DaddySatyr
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I'm pretty sure my youngest (also Michael) was in kindergarten (which in my mind makes it worse than first grade). I went to go pick him up at his school and instead of him, waiting by the curb, I found his principal who was probably about 10-15 years older than I was, at the time.
I said: "Where's Michael?" He told me that we "needed to talk"
Now, any parent knows the flood of emotions, going through my mind, at that point.
I follow the principal into the school and there's Michael, sitting right outside the office door. I'm thinking: "Well, thank God he isn't hurt!"
I say: "What's going on, bud?"
Before my son can answer, the principal says: "Why don't we go in here" and takes me into his office.
He sits me down and gives me two minutes on the schools "Zero Tolerance" policy (1993 or 1994 I forget what year, exactly). I listen and then he says they're going to be giving Michael an "in-school suspension" for having a fight on the playground.
I ask: "What happened?" and the principal starts into the two minute spiel about the "Zero Tolerance" policy. I listen, patiently, again and re-ask: "What happened, though?"
Again, I start getting the canned response so, I say: "Let's ask Michael" and this idiot's response is: I don't think we need to do that. What he has to say isn't important"
"Excuse me, sir. You want to suspend my son and what he has to say isn't important?" Once again, he starts his mantra.
I stand up, open the office door and say: "Michael, come in here, please"
The principal is pissed and hemming and hawing and trying to keep Michael from saying anything. Finally, I say: "Excuse me, sir. I'm trying to talk to my son."
"Michael, what happened?"
"I pushed Patrick and Mr. ________ is going to suspend me and get me in trouble with you ..."
"Why did you push Patrick?"
"He was hitting Christine"
Now, I look at the principal like: "Is this true?"
The principal's response is: 'We have a 'Zero Tolerance' policy ..."
So, I ask, out loud: "Sir, is this true?"
"We have a 'Zero ..."
"Sir, if you say 'Zero Tolerance' one more time, I'm going to laugh or puke"
Finally, I get him to say something like "There seems to have been an altercation between two other students that Michael got involved in ..."
I cut him off, again and looked at Michael and said: "Michael, schools have rules that they have to enforce whether I agree with them or not and the school is going to suspend you for three days. While you're at home ..."
Principal: "It's an in-school suspension"
Me: "No. It isn't. Michael, while you're at home, I am going to show you the consequences of your actions. Now, how about we go and get some ice cream?"
We went to the zoo, a ballgame, and a (I think Star Trek) movie on the three days that Michael wasn't in school.
(Just to be clear: the reason I wouldn't sit for in-school suspension is because the school still gets their federal money. This guy was trying to play both ends of the field and I wasn't having it. Mar my son's record for stupidity but, you're going to pay a price, too)
Peace and comfort,
Michael
< Message edited by DaddySatyr -- 8/29/2012 7:53:22 AM >
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