When is child responsible for his/her whereabouts and not the school?
958845
My ADHD son was responsible to do this at the age of 8.  Unfortunately his school could not honor his request.\n\nI am a single Mom, I was at work, radios not allowed.  I would work from home when my son was at home.\n\nOne day, his school closed early due to snow (not much really, but they paniced), he went to the office and asked if he could call me at work, so I could get home for him.  They refused him and said it was my responsibility to have someone there for him.\n\nI came home almost 4 hours later, to find a crying very cold kid sitting in the garage wrapped in moving blankets.  The school administration got ripped a new orifice by the time I got done with them.\n\nI think the kid taking responsibility will vary from kid to kid, but  the school has to support it.  If you think the staff should be responsible to call a parent when a kid changes their mind, especially if it is about a planned activity then I have a hard time with that, because you are absolving the kid of being responsible for their planning their schedules.\n\nThat is what makes cell phones nice and almost a necessity.  My son got one very young for this very reason.
991075
Im in NY and my son is not out of school yet
1064800
A teacher can not send a child home from school.  Only the principal can.  The child usually gets sent down to the office and is talked to.  Then the parents are called.  Most schools find a way to deal with the problem that does not involve being sent home.  It also depends greatly on the severity of the behavior.  Most schools make the child stay after school for bad behavior.
72294
You will need a court ordered judgement, and they will have to be properly served notice.\n\nIt would be nice if you waited until June if they have kids, so you don't disrupt their schooling..if they are going to school...
876931
Primarily the abuser.\n\nParents must be aware of their childs whereabouts constantly.
376264
In general not without paying out of district fees.\n\nA student can't just go to another school in their same state if they don't live in that school district.\n\nThey could lie of course and claim to live in that area with that relation
164627
I agree that teacher's should be held responsible to an extent.  You have to take into consideration that a child's education has 3 influential factors, the teacher, the parents and the student.  Most teachers (the ones that are in teaching because its their calling) do their best do get students to learn.  From working with them individualy, tutoring during free time and after school.  But when a student does not put forth the effort and he does not have parental support at home there is only so much a teacher can do.  By the way teachers do not get high salaries, they do not get paid like the educated professionals they are.
979960
This is not an ordinary case...... you can sue this administrator if you think it is necessary... but i think the best solution is to transfer to another school...... be careful......they hold the "power"......call the attention of the principal or the parents-teachers-association.... as soon as possible before its too late.... take action!!!!
234794
Yes, if the school does not handle their responsibility, you should say something to the parents. Someone mentioned  'No one likes a tattletail', but no one likes to be assulted and/or picked on when they are at school trying to learn either.
207389
Well technically if she does not have doctors note or something pre written so that school office is aware of what she has. There is really not much you can do.
331687
First question to you is are you at the school all day, since i know your 7 yr old is not driving.  Is it just the fact that your stopping and parking in the handicapp spot to drop her off and then leave...I really have never heard about being denied permission to park there.  I mean you are paying to be at that private school as well.  \n\nI would check with your local law inforcement department and see what they say.
461282
It would fall under verbal assault.  This isn't illegal (criminal), but it's civilly actionable.  I would suggest that if school isn't doing something about it, go to the local press.  Make a big stink.  Schools are really touchy about this kind of thing right now and would do anything to avoid a big public display of their failure to take proper care of children.
12003
I think this is not the teacher's job, unless they can be certain that there is clear and present danger.\nBut, I would call the police, give them the vehicle license plate and if you know the home address of the driver/children.
962944
First of all, what difference does it make whether the boy is black, white or yellow?\n\nSecond of all, most of the schools in our county do not allow cell phones to be taken to school.  Your mother should give the phone to your sister only when she is going someplace where a regular telephone service isn't available and cell phones are permitted to be used at all times.  Cell phones are very costly.  When she is at home the land line is free to use and wouldn't cost your parents or your sister to use them.  In my opinion a cell phone is only necessary for children in an emergency or for their own protection when they are away from a land line.  Your sister obviously does not respect your parents or their wishes.  She needs to learn to respect not only people but the possessions that she owns.  Especially when they were purchased by others.  If your school does allow cell phones to be brought to the school, I'm sure they have specifically stated in the school rules that they are not responsible in any way if the cell phone is lost or stolen and that that responsibility is held solely by the student who brought it onto their premises.  The school will probably not do anything to help your cause except make an attempt to check their lost and found.\n\nThird of all, it sounds like the boys did not steal the phone but instead found it.  The only way that you can actually accuse someone of stealing is if you have proof of that or a witness to the theft while it's taking place.  If you had any kind of proof at all then you wouldn't be wasting time calling them back and forth trying to use voice indenification and friends calling to try to see whose voice is answering the phone.  You would also have already went to the school yourself or to your parents with the proof that you have and the name of the criminal so that they could call the police and charge them immediately.  Accusing someone without proof is a crime in itself --  Defamation of Character.  The person that you are accusing without proof can legally sue your family for defamation of character, so unless you plan on having your parents pay for that bad choice as well I would watch what you say to other people.  The fact that you have put it on the internet for all to see if a start to the proof that these boys need to get their case going.  The person that is in the wrong was your sister for not taking care of for cell phone and for accusing people of a criminal act on hearsay and suspicion only.  If anyone should be punished at all it should be your sister, for disobeying your parents and not taking care of her own things.  Your sister needs to learn how to take instructions from her parents seriously.  By bragging about having the phone and giving the number out when she was specially asked not to by your parents she has basically slapped your parents in the face.  If I were your parents the phone would most definitely be taken away from her permanently (once it is found) and the cost of the phone, cancelling the cell phone service (if you have a plan on it) and the cost of any telephone call charges that come in on the next bill (if your parents have a plan and get a bill) should be deducted from your sister's allowance or paycheque until these costs are paid in full.\n\nFourth of all, if the boy who presently has the phone right now has any conscience or self respect he will drop the phone off in the lost and found tomorrow so that you can retrieve it.  If he doesn't then I guess your sister will have learned a valuable lesson from this act of disrespecting your parent's wishes.\n\nFifth of all, if I were you I would call the telephone service immediately if she has a plan on the phone to let them know that the phone was lost (not stolen) so that any future calls made on the phone will not be charged to your parents.  You are responsible for the calls that are made on that phone whether the phone is in your possession or not.  That'
250901
No. Legally, you are responsible for him/her. Your only real course of actions would be to try and get relief of custody from the state.
375047
Check with local/state laws.\nSome places have a minimum age under which a child cannot go door to door without parent supervision.
143901
The principal is responsible for seeing that his or her students arrive and depart in a safe manner. If they can not be out there they are to arrange for other teachers or perhaps the assistant principal to watch the parking lot. Saftey of their students should be your principals number one priority. If you are uncomfortable I would talk to either an AP or the principal.