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post #1 of 13
3/25/09 at 1:01am
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I'm sick of living on a public school schedule. I feel like I am at their mercy all the time. Furthermore I feel like half my kids day is a waste and they are not really working.

What bothers me even more than that is the way girls are being allowed to dress. SHORT short, skirts, tiny tank tops. They look like street walkers. How are my kids supposed to focus on school with that type of dress allowed. It's also against dress code, but the pig principal does nothing about it. I let him know how I feel about it and got no response yet.

Some of the boys in Christians classes are bringing porn to school on their cell phones. What does a kid need a cell phone for in school to begin with? Lots of people made it through school without cell phones.

In middle school Michael has two friends that play Grand Theft Auto on PSP's. Where is the supervision. What else are these kids able to get away with? I don't feel it's safe to send them to school anymore.

Didn't mean to turn this into a rant. I'm not sure what the world is coming to anymore after hearing about things that happen during Christians day. My kids go to one of the best public schools in the state so changing schools is a waste of time.

I feel excited about teaching my own kids and picking their curriculum myself(not happy with some of the public school choices).
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post #2 of 13
3/25/09 at 1:54am

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My neighbor's dd broke her wrist early in the morning and they let her set there all day in pain. They did not notify the mother until 3 pm. When she asked the teacher about it, the woman said, it wasn't that bad and she thought the kid should tough it out. The poor kid's arm was blue from finger tips to elbow and her fingers were so swollen, she couldn't move them. I am so not sending my kids to that school! We are saving for virtual school. This is not the first time a kid has gotten injured and that school did nothing. I hear you, Tara. You can't even guarentee your kid's safety in schools anymore.
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post #3 of 13
3/25/09 at 8:36am

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I agree with you, Tara. It's really sad when even the best public schools are missing the mark. I saw an article recently about how common it is for kids in middle school to send each other nude pictures of themselves, even during school. That just is too much for me. I think homeschooling is great, and it might come to that for my kids one day. For now, we are going the private, Christian school route.
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post #4 of 13
3/25/09 at 8:40am

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yeah....some of the things that they are allowed to do in the schools is ridiculous!! I've heard about some outrageous stuff in the high schools around here. The elementary school that my kids go to seems to be pretty good and I feel comfortable for the most part sending my kids there.
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post #5 of 13
3/25/09 at 1:18pm
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Apparently being extremely sexual is considered normal in Christians grade(9th). I have to draw the line there. I don't want to pay child support. I trust my boys, and they are extremely disgusted by the dress/behavior because I taught them it's not okay, but they are human. They don't need that in their face daily.

I'm very concerned for the youth in that school. I'm thinking about contacting a lady I know at a local newspaper to see if she can put it in the spotlight and maybe force the principal to do something. She has asked for story ideas from us before.

I'm appalled that more parents aren't concerned about the way their kids are acting. Maybe they just aren't paying attention.
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post #6 of 13
3/25/09 at 3:17pm

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I would definitely contact that lady... sounds like a GREAT story!
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post #7 of 13
3/25/09 at 4:43pm

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LOL--Not at you but I am so with you too. I am obviously a public school teacher and my older son has been in a fulltime public school for 2 years (preK 3 & 4). Great programs. But you would not believe what I could tell you. I am ultra conservative and i am not afraid to speak my mind (have I suprised anyone yet?) so at staff meetings I say what I think. I have objected to a whole heck a a lot that no one sees a problem to. I send kids home for dress. Our district has a no cell phone policy, also no iPods and any electronic games etcs. I am famous for taking them from kids. I take them and keep them. We don't have to give them back. Parents don't show for report cards but will come in mad to try get the phones back. We also had to attend a pep rally where they had adult male performers for young children. I was apouled and told the principal that my child would never be allowed to go. He laughed but said he knew I was serious. We are really in a sad state of affairs.
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post #8 of 13
3/25/09 at 5:20pm
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Public schools could use more teachers like you! That's how it was when I was in high school. If you didn't dress right then you HAD to change or leave. I told the principal here that if he made the girls change or send them home then eventually they will learn. I think he's a pig for allowing them to break the rules.

I think all cell phones should be taken away if they're on school property. I'm tired of hearing my kids tell me the person that sits next to them in class is looking at porn during instruction. How are they supposed to learn anything with that going on. The parents of those kids should be ashamed. My kids don't have internet access without an adult present and watching(they rarely need to go online), let alone the need for their own phone.

The elementary school in this district is great, and I considered sending Nick this coming year, but ultimately I have a hard time with the schedule since we are a large family. I need more flexibility.
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post #9 of 13
3/25/09 at 10:09pm

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We have dress codes in the public schools, here where I live. Very strict, even kids in kindergarten cannot wear even tank tops.
I agree too, no cell phones and that sort of stuff is needed or should be allowed in the schools.
And honestly I feel public schools are the pits and kids are better off taught at home.

Good luck getting worked out, whats' best for you and your family, Tara.
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post #10 of 13
3/26/09 at 10:30am

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I hear ya, Tara! You wouldn't believe the stories my kids come home with. Allyis 8 and her BF just turned 9. Guess what she got for her birthday? Yup, a cell phone! Even tho it's only for use when she is at a friends house (mom works nights and grandma watches her at home), I still think it's unnecessary. What happened to having the parents number and calling the hosue of the friend? My kids are NOT allowed tog o unless I have the current numbers - even of kids they have known for years.

I have to say the dress code in my district is very strict. One of Ally's friends was made to change her clothes at school and she's only in 3rd grade. No spaghetti straps unless another short is over it. Skirts must be no more than 2 inches above the knee, skorts 3 inches (which mean with Ally's long legs, she doesn't wear many to school).
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post #11 of 13
3/26/09 at 11:22am

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Oh wow--I always hear these horror stories and am so blessed that my kids are in a great school district--at least til the end of 6th grade. I'm involved at everything at the school. I'm probably there 3 times a week--one week I was there all 5 days.

Do what you have to do, Tara. We can't be to safe with our children these days! Especially if students are permitted to look at porn and the teachers do nothing about it
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post #12 of 13
3/26/09 at 11:06pm

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After reading all of this, I am SO happy my kids are in Catholic school! It's worth every penny we spend.
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post #13 of 13
3/27/09 at 1:26am

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We had a teacher arrested to day for having sex with a junior high school student who is now 15. I haven't read the story yet.
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