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Originally Posted by Baileykat
And I know Bailey...I know the tears of a "oops I got caught" face and the tears of a "I didn't do anything wrong"face...and he was for sure sporting the later...I reassured him with a hug and a promise he wouldn't get in trouble at home for this...!
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That's a dangerous road to go, because you run the risk of undermining the school's authority. Even both you and he think harmlessly chucking a rock is a stupid offense, if the school deems it an offense, it is. It's important for him to learn that while certain things are alright elsewhere, certain places have their own rules that you have to abide by. Unless he's being falsely accused, or repeatedly singled out, you should probably have him take his lumps with the school, and maybe let him know that while you don't think he did anything horrible, that it's important to follow the rules the school has. I know I got in trouble many times at school for doing things that weren't necessarily attrocious, but inappropriate at a school none the less. And my parents never intervened if it was something I was indeed doing, no matter how innocent I felt it was.
Erica, your "A is for Airhead" story reminds me of a teach my sister had in elementary. That teacher had it out for her. Always singled her out, sent her out of the classroom for nothing. If anyone in the room was talking, the teacher would punish my sister. If I remember correctly she even called her names the way your teacher did. A couple years later in Jr. High, my sister gets put into a remedial math class (this is a girl who qualifies for gifted programs). My parents asked that she be moved, and the school refused. Being teachers in the district and knowing their rights, they demanded to see her cumulative record. Seems that elementary school teacher had slapped a "remedial" note in her record for no reason! Now THAT'S when a parent needs to get involved, and that's the kind of thing a parent really needs to keep an eye out for.