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 try to advise the parent to not put their child down. But also make sure not to overstep because it is their child and you do not want to be seen as unprofessional. But a child being put down so much can affect their mental well-being and I would make sure the parents were informed of that.