Re: Visits to homes of students
Posted by: JEB on 10/27/09
I live in the Vail school district. My neighbor told me last
year that teachers make home visits at the start of the school
year. As a parent, he was very supportive of this.
On 10/27/09, hmm wrote:
> I haven't heard any of this but it sounds like this rumor is
> limited to just the district in Tucson? If it's true, the
> district better keep in mind the safety of their teachers and
> if anything happens "on the job" so to speak, THEY will be
> the ones responsible.
>
> It concerns me, though, that one of your complaints is having
> to report unsuitable conditions. This shouldn't be a
> complaint but rather an opportunity to do what others won't
> do. Aren't kids supposed to be #1 in our hearts?
>
> On 10/27/09, jamil wrote:
>> I just heard a rumor from a teacher down in Tucson. She
>> told me that the school district wants to start a process
>> by which the teacher visits the home of her each of her
>> students to get to know the parents better. I have very
>> uncomfortable feelings about this. Number one is "Big
>> Brother" intrusion into the very private homes of my
>> parents--Number two is that I would have to report
>> unsuitable surroundings in the home to a very understaffed
>> Child Protective Agency -- Number three is the tons of
>> extra paperwork and time that this process would eat up --
>> Number 4 is the fact that I would be venturing into some
>> very unsavory neighborhoods where I am an unwelcome
>> presence. Please tell me that this rumor is only rumor. I
>> thought that Arizona could not come up with any more wacky
>> solutions to the poor educational standing but this so
>> called solution might take the cake.
