Two days ago the high school threatened my Bonus Child (BC). What was the threat? That she would not get to walk with her graduating class. Here is the why:
Schools here have what is called “Senior Project” that has to been turned in and presented with a passing grade in order to graduate. Monday was presentation day. BC asked me if she could leave school early so she could get her presentation together for that evening. She is an A/B student taking IB and Adv classes. Of course I gave her permission. But when she asked I was in the middle of something and I told her I would call in 2 minutes. Two minutes turned in to 5 and she calls me back to say that they will not let her go. Which is obvious because the front office staff is berating her, telling he rto “calm down”. She was not yelling, she was not screaming, she was not throwing things. She was simply frustrated because she knew she had my permission to leave, they just wouldn’t let her go. I asked BC if they would just talk to me since I am on the phone, but they would not. So I hung up and called the office. The line rang for 20 seconds before sending me to voicemail. I left a message, but at this point I was extremely irritated, and the message I left certainly portrayed that. I called BC back and she tells me they have left the office which is why they did not answer. They returned 2 -3 minutes later, still telling her to “calm down” and if she did not they would suspend her, which means she would not walk with her class. Now, I watched this young woman work her TAIL off to catch up and then EXCEED expectations. Not walking was NOT an option. By this point I have already left a message, and they refuse to check the voicemail. They are refusing to take her phone and talk to me, and they are refusing to call me. If I weren’t clear across town on a different errand, I would have gone up to the school myself to raise all kinds of HAYELL. After a full 20 minutes of this nonsense, they finally let her leave.
And this is not the first time they have done this kind of foolishness. I think it is probably time that I post about the Black History presentation that almost didn’t happen last year.
Believe me when I say that no more of my children will be darkening that school’s doorstep.
Chaotically Controlled 