Assignment: The Irate Parent

School Supervision & Administration
2014-03-13T23:29:51Z

Due:

Here are two scenarios. Please write how you would handle the situation and then share your points on the thread. Share your answers with your classmates so they can guide you and support you with the issues.

1. Scenario A-Tommy F. was suspended for bullying another student. Ms. Wafer his parent was contacted by you the school administrator and asked to come in for a meeting. She agreed to meet you on Tuesday May 10th at 3 PM. This meeting would be between you, the parent, the guidance counselor, and the child. Ms. Wafer decided at the last minute not to show up. What are the ramifications of her not showing up? What steps as a school building leader do you take? Is Tommy F suspended or do you allow him to come back to school?

2. Scenario B-Ms. Bertrice was scheduled to meet you in your office at 10:00 AM Monday morning. Ms. Beatrice was on time and she bought two of her other children that was supposed to be school. She has several issues: One she needs a letter to take to Human Resource Administration yet her child has twenty five absences. You explained you can not give the letter because there needs to be at least 80% of full time school attendance. You explained to this to her several times. Ms. Bertrice begins to get loud, call you a number of names, destroys your office, slams the door and proceeds to disrupt instruction and remove her child from the class. WHAT do you do?

Here are two scenarios. Please write how you would handle the situation and then share your points on the thread. Share your answers with your classmates so they can guide you and support you with the issues.

1. Scenario A-Tommy F. was suspended for bullying another student. Ms. Wafer his parent was contacted by you the school administrator and asked to come in for a meeting. She agreed to meet you on Tuesday May 10th at 3 PM. This meeting would be between you, the parent, the guidance counselor, and the child. Ms. Wafer decided at the last minute not to show up. What are the ramifications of her not showing up? What steps as a school building leader do you take? Is Tommy F suspended or do you allow him to come back to school?

2. Scenario B-Ms. Bertrice was scheduled to meet you in your office at 10:00 AM Monday morning. Ms. Beatrice was on time and she bought two of her other children that was supposed to be school. She has several issues: One she needs a letter to take to Human Resource Administration yet her child has twenty five absences. You explained you can not give the letter because there needs to be at least 80% of full time school attendance. You explained to this to her several times. Ms. Bertrice begins to get loud, call you a number of names, destroys your office, slams the door and proceeds to disrupt instruction and remove her child from the class. WHAT do you do?