Sorry, but if a principal tried to tell me I couldn't take my child just because of a test, I'd have introduced my fist to his/her face. http://hamptonroads.com/2010/05/chesapeake-principal-wont-let-mom-pick-daughter In fairness, I do think the mom should've just kept her daughter home until after the doctor appointment was over--- better planning--- but I just think it's ridiculous to say that taking a young girl quietly from a room causes such a major distraction that the other kids' test scores would plummet [like it would matter since the scores are an evaluation of the school and not the student].
I think the mom should have either kept the daughter home, or rescheduled once she received the notice about testing. However... God help the man or woman who tells me I can't have access to my child! En Loco Parentis stops the MOMENT a parent sets foot in the building.
I had to stop reading the comments because people are idiots. sigh. That the PARENT should apologize to the SCHOOL for calling the police???!!! They are all worried that it would disrupt the other children...well it is to evaluate the school NOT the children (the test) You would not believe the static I got for the same issue...(we had something planned for months...oops he can't miss because of testing...oh, yes, he CAN.) They actually told me that the "needed" ds to test because he would do well. They let him "make it up" oh yea they did, because they needed his high score. (if it had been the other child maybe not...)
I have a friend who has an autistic son in our local ps. She has a routine of going into the building to pick him up each day when school is over. The school decided one day that parents would not be allowed to pick up their child until after all the buses had left, and then the parent would need to drive up and the school would then send the child out. Well, my friend didn't know this and walked in (well, got buzzed into the lobby and was awaiting the second buzzing in to the rest of the building). She was then told of the new policy. Her son was on the other side of the glass wall to the lobby screaming and crying because they would not allow him to come out to his mom. She demanded him and they told her "no" that he would just have to learn to wait!:evil: She threw a fit and had to watch her child have a meltdown and the school had all power not to buzz her in or allow him out. She is a better woman than I. Someone would have been picking up glass off the floor and outta their face before I was done!
I ws told I couldn't take my second out of testing. I just signed the form that he was leaving, walked out-said "ok" and walked to his classroom and got him. The teacher was NOT amused-but I didn't make a fuss-just walked into the classroom, grabbed his backpack off the wall, walked over to his table....and whispered "let's go" and we left. I followed the policy-signed himout up front. They tried the whole parents not allowed to pick kids up thing at my son's school. My son had to be picked up at the classroom...and then the school decided there was too many parents driving around back to pick up their kids. So I walked in...they tried to tell me I couldn't-tried to push the gate on me, called the janitor to stand in my way....well, I didn't say anything or do anything-I just pulled out my cell phone, calmly dialed 911 and informed the police - while they watched me (principal and all, mind!) that the school was holding my child and would not release him to me. The cops were there in 10 minutes-all over the front of the building-where they had told all the parents to go. I just stood in the back and waited for the police. The entire time, my son was in the classroom waiting....he was there 25 minutes after the end of the day because of their ridiculousness. When the police officer informed the principal she couldn't make the rule that way unless there was a known threat/emergency-that the gate was there as a public entrance after a certain hour, I was allowed to walk past and get my son. You should've seen all the parents at the next PTO meeting wanting to know why the police swarmed the school!!!! Then a whole gaggle of them went to the next schoolboard meeting.....
If it was me, it wouldn't be their face they'd be picking glass out of. We might end up at the hospital, so the doctors could retrieve my shoe.....
OMG BROOKE!!! My brother is autistic and I always had the routine when I was in 8th grade to walk down to the 6th grade wing, pick him up, and walk him out to the school drive to my mom. The school had changed policy without warning and I was not allowed to walk my brother out to the driveway to our mom, thus completing the routine. He had a total meltdown, and I had no way to call my mom, or let her know what was going on. When she came into the building she was furious. She had Missed a special appointment/meeting at work and everything just because I couldn't walk my brother out. They wouldn't let our family leave either until the buses cleared out an hour later. :/
To be honest-mine wasn't a vindication thig-my son is autistic and the last thing I needed was to carry a 10 year old hysterical boy in front of all the other parents. My husband had just told me the day before (weird kismet thing) that should an occassion arise, to just keep my calm and use my head. It worked out for me - and now we hs!! ha!! I feel for those moms that have had the meltdown kid and no repercussions...I've been on that side too. It can really make you feel helpless. But we're not.
