Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Divorced and double One of my students has parents that are divorced. Each parent wants two sets of every paper I send home. This includes homework. I can tell that each parent wants to be the main parent and have the student do all of the homework with them. I can tell that the student does not like this because she is now having to do double the homework. Do I say something to the parents or just stay out. Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) I would say the primary custodian would be the one who would get all of the information. It is the parent's responsibility to communicate with each other to provide what is best for the child.                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: This doesn't take into account if the parents have joint/equal custody. This does not really provide a solution. Although it is the parents' issue to figure out as a teacher you should try to help the child as well. Rated On: October 19, 2014 4:13 pm Rated By: Lauren Hill                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: completely agree Rated On: October 23, 2014 11:40 pm Rated By: Amanda Smith                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: I agree that this is something for the parents to communicate and handle with each other. Rated On: February 23, 2015 9:22 pm Rated By: anuhag                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: doesn't help if both parents have custody. Rated On: February 27, 2015 4:56 pm Rated By: qyMeda                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: Only sending information to one parent when both have made it clear that they want to be involved could make the parent who is not the primary custodian angry with the teacher. They may feel as though they are being left out of their child's education and that could cause conflict. Rated On: February 28, 2015 4:29 am Rated By: Hannah Poore                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: The teacher is not responsible for deciding who the student's primary caretaker is. Rated On: March 1, 2015 1:07 am Rated By: Natisha                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: As part of a split family this answer is not useful at all. There are no such things as primary custodial parents in the state of FL any longer (at least for families with 50/50 custody). Parents do not always amicably communicate and thus the child is the only one who losses in the situation. Rated On: March 1, 2015 10:55 pm Rated By: gumeje                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: This could cause many issues! Rated On: March 2, 2015 1:10 am Rated By: Tana Bill                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: It is not the teachers decision to decide something like that. The parents need to fix that among themselves. Rated On: October 13, 2015 5:15 pm Rated By: bahete                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: As someone with divorced parents, the custodial parent is not the only one who needs to know what's happening in school. Rated On: October 14, 2018 7:57 pm Rated By: sadaze                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: Sadly, the teacher doesn't know who the primary caretaker is so they can't make that choice without the other parent getting mad. Rated On: February 23, 2019 12:51 am Rated By: Meghan Fletcher                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: This is not what I would do because a lot of the time there is not a primary custodian. This suggestion does not solve the problem and it is not reasonable. Rated On: October 19, 2020 1:43 am Rated By: Santana Loar