LMBO!!! Tell The Parents? Or Just Say Nothing???

[PitterPatter]

OMG Umm... I'm not sure what to say here as I don't want to offend anyone but I would have been sitting there with my jaw on the floor and then immediatley redirect the children. God forbid another child hear that and take that convo home!

Maybe I'm overreacting but aren't we required to report ANY suspected drug use? I mean if it's an old lady with glacoma or whatever fine but I highly doubt school teachers would need this for medicinal purposes. And school teachers? Really?? What is this world coming to? I guess I just think too highly of teachers and don't expect that they would do such things.

I would most def tell the parents and in writing and save a copy. Also document it in your records. Whats sad is I would also have to inform them that I would be reporting it as a mandated reporter. That will more than likely cause some friction. I have it right in my handbook that I will report any drug use or suspicion of such as well as child abuse etc.

I hope this works out for u in the end. Good luck here u are gonna need it!

[youretooloud]

OK.. so, here's an update.

Mom B came in just a bit ago. I asked her. She looked horrified.

But, here's the story...

Last week, Dad A, Dad B, and one other friend went to a baseball game. After the game, they went to other friend's house to "play pool", but got home very late. Mom smelled beer and pot on Dad. So, she flipped out. Her husband was driving, so she was especially mad. She called Mom A, and was complaining loudly about them. So, it turned into a huge fight between Mom and Dad B. (mom and dad A handled it better apparently)

So, Mom said she was completely overreacting, and demanding to have the weed. Her three kids (there's an 11 yr old sister) were all awake and watched the whole thing. Mom found the weed, but, Dad kept it physically from her.

She eventually got it from him, and hid it, but didn't flush it down the toilet.

She says all three kids went in the 11 yr old's room for a while. She "claims" the 11 yr old might have given a more detailed description of what happened, so the kids might understand it better because the 11 yr old told them. I guess it was a pretty dramatic fight. But, she made it sound like the 11 yr old schooled them on pot, not the fight it'self.

So, all four twins and parents were having a pool party this weekend, and the argument came up again, only not nearly as bad, just a small spat... but, all the parents were involved, and all five kids could hear it.

She swears they don't sit around and smoke pot together, and that she hasn't smoked pot since college.

[countrymom]

I'm sorry but that is so funny. I guess if your going to learn about something might as well learn it from home the right way than the wrong way. Lets just say I "know" about things like this.

[youretooloud]

The other mom came and told me a slightly similar story, but had no idea her kids had any knowledge at all. She claims her son was just saying what his friend was telling him to say.

Except she's the one who said "pretend you hid my weed" before anybody else said anything. I wasn't even sure I heard it correctly until the friend followed up with the baggie story.