This is not at all related to divorce or marriage, although one of the boys (mine) is from a divorced family and the other one (his BFF) is not. But, has nothing to do with the story so skip it if you don't want to weigh in.
My son is in 7th grade. He is quite tall and weighs about 115 and his BFF is small and weighs under 100. Maybe 90-95.
Last Friday was their first Friday at school (their school starts late). So, 3rd day of school and 3rd day for a new teacher, their theater teacher. (She is also their science teacher). They go to a very small private school.
For some reason I don't quite get, theater class was outdoors. There were plastic PVC chairs. My son and his BFF were fooling around at some point, both sat in the same chair, were told to get out of it, and in doing so, the chair broke. There may have been more to the fooling around than this, but my son is not at all good at telling a story (and is getting worse which is a whole 'nother concern!). They definitely were not fighting though.
My son described it as a "50 cent lawn chair," but I did not see it.
My son told me about this incident as soon as I picked him up, telling me he may get a detention for it.
About two hours later, an email from the teacher came through to my son's parents (my ex and me), his BFFs parents, and copying the principal. The email said the boys were not disrespectful to her in any way, but had broken the chair, and we should expect a call and maybe conference from the principal.
This morning, an email from the principal. (Side note: I saw ushering at church yesterday, but chose to not approach him ;) ). He said he had heard about the issue and talked to the boys about it in his office, understood the boys were not purposefully trying to break the chair, and they came to an agreement that the boys will reimburse the school for the $18 chair and they will split it, and each boy is to personally deliver the money to the principal.
Since that email I found out that toward the end of the theater class, the teacher left the classroom with the two boys and walked them down the hall to immediately try to find the principal to discuss this, but she was unsuccessful. I guess she was then advised to send an email.
I'm curious to your reactions as to how this was handled. The mom of the BFF (who called me tonight after attending Back to School Night) and I had totally different reactions and I'm not asking who is "right," but I am questioning myself and my judgment.
My son is in 7th grade. He is quite tall and weighs about 115 and his BFF is small and weighs under 100. Maybe 90-95.
Last Friday was their first Friday at school (their school starts late). So, 3rd day of school and 3rd day for a new teacher, their theater teacher. (She is also their science teacher). They go to a very small private school.
For some reason I don't quite get, theater class was outdoors. There were plastic PVC chairs. My son and his BFF were fooling around at some point, both sat in the same chair, were told to get out of it, and in doing so, the chair broke. There may have been more to the fooling around than this, but my son is not at all good at telling a story (and is getting worse which is a whole 'nother concern!). They definitely were not fighting though.
My son described it as a "50 cent lawn chair," but I did not see it.
My son told me about this incident as soon as I picked him up, telling me he may get a detention for it.
About two hours later, an email from the teacher came through to my son's parents (my ex and me), his BFFs parents, and copying the principal. The email said the boys were not disrespectful to her in any way, but had broken the chair, and we should expect a call and maybe conference from the principal.
This morning, an email from the principal. (Side note: I saw ushering at church yesterday, but chose to not approach him ;) ). He said he had heard about the issue and talked to the boys about it in his office, understood the boys were not purposefully trying to break the chair, and they came to an agreement that the boys will reimburse the school for the $18 chair and they will split it, and each boy is to personally deliver the money to the principal.
Since that email I found out that toward the end of the theater class, the teacher left the classroom with the two boys and walked them down the hall to immediately try to find the principal to discuss this, but she was unsuccessful. I guess she was then advised to send an email.
I'm curious to your reactions as to how this was handled. The mom of the BFF (who called me tonight after attending Back to School Night) and I had totally different reactions and I'm not asking who is "right," but I am questioning myself and my judgment.
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