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On 6/24/13, AdminIntern wrote:
> Ica,
>
> This school allows parents to write letters to our principal
> either requesting that their child not be placed with another
> child, or to request teacher. The issue with this is that the
> parent has to give explicit reasoning for that request - i.e.
> teaching style, issues with a student, etc. A parent can
> completely make up their reasoning and it continues to muddy the
> waters. We recently released the teacher of each student to the
> parents this week and multiple parents called upset with their
> child's teacher (their request was not fulfilled). Our principal
> (new to our school) is not budging and the parents are threatening
> going to the superintendent. If our district does not technically
> have a policy regarding teacher requests, can the superintendent
> over ride him if the reasoning the parents give is really not
valid?
>

Ooo..the makings of a perfect senerio to prove my point. Sit back,
watch, and learn, young Padaweon. I'd bet money it goes the way I
described earlier.

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