Thursday, January 27, 2005

the best day ever

I had the most pleasant day today.  It’s amazing what can be accomplished when you don’t have a crazy 8 year old in the classroom. 

Basically I was misinformed yesterday.  I thought I was attending a meeting about the suspension, but that never happened.  Basically my paperwork was enough for the school to call the regional office and get the suspension approved.  Apparently you aren’t allowed to suspend K-3.  She only broke four of the chancellors code of conduct rules.  I think even the dean was suprised with what went on in my classroom. 

So I asked where she was going to go Tuesday, because I don’t want her in my class. Basically, it’s back into my classroom.  I guess they are going to talk to me to make me feel comfortable.  I think I’ll just explain my kids have been through too much, and I have done everything I can do, and she really can’t function in my class and convince them she’d be better off somewhere else.  I’ll also make it clear my kids will be better off with her somewhere else.  If they decide to keep her, they better come running to my room the next time I call for help.  They better come up with who to call and someone who will run when I need the help.  It’s rediculous I was asking for help on Thursday, Friday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday before they decided that I really needed help.  By that time, it got too far out of hand and I just lost it.  It’s so scary when you are in charge of 24 kids, and can’t control one, you lose control of everything.  It’s scary to think that I did everything I could do, and it wasn’t enough.  She was hurting my kids and I couldn’t stop it.  I never want to be in that situation again.  I think it’s time to tell someone everything I’ve done for her.  I think she’ll end up in my room, if that’s what they want, but if that is the case, they have to do something for me to ensure that this will not happen again. 

The suspension is because of her actions, but she lost control because of her home life.  Her home life has not changed, so I don’t think she will be fine since she got the suspension.  It’s not solving her problems.  I just wish I could go back and fix everything that happened, but I think no matter what, the outcome would still be the same. 

Posted at on 01/27 at 05:39 PM

Comments

Leave a Comment

Page rendered in 0.1516 seconds