I am in a very bad situation. I have 3 children that go to school. The teachers in our district are currently on strike. There are some, not all , of the teachers that have been accused of threatening parents and children during the strike. The same teachers were yelling "stranger danger" to the children who crossed the picket lines to go to school. One of the teachers is actually my son's 2nd grade teacher. This teacher was also one who was jumping on cars and screaming.
The story gets bigger...my MOTHER in LAW is the president of this school systems Board of Education. So I am actually caught in the middle here. I have not shown any support either way in my community. I am a concerned parent first!
My question is....should I risk sending my child back into this teacher's classroom when the strike is over? Is there a law that can protect my child? I'm just so scared for them.
2007-11-15 07:29:30 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
I have kept my children home this entire time. I will continue to keep them home during this entire strike. Howevver, (not just because they are mine), they are all straight A students. 6th grade, 2nd grade and my preschool child. I guess I am worried about how they will be treated. I have seen from actual video shown on our local tv the way SOME of the teachers are acting, punching windows, trying to tip over buses with kids on them, sticking scab stickers on the buses the kids are on...and so on...now I know strikes are ugly..and get heated, but I just can feel that my kids will not be treated the same just because of their last name.
I do love the majority of the teachers, some were my teachers as well. However, I can not let anyone emotionally hurt them. Nor will I want any of this impact their desire to learn and love school. I then feel it would hurt them too if I were to switch schools? Very confused here!
2007-11-15 07:58:31 · update #1
Thats right , the safety and the education of a children is first, with such examples i will totally not send them back to that school, i will look for a new school and be sure that my children are safe and are learning good examples
2007-11-15 07:39:17 · answer #1 · answered by jon s 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you're best keeping them off school during the strike period, if only to protect them from seeing their teachers acting like thugs who enjoy frightening children. When the strike is over, do send your children back to school but keep an eye out to ensure that they are being treated normally and all is well. After all, you don't want to remove your kids from school if this was just a case of people letting the excitement go to their heads as your children will have friends there and why should they move from where they are settled if things are not as bad as they seem?
However, if you feel this is not the case, first see the headteacher and the teacher themselves to discuss the problem (pointing out that your kids can't help who they are related to and they are innocents in all this). And if things don't clear up, not only make a formal complaint against the school to the education department but consider going to the media to name and shame the teacher. Only then should you consider moving your kids to another school.
2007-11-15 08:33:28 · answer #2 · answered by starchilde5 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first off the person who said homeschool/private is the only same option is a dumb@ss. Once the strike is over there should'nt be any problems. There are a ton of laws that can protect your child but nothing special. What are you fearing for your kids. The teacher can't touch them or anything and if they are found unfit after the strike they will be fired. If you really are worried, try asking your mother in law about switching to a different school or take them out of school for the rest of the year. I don't know your situation. I am against homeschool on any level but at 2nd grade it wouldn't be too hard.
2007-11-15 07:42:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
If the allegations of improper/inappropriate behavior against the striking teachers have been verified, then send your kids to another school at least for the remainder of this school year. There is no excuse for that kind of behavior, especially toward children, let alone adults who cross picket lines.
Your mother-in-law, as president of the B of Ed, should actually support your stand on this issue, and there should be no problem from that source. While the strike is on, keep your kids at home, to at least show support for the principle of collective bargaining and for those teachers who are behaving properly while on the picket lines.
There should be some action taken against those teachers who are misbehaving; someone should video-record their antics and submit the recording to the appropriate people.
2007-11-15 07:44:45 · answer #4 · answered by TitoBob 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
hey, you don't have to put your children through this, if it is easy for you to send your children elsewhere do so, if not I'd really think of your options and see if all of the hassle is worth it. I know you can't just move without thinking and money of course, but maybe after the strike see how things at school go and if it's still bad then you know what you have to do
2007-11-15 07:38:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no... i mean the teacher are being mental!! n ull never no wat the teacher will b doin to the kids! so if i were u, i wouldnt brin the kids to this skool. especially when u r frightened of the teachers, plus u will always b worrying about the kids whether they r safe of not.and kids shouldnt b educating in a werid environment..it will affect them.... and yeah! that about it.. im not sure if make sense but hopefully u get the point
2007-11-15 08:17:26 · answer #6 · answered by Cresentia S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.Homeschooling or private schools are the only sane options for any parents these days.
2007-11-15 07:37:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you have another choice, you should send them to another school. This sounds like a lose-lose situation to me.
2007-11-15 07:45:41 · answer #8 · answered by sandwest 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
no I would send them else where.
2007-11-15 07:35:01 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋