The principal is a ringmaster
Ok, so I'm not a fan of dumb people. The principal at the local high school is a dumb person. He is so set on winning plaques for his wall that the "average" student falls through the cracks. Aside from that, the school gets a new football field and track every summer. That's where their money goes, instead of on programs for kids who need it or could use a little encouragement. They lost the FFA program 2 years ago because the Ringmaster wanted to spend the money on football. Yes, I said football. So I have issues with him... BUT... today has to be the best example of his dumbness.
So, yesterday I called Luke when he was at school. I figured his phone would go to VM and I'd leave a message. He picked up the phone, he was in class. His teacher didn't accept that it was his mom and he was worried it was an emergency. She didn't let him explain and sent him to the office. He asked if he could turn in his homework before he left and she said no. So Luke sat in the office yesterday durring that class. This morning the VP called to tell me the principal wanted to pull Luke out of the class for the day as punishment for using his phone in class. I told him I was the one who called, the teacher didn't let him explain, Luke already spent class time in the office the day before and Luke wasn't allowed to turn in his homework. I said they can't pull him out of class, he will fall further behind. I told them to keep him afterschool or punish him durring study hall but pulling him out of class would not be educationally beneficial for him, or any student. The VP (further known as the puppet) said no, the principal (aka ringmaster) said to pull him out of class so THEY CAN TALK TO HIM ABOUT WHY HE IS FALLING BEHIND! I am so shocked that an educational establishment is so backwards that they can't see their job is to TEACH the kids, not pull them out of class when they fall behind.
Now, I'm not saying it was OK for Luke to use his phone in school. I'm saying he was already punished for that yesterday. Then I talked to him about it yesterday afterschool. I told him to keep it off and I will leave a message when I need him to call me back. I swear, if he was the school quarterback they would buy him a phone and let him use it whenever he wanted at school.
Ok, I'm off my soapbox.
So, yesterday I called Luke when he was at school. I figured his phone would go to VM and I'd leave a message. He picked up the phone, he was in class. His teacher didn't accept that it was his mom and he was worried it was an emergency. She didn't let him explain and sent him to the office. He asked if he could turn in his homework before he left and she said no. So Luke sat in the office yesterday durring that class. This morning the VP called to tell me the principal wanted to pull Luke out of the class for the day as punishment for using his phone in class. I told him I was the one who called, the teacher didn't let him explain, Luke already spent class time in the office the day before and Luke wasn't allowed to turn in his homework. I said they can't pull him out of class, he will fall further behind. I told them to keep him afterschool or punish him durring study hall but pulling him out of class would not be educationally beneficial for him, or any student. The VP (further known as the puppet) said no, the principal (aka ringmaster) said to pull him out of class so THEY CAN TALK TO HIM ABOUT WHY HE IS FALLING BEHIND! I am so shocked that an educational establishment is so backwards that they can't see their job is to TEACH the kids, not pull them out of class when they fall behind.
Now, I'm not saying it was OK for Luke to use his phone in school. I'm saying he was already punished for that yesterday. Then I talked to him about it yesterday afterschool. I told him to keep it off and I will leave a message when I need him to call me back. I swear, if he was the school quarterback they would buy him a phone and let him use it whenever he wanted at school.
Ok, I'm off my soapbox.