Hi! I just read the post and i see that you mention a Peer mediation Program.
We are in "dire need" of one!!!
The children in our school are very agressive with each other and even 1st graders are "always" getting suspended!
Please help me with whatever info you may have on this matter.Starting one,program ideas, and how it works.
Thanks alot we would Really appreciate your help! :confused: [img]smile.gif[/img]
<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Bella: In our school the children are part of a Peer Mediation Group. Any conflicts are settled by Peer Mediation. Maybe your PTO could start one and these women can air their differences amongst a group of their peers to try to resolve it.
Just a thought. If kids can do this, maybe, JUST MAYBE adults would be able<hr></blockquote>
In our school the children are part of a Peer Mediation Group. Any conflicts are settled by Peer Mediation. Maybe your PTO could start one and these women can air their differences amongst a group of their peers to try to resolve it.
Just a thought. If kids can do this, maybe, JUST MAYBE adults would be able
Thanks for the comments. Here's a side note to the story. I probably should have emphasized how wonderfully the officer handled things. He really did his best to NOT let this thing build up into more of a spectacle. He had to follow through on the investigation since the one mom was insisting, but he took people aside to interview them, and he removed the two moms from the school building while he sorted them out. It was as low profile as he could make it. Another good thing - our sheriff officers spend a lot of time at school in friendly visits and drug awareness, etc. So the kids don't see anything unusual about an officer being present or a sheriff's car parked at the curb.
I decided the next night (Sunday) that I really ought to make an attempt to compliment the sheriff's office on the deputy's work and how he'd handled everything. But it's a big organization (serves 100,000+ people) and I didn't know the officer's name or who to contact. So, I just looked up the website and picked out the Sheriff and two "in charge" sounding titles and sent a short thank you e-mail.
By the time I got home from work Monday, I had a personal email from the Sheriff thanking me for the comments (now remember, this is high ranking elected official - we're not talking an "Andy Griffith" two person organization.) There was an email from the second-in-command also expressing appreciation for the note and identifying the deputy. AND there was voicemail from the deputy's commanding officer thanking me for taking the time to write and assuring me they would put a copy of my note in his personnel file.
I got the impression most of the correspondence they get is not complimentary. So, I guess even this odd event had it's "silver lining". For me, it reinforced an old lesson that we really need to take the time to let people know when they do a GOOD job and that we appreciate them. Too often, we take that part for granted and only get in touch when there's a problem.
P.S. And about the moms, well there was a little gossip - but it wasn't nearly as much as I thought.
That is terrible! At our school we have a rule it is called "KAHFAOOTY" Keep All Hands Feet and Other Objects To Yourself! It is posted at the entrance of the school and applies to all who enter. I can't believe any adult would want their child to see them sitting in a police car at school in front of ALL of their friends, and after eating with Santa! I bet I can tell you what they got in their stockings! :confused:
That is very unfortunate. Although I am not excusing their behavior, by any means, I have been victim of a bad temper here and there, especially when it comes to my kids. Let's hope they realized what they did and how they may have appeared to the children, and that they will never behave in such a manner again. Maybe we should link this thread to the "Manners/Etiquette" thread(just kidding). This is where children get it from.
I'll keep my fingers crossed that this doesn't happen again at your school...
