My DC1 is a scholar, prefect and never been in any trouble. About to move up to the third part of the school.
( This is private education where the school is split into pre prep (r-yr2) prep (yr3-8) and college. (Yr9-16), I'm not interested in anti private ed answers please, long reasons for school choice, paying for it wasn't first choice)
During the working week I'm essentially a single parent with 2 younger children. There have been no end of end of term, and moving up events, meals, camping trips even an art show. DC1 has been to some but not all. The school know we have child care issues as well as money issues (some of these events COST). Today Head and head of college called in DC1 for a little talk. Head has a long history of these, and some parents have removed kids afterwards!
Basically they were praised for being a hard worker etc then told to stop making excuses, not reasons, excuses, they didn't want to listen to them, made to repeat that they will, 'be there'. Made to repeat it several times. These are 'voluntary', fun events. My child is a minor, they do not make these decisions, I and my husband do. No contact has been made with us. Now DC1 is no longer excited about staying to college. We are too late to put them into entrance exams for other schools and are limited as boarding is not something we want.
Are we unreasonable to be angered that DC1 has been dragged in in front of heads for a dressing down for things he is not in control of? Is this normal in schools or are we reasonable to go in and make it clear this isn't not on.
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Ragnarhairybritches · 28/06/2017 20:08
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