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<blockquote data-quote="Kathy813" data-source="post: 15160" data-attributes="member: 1967"><p>Just so you know, my school and many others has a policy that teachers must call the parents if the child is failing the class.</p><p></p><p>If your name is the contact name on record, the teacher probably had to call you so it would be a good idea for you to change the contact name and number given your current situation.</p><p></p><p>Worse, my school had a policy that if a senior is failing and in danger of not graduating, we have to call every two weeks with an update. . .</p><p></p><p>Having to call over and over again and say, "Hello, this is Ms. XXX again and your child is still failing" becomes very awkward for both the teacher and parent.</p><p></p><p>Then again, if a parent wasn't kept informed and their child did not graduate because they had failed a class, the parent would be screaming that the school had not told them their child was in danger of failing.</p><p></p><p>It's a catch 22.</p><p></p><p>I do think that the teacher crossed over the line though. Hus reply to you should have been, "Well, I just wanted to make sure you were aware of the situation. Thank you for your time."</p><p></p><p>~Kathy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kathy813, post: 15160, member: 1967"] Just so you know, my school and many others has a policy that teachers must call the parents if the child is failing the class. If your name is the contact name on record, the teacher probably had to call you so it would be a good idea for you to change the contact name and number given your current situation. Worse, my school had a policy that if a senior is failing and in danger of not graduating, we have to call every two weeks with an update. . . Having to call over and over again and say, "Hello, this is Ms. XXX again and your child is still failing" becomes very awkward for both the teacher and parent. Then again, if a parent wasn't kept informed and their child did not graduate because they had failed a class, the parent would be screaming that the school had not told them their child was in danger of failing. It's a catch 22. I do think that the teacher crossed over the line though. Hus reply to you should have been, "Well, I just wanted to make sure you were aware of the situation. Thank you for your time." ~Kathy [/QUOTE]
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