In February a parent requested a meeting to talk about his child. He wanted me as the classroom teacher, the previous teacher, the principal and his ex wife to be there. The previous teacher is cared of him and didn't want to. His ex wife is also scared and didn't want to. The principal was super busy. So I said I'd meet him alone and go through some of the things we'd noticed at school. First I sent him an email saying it would be just me and suggesting some dates. I followed up with a phone call. He said that he didn't want to meet me alone ~ he wanted everyone. I said that I couldn't make that happen and told him that the meeting would still be useful with the two of us. I gave him a choice of times and said I was looking forward to having a chat. He then started shouting about how I was bullying him to meet with me and he didn't want to. I said again that I thought he would find it useful but it was his call. I sent a follow up email saying that if he changed his mind he could come and see me and I gave him some times when I would make myself available.
I am currently off work having cancer treatment. He now is hassling my reliever and the principal about how no one will meet him. This follows his ex wife coming into school one day for a chat and him being annoyed that no one at school will tell him what she wanted to talk about. It was nothing btw. Just a bit of support around homework. The principal told him that of course he could have a meeting but separately to his ex because that was her preference. He has now exploded at the principal and my reliever AND has submitted a formal complaint to the board about me about how I bullied him into a meeting in February and accused me of being unprofessional. I still have copies of the emails that were sent - nothing but polite. I know he is behaving like a dick, but this on top of my treatment and all that goes with that around not being paid is really getting no my goat. I so want to say something to him, but know I cant and I need to trust the board and principal to support me. They are a bit pathetic in these kinds of situations and I'm not sure they will.