Child Left Unattended

[QualiTcare]

"She responded saying that since we were heading outside Kathy Lowery would be fine since the other 2 year old room was out which would make them in ratio for 3 teachers.
The children were already lined up at the door I told them to walk to the door in the hallway which heads outside"

that's the other thing - i don't think she was supposed to leave until the kids were outside.

i know exactly the scenario bc i've been in it....another teacher wants to send kids over and i'd say "no bc i'll have too many" - BUT if there's another teacher outside who isn't at the max, then it's fine ONCE you're outside.

in this case, she should've been present for the count where the kids went from the room to the hallway, but really also when the kids went from the hallway to outside.

i feel like i'm missing something or reading something that others aren't. :confused:

[kendallina]

"She responded saying that since we were heading outside Kathy Lowery would be fine since the other 2 year old room was out which would make them in ratio for 3 teachers.
The children were already lined up at the door I told them to walk to the door in the hallway which heads outside"

that's the other thing - i don't think she was supposed to leave until the kids were outside.

i know exactly the scenario bc i've been in it....another teacher wants to send kids over and i'd say "no bc i'll have too many" - BUT if there's another teacher outside who isn't at the max, then it's fine ONCE you're outside.

in this case, she should've been present for the count where the kids went from the room to the hallway, but really also when the kids went from the hallway to outside.

i feel like i'm missing something or reading something that others aren't. :confused:

Hmm...that's a good point. I didn't really catch the maybe the director meant for OP to wait until the kids were outside before going in the infant room.

This is all stuff that should have been talked about during the firing meeting. To OP- did the director say that she intended that you'd stay with your group until outside?

[Unregistered]

Rhonda who was the one who told me to leave out of ratio to me to leave now. Rhonda is not the director as they have 2 directors and Rhonda has no educational background, which is needed.

I am calling a lawyer today, to get this taken care of and also for wrongful firing, defamation of character and pain suffering that this has put me through.

I think the point that upsets me is the fact I tried calling the dss worker back 5 times and left 2 messages, that she never returned. Also that the CPS worker told me I did no wrong, but yet this still came.

[jen]

Just for the record, I was suggesting you call a criminal lawyer in the event that they try to take this matter any further. As for filing a civil suit, I would be surprised if that worked, but I'm no lawyer.

I don't know where you are, but here in Minnesota, we are an "at will" employer. An employher can fire you for ANY reason or NO reason,they just can't fire you based on anything that could be discerned as discrimination.