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I HAVE to pay for Lauren to sit in a room and do her homework. Yesterday, she couldn't even to that, because N. and H. were making so much noise the person who was watching Lauren's group told them to never mind trying to study. (the care-givers told me that!).
Why didn't the supervisor of Lauren's group step into the hallway and tell the boys to quiet down and quit running in the halls, people were trying to study. When I was a teacher I often had to ask students in the hallway to quiet down. Often they had no idea they were disturbing the people inside the room.
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I would speak to the administration and ask for the refund of the money
you spent on Lauren's after school care. Since the person in charge told
them not to bother studying because of the noise, you have someone who
could back you up. Then if they won't do that...say, "well then you need to
enforce your policy re: unattended children runing wild". If they don't
do either....then I would talk with the mother.
I find this happens alot. Most of the time the parent thinks the older
child is watching the younger one. It's funny, but I thought that was
the parents job.
I teach at a private school (granted, one where most of the families get financial aid to attend), and our principal is adamant about child supervision -- almost neurotically so! If an unsupervised child gets hurt, we're in lawsuit-city. Strange as it may seem, the administration may not be aware of the problem. Okay, most likely they are, but...
Maybe you could approach the principal (or whoever) and say "I came by to pick up Lauren the other day and noticed a couple of younger students running around unattended in the hallway. I think they were so-and-so's children. Is there a policy in place about parents supervising their children when the parent is in a meeting? I would be so afraid something might happen to them." We've had parents who try to circumvent our after-school care b/c they don't want to pay for it. Our principal will definitely take them on!
If your principal has half a brain, he/she will recognize the liability problem here and do something about it. I understand where you're coming from -- a couple of my 7th graders got into a fist fight last year (not on my watch -- another teacher was supposed to be watching them). Since then, I've been the "supervision police" for our unit, and it really hacks me off when other teachers can't be bothered watching the kids. Anything can happen -- and will if the adults aren't on top of things.
Good luck with it!
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Maybe a petition type letter from a couple of the parents complaining-- signatures on the same letter and state the problem to the school principal. Each expect a rply back. Keep a signed copy for each person.
After your signatures include a "copy to" and send a copy to the next highest superintendent, propably city. Being the school has not done anyhing yet this petition with additional signatures will let the school and the next superintendent know that more than one person is concerned. The next superintendent will now be aware of the problem and will inquire on a follow up being they have been informed.
If you do not get replies, send an original letter to the superintendent and a copy to the next superintendent, which is probably the county. By now you should have a reply and action. I doubt the county will want this to go further let alone a superintendent being put on the carpet with complaints and no action.
This mouse is also a trouble maker, call he local police and tell them there is a small unattended, child on the grounds , that you have already notified the principal without results and don't give your name. I bet you a piece of cheese that the police will arrive. Is a principal going to tell the police that a child is unattended and that he did nothing? I think not, especially if they get repeated calls again. So, you didn't know the mother was there, you are just reporting the unattended child. Besides, you did not give your name to the police.
Get'm mouse.
If they are big contributers, then I bet speaking to the administration would not net you any action. I'd speak to the mother directly. Not in an ugly way, but a did you realize that your kids were acting this way and there IS care available. I might mention that you were worried about the kid's safety (even if you weren't) with all the strangers at the building watching the sports events.
I was thinking the very same thing! If the mother is "sweet" & "naive" like you say, chances of her taking offense is minimal. You may get better results talking to her than the admin.
Okay - so an update - I talked to the mom.
I didn't say anything about HER boys, but brought it up as a "You're on the school-board, how do you think we should handle the number of unattended children running about?" (there are always kids all over the place - people come to watch a HS soccer game, and their 4 year olds are in the buildings, running about)
I explained I was concerned about the kids' safety, not so much they'll be kidnapped (that is really a minute possibility), but that they'll fall and get hurt, or get run over by older kids, or go into the parking lot and get hit by a car. The board will be talking about it soon.
Thank you all for your input.
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