Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Parent putting down their child During a student-led conference, a parent came in to observe their child's work throughout the year so far. When presented with the work, the parent took notice of everything the student did wrong and went as far as to make the student rewrite a story so that the words were spelled correctly. The parent then talked to another school staff member about how now they see that the teacher puts in little to no effort to teach the class. The situation escalated so much that the school's SRO stood in the classroom to ensure the parent was escorted if things continued to escalate. Is there a different way to handle situations like this? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) I would remind the parents that we are looking at their child's academic growth throughout the years. The student has grown from learning how to properly structure and format a sentence to writing their own stories. Yes, some aspects of writing still need work, and I feel it is important for parents and teachers to focus on the overall understanding and use of the writing process. In the future, I would recommend requesting that a member of the administration be present in any meetings with this parent to provide you with extra support if needed.