Parents I need your help!!!?

March 11th, 2010 | Posted by jane under enart.qthx.com with
  • While putting my 6yo to bed he was reminded of a cut he had on his foot..He said mom my friend dropped a knife on my foot today at school and told me not to tell the teacher. But my son said he tried to tell the teacher anyway and my son was told "Don't get out of your desk unless you one of the three B's(bleeding,barfing,or blue)" and my son said "I'm bleeding because (name of child) dropped a knife on my foot" and he tried to take off his shoe to show the teacher and the teacher said "no just leave your shoe on and sit down"...So my son went back to his desk and started working again.
    Anyway, I'm going to take this info my son was telling me tonight and talk to the principle...I'm still shocked about the whole idea of a 1st grader bringing a knife to my son's school and class that I don't know what to expect to happen tomorrow. I'm upset that the teacher didn't do anything or at least send a letter home about the incident.
    Oh gosh this is upsetting!...I need your feed back to help me deal with this the right way so please give me your opinions...Thank you very much!!!


  • go directly to the teacher and if needs be go to the principal!!


  • Note: I am a very In-your-face type of person, and hard headed too (at least I know it)
    I'd go right into the teacher and have a "talk" with her right in front of the class.
    THEN
    I would go to the school board, and the Kid's parents.


  • I would go directly to the teacher first thing in the morning. Give her/him a chance to explain what happened. And if you're still not satisfied with the conversation, or if the teacher isn't taking the incident serious, then by all means go straight to the principle. That needs to be addressed asap. A child bringing a knife to school! That's scary.


  • Dont bother calling, go straight to the school, ask teh secratatries to have a confrence with the principle, and talk to them about it, have your son get taken into a docters office to make sure nothing was on the knife, and raise awarness about the situation, call the people you know that have kids in that school about the situation, you can even call your local ploice station on a non emergency number and explain the situation if you feel thats needed. thtas abosolutly terrible ,i would transfer my kid out of that school imediatly. you dont know what else is going to go on their next, first a knife, who knows, next week a gun may be in the kids backpack, this is your kids safty your risking. good luck, and please keep us updated on what happens! make sure to mention the teachers reaction because she/he will get fired.


  • I am not too horribly surprised about the kid bringing a knife to school (to a young boy, a knife is the coolest thing in the world) But I am amazed at the teachers response. Most likely, the principle will be surprised too and will do something about it, but if the principle tries to blow it off then you should bring this higher. Just remember that the boy with the knife probably shouldn't be punished, but it is important to make sure he understands why what he did was wrong and why there are no weapons allowed at school.


  • You have the right to defend your child. I will being going to my childs school tommorow also, and I had to seek advice. Some advice that I got was that a soft answer turns away wrath. You must remain come, the minute they sense you are not calm you lose control of the situation. My advice is to talk to the teacher first and then the principle, you always want to go striaght to the source. Be careful not to embarass your child or to put him in harms way by making him a tattle tale to that kid, he may be innocent and just thinking a pocket knife is cool but you can never be to careful with kids these days.


  • oh boy!

    I happen to agree that it is not surprising the other child brought a knife to school & it doesn't mean his parents are awful either. Think how neat it must sound to a 6 year old boy to have a knife!

    Anyway, the teacher's response to your son is what is bothersome. Even though first graders make up great stories, anything involving a weapon HAS to be heard out and investigated. I wouldn't "skip" the teacher per se... but I would definitely include the principal in this discussion.

    It is answers and attitudes like your son's teacher that led me to Montessori... its a wonderful alternative if you have one in your area.







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