm down afterward, but that she was so angry she felt "it was time," so she sent him to the Principal so he would be sent home. Yes it's extremely rude, sure it's technically dangerous, yes she's put up with a lot of behaviors from him. But now it goes on his record that he was attempting to &*(ing harm his teacher? Aaaaaargh! I honestly don't know what to think. Regarding your son, Rhiannon, maybe you should check the "official" documentation. In our handbook, technically you can suspend a kid for being defiant. Here's a quote on grounds for suspension: [i]Disrupted school activities or otherwise willfully defied the valid authority of supervisors, teachers, administrators, school officials, or other school personnel engaged in the performance of their duties.[/i] But I gotta say, if they followed this to a "T" then I think my son - and MANY other kids - should be suspended on a regular basis. It's all in the interpretation of the rules. Sending big hugs to you - so sorry we're dealing with the same crap! [/QUOTE]
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