Well, I’ll tell you, it seems like it’s always something.

Rye was physically assaulted by a teacher this week at the zoo of a school he goes to simply for saying no to said teacher.   We have tried to communicate nicely with the school, give the teacher the benefit of the doubt, and were hoping for some communication back that would resolve the issue.  We were hoping that the school would deal with it with maturity since they profess themselves left and right as wanting to teach their students respect.  But no.  No such luck.  Apparently the teachers and administration there all want to be treated with respect but don’t feel the need to model that same behavior.  And apparently the students are reprimanded and punished for using physical force among each other or with teachers but the teachers are not held to the same standard.  So, now we’ve had to call the sheriff’s office and we need to file a charge.  Otherwise they sweep the whole thing under the rug, never mention it again, and I am left to mitigate my child’s fear and anxiety about going to school and feeling like the school has no rules to protect him.   urghh.

Pathetic.

Ironically, that same day another one of Rye’s teachers, a special ed teacher, got frustrated with one of the students in that class and threw a complete tantrum in front of the class.  She threw her supplies, including her glasses, up to the ceiling in front of the students and ran out of the class and down the hall screaming that she could not take it anymore and wanted to quit her job.  Apparently it was quite a scene.  Lovely.

Quite the education they are getting over there.   The place is a complete zoo.

And the students are the ones losing out.

It’s sad.