That sounds like something my mom would do too...and i would
have been humiliated for a very long time. I feel so bad for
the girl...

On 5/14/09, Leticia wrote:
> I have a problem with a couple of girls in my class
> bringing and reading their fashion magazines while I am
> teaching the class. I used to just confiscate them for the
> day and give them back, but that obviously didn't work. Now
> after getting the parents approval (of course) I shred the
> magazines and take the scraps home and use them in my
> garden as Mulch. A few weeks ago I confiscated a couple of
> Latina and Glamour magazines from one of my students. I
> called her mother at work and explained that I had just
> confiscated your daughters' fashion magazines that she was
> reading during my class time, Please come and get them or
> they will go to the garbage. She asked "can I drop by later
> on today" and I said sure. Well she showed up with a small
> trash bag filled with all her daughters' fashion magazines
> from home and some of her daughters' make-up and told
> her, "either you tear up all your magazines and throw them
> in trash or I will smash your make-up and rip up the
> magazines myself" She pleaded with her mother not to, but
> she wasn't having any of it. She said You are supposed to
> go to school to learn not read fashion magazines. I had to
> leave work to deal with this situation. She then asked to
> see the magazines that I took away. When I gave her the
> mags she turned to her daughter and ripped up both
> magazines and said "this is for disturbing me at
> work". "Don't expect to see any more magazines come in the
> mail because I canceled all of them" If I see any in your
> room I'll tear them up and throw them away.
>
> It's Nice to know that I have the mother on my side
>
>
> Do any of you teachers have this problem and if so how do
> You deal with the situation?
>
> Leticia

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