Thoughts?

[Blackcat31]

According to an article I read the response by the school was:

According to the letter of dismissal, Habat's “relationship with Sonshine did not get off to a very good start the first day of school. … You utilized social media to call into question not only the integrity but the intelligence of our staff. ... These actions are also consistent with sowing discord, which is spoken of in the handbook you signed.”


I agree 100% with the school.

[melilley]

no sowing discord......adding that to my hb, !

ok, that's a new phrase/saying for me. What does that mean?

[daycarediva]

I agree with the school. I would have terminated immediately.

I am OVER IT.

I closed early last week by an hour. Sent home a notice a month ago, a reminder notice this week, put it in last month's newsletter, verbally told parents/reminded them, put it in my facebook page (for the daycare) AND put a sign on the door. TWO parents claimed to NOT KNOW and were upset with me.

I don't even care, I laughed. They remind me of their children. "I warned you of the consequence if you did _______ again."

[Patches]

I completely agree with the school on this one. I also think it's funny and ridiculous that the mother was running late on picture day and tries to place the blame on the school(a week notice was not enough).

[craftymissbeth]

So many people are saying the school shouldn't punish the child and that it's not right that they're taking away his education. :: I'm sorry, I don't even have a response to how ridiculous that is ::

[Thriftylady]

I agree with the school here. No the boy did nothing wrong, but his mother did. And if she had an issue she should have spoken to the director and worked it out before she smeared them on facebook. If she was so unhappy with them, her child shouldn't be there.

[Blackcat31]

ok, that's a new phrase/saying for me. What does that mean?

sowing = making, creating
discord = chaos, uneasiness, trouble

sowing discord = creating trouble

NOT exactly those words but that's the general definition.

[melilley]

sowing = making, creating
discord = chaos, uneasiness, trouble

sowing discord = creating trouble

NOT exactly those words but that's the general definition.

Oh, makes sense, thanks!

[cheerfuldom]

Sowing discord is a Biblical term which basically means causing trouble between Christians which is worse than just causing trouble with the general public. Many Christians schools and organizations have parents/members/etc. commit to unity within the school and part of that is to refrain from gossip, complaints and sowing discord.

that said, the mom said she intentionally tagged the school for those that were questioning that part of it.

and also, I bet 99.9% this was NOT the first run in with this mom. I seriously doubt the school just up and kicked them out over one post (although as a private school, they have the right to exclude families for such things). You can bet this mom was trouble beforehand. Complainers just don't come out of nowhere. There is always a context and history with the situation that we don't know.

Besides which, if the school was so bad, why keep your kid there?????

[Country Kids]

I'm going to be odd man out-

I would have made her come into the office and shown her where it appeared on the facebook of the childcare. Then I would have asked her to delete it or retract her statement in front of me. Then I would have a nice little talk with her. She would be understanding I was very serious on this matter and she was walking a very fine fine line with my business.

Doing it this way it more then likely wouldn't have made the news.

By terming her immediately, it has now made the news, people are posting about it, people are talking about it and she has received her 15 min of fame. Also, there might be people out there who will now question something about the school because it went from facebook to very public news.

Since it was the childs first day, did she really receive the information about picture day or not. It sounds as if they handed the information out to children that attended the childcare part, so if your child wasn't there, how would you have received it.

Just a thought?

[Blackcat31]

I'm going to be odd man out-

I would have made her come into the office and shown her where it appeared on the facebook of the childcare. Then I would have asked her to delete it or retract her statement in front of me. Then I would have a nice little talk with her. She would be understanding I was very serious on this matter and she was walking a very fine fine line with my business.

Doing it this way it more then likely wouldn't have made the news.

By terming her immediately, it has now made the news, people are posting about it, people are talking about it and she has received her 15 min of fame. Also, there might be people out there who will now question something about the school because it went from facebook to very public news.

Since it was the childs first day, did she really receive the information about picture day or not. It sounds as if they handed the information out to children that attended the childcare part, so if your child wasn't there, how would you have received it.

Just a thought?

I personally agree with you CK but I also think making the parent post a retraction or to delete their personal posting would be a violation of a persons rights.

Imagine the outcry if this mom went and told everyone how she was FORCED into retracting her statement.

We (general we) cant force another adult to do something.

We can only provide a consequence or reaction on OUR own part but we cant force a person to take back their thoughts or feelings.

I do believe the only real recourse the preschool had was to enforce their policies....kwim?

[sharlan]

It's a private preschool, they have ever right to term the child for the mother's actions.

[ColorfulSunburst]

Now she really needs a daycare provider who has no TV & Internet.

[daycare]

Now she really needs a daycare provider who has no TV & Internet.

taht would be me. I dont have any social media and I only watch I love lucy on tv.........I am awake during odd hours of the night...lmao

[MOM OF 4]

http://wtvr.com/2014/08/27/4-year-ol...facebook-post/

I feel like the schools decision was appropriate. It was just plain stupid and against policy. And she herself said she didn't like the school in her post and she tagged them...so why is she shocked??

She keeps saying "he did nothing wrong". Of course he didn't...she did. It isn't about him. If she didn't pay he'd be "expelled" on the same token...breach of policy. Why is that a hard concept to understand?

Sins of the mother...she's so stupid to think that they couldn't see it when she TAGGED them in her post! She was unprofessional, and if she had a problem (maybe reading the folder would have prevented such problem anyway) she should have addressed it privately.

I would tell the kid to say "WELL DONE MOM, YOU got me kicked out of school"

HER actions punished someone else, and that's how life usually works. As a result of something some moron does, someone else suffers.

If she doesn't see it, she truly IS a moron. So, I wonder, who's been educated now, mom?