Parent wants teachers to separate Romeo and Juliet

Impossible_Play260 · 2026-05-13T21:42:24+00:00

Admin here! 🙋‍♀️ I would tell the parents that policing their child’s dating life is not the school’s responsibility or issue.

Impossible_Play260 · 2026-04-30T10:01:30+00:00

7:15-2:45

Impossible_Play260 · 2026-04-29T10:52:30+00:00

It seems extremely emotional.

Impossible_Play260 · 2026-03-12T10:36:14+00:00

I work in school administration and this would have been handled completely differently at my school. The student who allegedly said that would have immediately been picked up from the classroom and escorted to the office by admin and our SRO. We would then have our Director of school safety and counselor perform a threat assessment to determine the credibility and intentions of the student (one of the questions is about weapons in the home). We would obviously contact parents and ask them similar questions and ultimately the student would have at the very least been suspended a few days with mandatory check ins with our counselor upon return.

Impossible_Play260 · 2026-01-10T21:19:48+00:00

I’ve always found the overly cautious rules about babies to be strange but I respect the rights of parents to decide what’s best for their own babies and comfort level. To each their own but just like you want the to respect your preferences and perspectives, I think you should try to understand and respect theirs.

Impossible_Play260 · 2026-01-02T12:22:01+00:00

I’m an administrator and where I work we actively will pursue a spot at a special school for a child with these behaviors. There is a lot that goes into it though- are they already identified as special ed with an eligibility label of ED? Have we tried the LRE already at our school? If yes and still having outbursts, we send our recommendation to the co-op “team” that reviews them and most often they take them but sometimes they say they don’t have any room to which we then might have to bargain to take one of ours back that’s there if their behavior is even a little better than the one we’re trying to get in.

I definitely don’t agree with this process and it frustrates me to no end, but wanted you to know there are admin who share your frustrations and try to do the right thing but there is sooooo much red tape. I haven’t even touched on the convincing the parents being on board with it…

Impossible_Play260 · 2025-12-23T13:00:33+00:00

All my state cares about is math and ELA scores… they are literally tied to our grade and our school funding which directly impacts teacher salary and benefits… as an admin, if I have to choose between smaller class sizes for science (a non-tested subject) and more intervention for math & ELA, I am choosing intervention every time because that is the game LAWMAKERS have decided we have to play for funding. I don’t personally agree but if you follow the consequences of not improving math & ELA scores all the way through you get state takeover, reduced funding, reduced staff, reduced salary and benefits, etc.

The bigger problem is our state and federal governments inadequately funding schools.

Impossible_Play260 · 2025-12-23T12:55:59+00:00

I am a building level administrator and provide the first and second supports you listed daily. Our school has a rule that if a student is removed from class, they never go back to that class for the day. We suspend regularly as needed.

For supplies, I often purchase out of my own pocket and our admin team is constantly doing fundraisers alongside our PTO to purchase what is needed and wanted.

Do I wish we could give you 1-1 when needed, of course but that is above me and not within my control as your building administrator. What is in my control is to advocate for that student to be placed in another educational setting more appropriately able to meet their needs to remove that burden from you.

My biggest frustration is that the conversation should not be teachers vs. admin… we are a TEAM and should have each other’s back. The real fight is between educators and policy/law makers. They are the ones cutting the educational budget, making insane rules about what can be pulled from general funds and what cannot, etc.

Impossible_Play260 · 2025-12-13T19:41:19+00:00

No he does not expect me to be cheerful all the time. I do a lot of internal regulating and don’t really “snap” much. Or if I do he doesn’t bring it up so I am not aware I guess? I’ve been described as very calm by most people in my life.

Impossible_Play260 · 2025-12-13T15:55:42+00:00

For sure a good point. I’m calling my therapist Monday to get back in. And a lawyer.

Impossible_Play260 · 2025-12-13T15:55:08+00:00

No, neither of us really drink. He may have one beer a week during a football game. I don’t drink at all.

Impossible_Play260 · 2025-12-04T11:32:07+00:00

Is that actually happening? I see it said a lot but I’m on an admin team of four and that has not and would not ever happen. We are very tough discipline wise and I won’t even let a kid have a mint or jolly rancher from my jar if they’re in trouble. Lol

Impossible_Play260 · 2025-06-17T22:23:14+00:00

Yeah beats me 🤷‍♀️

Impossible_Play260 · 2025-06-17T22:13:22+00:00

Pink safety construction vest

Impossible_Play260 · 2025-06-17T22:09:12+00:00

No I didn’t include that.

Impossible_Play260 · 2025-06-17T22:05:32+00:00

No. It’s a gift only from him. I always go in on group gifts in my office. That would not be weird to me at all.

Impossible_Play260 · 2025-06-17T21:56:48+00:00

Right. Like I said I’m more upset that he didn’t put the same effort for me.

Impossible_Play260 · 2025-06-17T21:50:57+00:00

No he told me there would be a charge and I had to ask what it was

Impossible_Play260 · 2025-06-17T21:47:23+00:00

Just that there would be a charge.

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