Re: alcohol incident

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On 12/15/11, Very disgruntled wrote:
> Four middle school students were expelled of sipping
> alcohol during school this week from a 7-UP bottle or
> bottle cap shots. I was called to see the principal during
> the end of lunch (my kids were going to be unsupervised).
> It seemed the guilty claimed they started doing it in my
> room "while I was on my computer" for "a long time". This
> did not happen as I am on top of these kids 24/7 in this
> room. Any kid in my room would say this.....but I turn my
> back to help someone and boom this crap bellowed all over
> me.
>
> So I got my lashing today (written statement of events in
> my file) stating my classroom management was lacking. I am
> not happy about this meeting but what choice is there? Get
> into a pissing contest with a principal over the legality
> of their heresay and no proof except their tearful
> confessions (and protect others). I have a feeling that I
> will be shown the door on this in May anyways about this. I
> am very very angry right now! No actually, I am pissed!
>
> Kids will do what they will and plan out their actions even
> if it takes months to organize. I do the right thing
> everyday and am responsible. And alas this lands in my lap
> before Christmas. The kids were sipping in front of another
> politically connected teachers room in the hall but she was
> not doing her hall duty. And it was not caught by the hall
> camera. So hey, it is artroom that is the target for the
> turmoil.
>
> The principal said this type of incident would not have
> happened in the english or math class(they have 11 or 13
> kids in very small rooms). My classes are lucky to be under
> 25 all day with hellions.
>
> The principal offered me an opportunity to file my own
> statement (for him to sign) but I think I am taking time to
> organize my thoughts.
>
> What do you all think?

Just like a contract, you do not have to sign the prepared
statement, which is probably designed to get the heat off the
administration and onto you. Get advice from a lawyer. Make
sure you have representation at any meeting about this
incident. I have had run ins with administrators where they
simply did not pay attention by having thirty students in a
class and then adding severely disabled kids on top of that. We
are human and there's only so much a person can do. The kids
are probably covering up.

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