Well, my surprise happened Wednesday night at parent teacher conference. A parent attacked me verbally about lack of communication for the HOSA trip (her daughter did not tell her the whole truth about the room assignment nor did the mother read the paperwork that she signed). However, the women was very rude and I asked her to change her tone of speech or I would not talk to her about the issue. Of course, her tone did not change and I walked out of the room. Another parent overheard the interaction and walked with me to calm my nerves. She was very supportive and offered to talk with administration about what she had witnessed with the other parent. Next, I was called to the main office for my side of the story. To my surprise the administration team accepted what I said, told me not to worry, to have a great trip with the student in JI and that they would take care of the rest. I could have fell out of my chair! I was very please and happy to know that I was being supported in my actions. To have an administration team that support me is sooooooo nice and makes me want to do more for them, the students and the school.
PS, my trip to HOSA was a lot of fun and the student were great.
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ReplyDeleteIt's great to see the support from your Admin Team. If you know ahead of time that there may be a conflict(s), never be afraid to have another teacher in the room during that parent/teacher conference. Even if that teacher is just a friend and not in your immediate department. I think you did the right thing asking the parent to communicate with you professionally or not at all. Everyone deserves respect both ways. Our former principal worked on that same method. If the parent doesn't straighten up, then the meeting doesn't continue - case closed.
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