Angry with Ian's School - 23 Sept 2011

I am so unhappy about Ian's school, that I hope he does well in the IA school. If he were staying, I would have pulled him out today & started home schooling him again. I am so sick of the way they "don't" handle things.

I was upset the other day & wrote his teacher an e-mail. You would think with what I wrote he would have informed me of what I wasn't aware of. Instead, this is what I got.

Mr. Gettler, I am having problems with how Ian is constantly coming home upset. If he can't tell a teacher what is going on without getting into trouble, then the bullies & brats will continue to pick on kids, do as they wish, & call nasty names.

I do not appreciate my son seeing another child going through backpacks, trying to tell someone & being called a faggot by the kid & getting into trouble by the teachers.

I also do not see why Ian cannot go to this Summit Room to get help with work. Getting a change once in a while from a teacher, may be helpful. Especially if work is actually getting done.

I am tired of Ian being harassed constantly & this is one of the reasons I was upset last year & pulled him out in the first place. If you don't want Ian to inform on other kids misbehaving how will they be stopped? When is it enough bullying? With one kid? Or does it have to be 10 or 20? This is not helping him or his self-esteem. Who is a kid to go to? I do not understand what is happening in the school.

Sonya MacLeod, mother

 

 

 

The teachers response:

 

I am sorry to hear of your displeasure, but we must keep in mind there are two sides to a story and I strongly believe you are not totally informed of the whole story. Now, myself and Mrs. Ross have addressed the issues at hand to the fullest and have properly handled them in a timely manner. I do appreciate your concerns and hope to keep positive lines of communication open.

Somehow I was not impressed at all. Honestly, he learned more at home!

 

So the next day Ian told me about his PE class. They had Health & he had to read a lot & answer questions. He needs help reading, which they should know. By the time the bell rang, he was getting to problem #1 & didn't understand what he had read. This sent me off on a new tangent & not being cheerful towards Ian either. (It was nearly bed time when he told me about it. Drives me nuts when he does that!)

 

So, I wrote this to the principal & after that, sent it on to the woman in the Special Ed Dept who helped us with Ian's IEP.

 

 

Mr. Farley, I am aware Ian is leaving soon, but I want you to be aware of a couple of issues we are having. One, he was having a reading/writing for Health in PE yesterday. He cannot read well & did not get done in the allotted time. After the reading was question answering. He does not understand what he read & then the bell rang. I am not sure who is supposed to help him during these reading type assignments. He did try saying he needed help reading. I am sure this is very embarrassing at this age. Also, I had an issue with Mr. Gettler. I e-mailed him & am placing it below as I do not feel the issues I mentioned were handled at all. They certainly were not explained to me & if he wasn't leaving, I would have more issues with that class & teacher. Thank you for your time. Sincerely, Sonya MacLeod   I didn't hear from the princiapal at all......   This was to the IEP lady:   I just wanted to let you know that I appreciate all the help you have given to Ian & myself, especially with his IEP. I am showing you a couple e-mails below. If Ian was remaining, I would be pulling him out of Mountain View & it would be the second time. I am not impressed with this school. He has been bullied & had other problems that the school seems to think he can just ignore. I think it is a problem. I figure if it is my son & he is gone, what other child is next? Thank you again. Sonya MacLeod   She did reply:   Dear Ms. MacLeod, Thank you for letting me know of the incidents that have been taking place with Ian. I will forward your email to my director, so we may follow-up and deter any future incidents. Thank you too for the compliment regarding Ian's IEP as I too enjoyed working with you and Ian.