The nerve of some people.
I receive a message this morning (message dated from yesterday) from the mother of Sharon's so-called friend informing me that Sharon has been picking on her kid (screaming and pulling her hair). I waited for Sharon to wake up before asking her what in the hell is going on. Sharon can be a little nervous which unfortunately involves screaming which is the result of her being bullied since she started school. Though in the last couple of years, she's been doing pretty good, though she still gets frustrated from time to time.
Anywhooo.... when I asked her about the screaming, she told me the only thing she said (on Wednesday) was to her table-mate (with no screaming) that he didn't need to bring his lunch because the school was serving grilled cheese sandwiches and if he wanted she'd share her cookies with him, but nowhere near this particular friend when the screaming/hair pulling took place.
This little bit of info really got under my skin like you wouldn't believe. So to get to the bottom of this, I called the school. First I spoke to the vice-principal who in turn spoke to the lunch monitor, and told me exactly what Sharon had told me - not that I doubted Sharon in the first place. Than later on this afternoon I spoke to her teacher. Let's just say the woman was flabbergasted.
[side note]Now, Sharon does have a slight issue with change - whenever the teacher wants to change subjects, Sharon refuses (with minimal complaint) because she wants to finish her assignment and please the teacher. So instead of sitting at a table with 3 other classmates, Sharon sits next - rather across the teacher which works out in case she needs that extra help when the teacher is finished with the other students and more space to work because some of the tables are really too close together leaving no room to work.[/side note]
Anywhoo.. the teacher couldn't believe what I was telling her. Her response was, "Can't be because for the past week Sharon has been having a great week. Now if she had pulled the other student's hair she would've been sent to the office and I would be called right away."
To be honest about the whole situation, I'm still flabbergasted. I know my kid's not perfect (far from it), but she's not in the habit of lying especially when she knows that it'll land her in a world of hurt punishment and a grounding until the end of time (meaning she'll loose the privilege of going to Guides or whatever else she'd like to do).
I hate it when other people lie to me by accusing my daughter of something she didn't do. It also makes me wonder what the other child is like and why she thinks she can get away with it?
As for the other mother, I've already emailed her telling her that the information her daughter gave her is wrong and that I was in contact with the school. So now the ball's in her court to deal with her daughter.
I know that Sharon has to learn to stand on her own two feet, because I'm not always going to be there but in a situation like this ...this is really uncalled for.
EDIT: I forgot to mention, if Sharon did do as she's been accused of why didn't the other mother inform either myself or Mum when she saw us the other night.
Anywhooo.... when I asked her about the screaming, she told me the only thing she said (on Wednesday) was to her table-mate (with no screaming) that he didn't need to bring his lunch because the school was serving grilled cheese sandwiches and if he wanted she'd share her cookies with him, but nowhere near this particular friend when the screaming/hair pulling took place.
This little bit of info really got under my skin like you wouldn't believe. So to get to the bottom of this, I called the school. First I spoke to the vice-principal who in turn spoke to the lunch monitor, and told me exactly what Sharon had told me - not that I doubted Sharon in the first place. Than later on this afternoon I spoke to her teacher. Let's just say the woman was flabbergasted.
[side note]Now, Sharon does have a slight issue with change - whenever the teacher wants to change subjects, Sharon refuses (with minimal complaint) because she wants to finish her assignment and please the teacher. So instead of sitting at a table with 3 other classmates, Sharon sits next - rather across the teacher which works out in case she needs that extra help when the teacher is finished with the other students and more space to work because some of the tables are really too close together leaving no room to work.[/side note]
Anywhoo.. the teacher couldn't believe what I was telling her. Her response was, "Can't be because for the past week Sharon has been having a great week. Now if she had pulled the other student's hair she would've been sent to the office and I would be called right away."
To be honest about the whole situation, I'm still flabbergasted. I know my kid's not perfect (far from it), but she's not in the habit of lying especially when she knows that it'll land her in a world of hurt punishment and a grounding until the end of time (meaning she'll loose the privilege of going to Guides or whatever else she'd like to do).
I hate it when other people lie to me by accusing my daughter of something she didn't do. It also makes me wonder what the other child is like and why she thinks she can get away with it?
As for the other mother, I've already emailed her telling her that the information her daughter gave her is wrong and that I was in contact with the school. So now the ball's in her court to deal with her daughter.
I know that Sharon has to learn to stand on her own two feet, because I'm not always going to be there but in a situation like this ...this is really uncalled for.
EDIT: I forgot to mention, if Sharon did do as she's been accused of why didn't the other mother inform either myself or Mum when she saw us the other night.