This new letter just cracks me up. "Because of so many sick days, we need to either create a health plan for Ethan so that we can better accommodate him when he is here at school (reducing his absences) or you will need to send in a doctor's note/excuse for every absence this day forward." Woowza! A health plan? Exciting! I am tempted on this one. What kind of "health plan" are we talking about here? Maybe they could commission someone to build him a bubble? That would be kinda fun. Maybe they could place restraining orders against all the kids and teachers to keep a germ free perimeter around him? No cost is too high when you are talking about "missing out on important instruction", is it? Maybe they will just suggest making a necklace out of sanitization wash for him to wear. Perhaps just a medical mask. Maybe we could just roll a bed in the classroom for him to lay in while he is struck with fever. The possibilities are rather exciting.
I received letters for both the kids and each envelope had 3 letters in it. The first was the one I posted, the second was much like the one I posted yesterday for the other 2 kids, only this one was just from the school and a 3rd one detailing each absence. That second one not only lists the law I violated therefore making me a possible unfit parent, it also has this great little line, "This is an opportunity to provide support and resources for you and your child." Oooh support and resources? What kind? Maybe a "how do I know if my kid is sick" hotline. Maybe I could talk them into sending me a nanny. That would be extremely supportive and resourceful indeed. Again, I will probably have to send the hubby in on this one, because I don't want to have my kids on the principles bad list for the rest of their time there. Because I will end up saying those things to her, I just can't help it.
1 comment:
Oh. my. gosh! These letters make me flaming angry. What right do they have to pursue your rights as a parent for taking your children on a vacation?! Or to question whether you know when your child is sick or not? I get so upset when the school calls after sending home a policy letter stating "when to keep children home from school to prevent the spread of illness" at the beginning of the year and then they question me like I might be lying about whether or not my kid has a fever or not. And then they have the gall to ask for a doctor's note when I'm just following their "policies" and trying to let my child get over an illness they only acquired by being around a bunch of kids who don't have parents who care enough to follow the policy and send their sick kids to school and get MY kids sick! I'm not going to pay a huge copay for a doctor to tell me that my kid has a virus and there's nothing they can do. Go home. Rest. Drink fluids. Go back to school when the fever is gone for 24 hours. The end. I'd be wanting to marching down there with burning torches if they sent home letters like this, too. I'm surprised they haven't had more of an outcry from parents. They basically treat you like a child in the principal's office being reprimanded for being a negligent parent. For keeping home a sick. child. What the H? Seriously, makes homeschooling seem like a pretty nice option. Until you realize you have to be with your kids 24/7 and actually teach them something. Good luck with that. Geez.
Post a Comment