What would you do in this situation?

Question

What should you do if a teacher reads aloud a student's grades to the entire class, and than claims the student's work is a bad example?
There is a teacher at my daughter's school who does this all the time! Not just with my daughter's grades but with other student's grades as well. Any suggestions as to how to handle this?

Answer 1

The first step I would take is to arrange a conference with the teacher and explain how your daughter is feeling when this is done. Ask her for her explanation on the relevance of reading the grades to the class and what she expects to happen from this. Hopefully you can get across to her that she is embarrassing some of the students. Is this a first year teacher?

Answer 2

This is an issue of moral integrity. An educator takes an oath to keep student grades and information confidential. This teacher is in violation of this student's rights to privacy and fair treatment. An effective procedure that would grasp their attention would be to speak directly to his supervising building principal, and climb the ladder to the next administrative level if you can not get the principal to "handle & stop" this occurance. Ultimately, you may seek a closed executive session with the school board - this would allow a thorough discussion of such events and allow an investigation of the alleged offense. This is a reputable matter that should be handled swiftly. We are not here to educate and descriminate - this teacher is way out of line and should be corrected of his actions.

Answer 3

Go to the teacher and see what she has to say. Tell her how your daughter feels. You say your daughter's grades aren't an issue, so she will know that you are not trying to attack her in any way. Maybe she needs to be aware that what she is doing is humiliating some students (some students actually don't care if anyone knows they are failing).
She may thank you for pointing it out, and everyone can benefit from it.

Answer 4

I would go to the peincipal and ask her what the school's policy is on teacher's sharing student's grades with others. When he or she asks you about what context you are talking about, I would tell her about the situation that you jsut described. Principals are generally pretty open to listening to parents.

Answer 5

First, you should go to the teacher and ask her not to read your child's grades in class. Secondly, remind her that your child's grades fall under the family educational rights and privacy act (FERPA) and that by reading them aloud without you or your child's permission, she is breaking the law. If it keeps happening, you should let the principal know.

Answer 6

Go to your principal and inform them about this. The teacher is being totally unprofessional and students grades are confidential.

Answer 7

The school system is there to give our youth an education,not to make a fool out of people...you should say those very words to the prinicipal and have him/her fired....that type of atmosphere at a young age will teach a student to hold back when they are trying to express themselves -

Answer 8

Try talking to the teacher first... make sure she is doing what your child says. If the teacher and you don't agree with a resolution to the problem...take it to the principal.

Answer 9

Try talking to the teacher first. See what is really going on and why.

Answer 10

Rall with other parents and take it to the principal--if he/she doesn't listen, take it to the school board. With enough angry parents, the administration is bound to take action. Parents do have power in education--in more ways than most people know.