Student asking for a snow day snowballs into something bigger

[SWTXBelle]

I think her call falls into the category of "Something we all totally understand WANTING to do, but you simply cannot do it".

[skylark]

Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

I think her call falls into the category of "Something we all totally understand WANTING to do, but you simply cannot do it".

I totally agree on this. There are all sorts of things that we want to do in life, but don't, because we are mature enough to recognize that it is really wrong.

Granted we didn't hear the student's message, but from all accounts it doesn't seem like it was at all abusive... I think it would have come out if it had been something like "You're an asshole who doesn't care about returning student's phone calls." It sounds like he was rightly frustrated at being ignored and treated like he was insignificant when he wanted to discuss the situation with the right person. He was probably a little over the line to call at home, but not that far over the line since the number was itself listed.

What is shocking to me is that it appears that while the student was trying to find an opportunity to discuss the matter professionally (which I am inclined to take his word for given his rumored high GPA and involvement in debate), an adult who was only marginally affected by his message chose to interject herself into a situation and act abusively and immaturely. It is even more shocking to think the state of Virginia pays this woman to teach on a day to day basis -- I'm pretty sure kids in class are prone to crossing the line more than this Kori kid, and she is PAID to have the maturity to act and if necessary discipline kids in a constructive way. I don't think that includes screaming and name-calling. If I was in any way connected with this school district, I would petition to have this lady fired immediately. There are certain occupations where you have to have the ability to keep a cool head, and teaching is one of them. What happens when a kid in her class is acting up and starts to REALLY cross the line (call her names, etc.)? Will she fly off the handle again, and how far will she go? If she can't handle hearing a student leave a well-meant message on her home phone without blowing up, she needs to be in another business.

[lilzetakitten]

This story amuses me in a way, since I'm a Lake Braddock grad. I have to agree with Kori though. In that area, there really is a habit of calling school off for a half inch of snow, but not when it's actually accumulating. My senior year (2003-2004) there was one day where it snowed and they didn't call a delay or anything, and there were actually multiple accidents (students and teachers alike), as the snow quickly turned to snow and black ice.

I feel that when a public official makes a policy decision, the people whom it affects have the right to know why the decision was made. Maybe Kori shouldn't have called him at home, but he did have a listed number.

I also feel that a person should NEVER take their spouse's career into their own hands without permission. Seriously, this could end up with him getting fired because his wife decided to answer a message addressed to him. It's not a good idea. Especially when she responded the way she did. It would have been one thing if she'd picked up the call and heat-of-the-moment responded, but she had to redial the number, wait through the pre-recorded message, and then leave that message.