School frustrations

I am so frustrated with our school this week. They schedule the parent meeting about their failing the federal education and development standards for tonight at 6:30 and send out a notice on Friday about it. Well the problem with that is, tonight is the start of our little festival here. Not that the rides, etc are important, however, our kids and ourselves are involved in other things...which were part of the activities starting at 6:30 tonight. And the parade is at 7:00. So how convenient is that? Let's hold a meeting and set it at a time when 75% of the parents will not be available! Just cuz we can!

Second... my friend called me this morning and told me to check my daughters hair when she gets home today to see if she has head lice because she just found that her daughter has it and they were together this weekend. So we start talking about head lice policies, etc. I get out the handbook for our school... guess what?! Head lice is an UNEXCUSED absence. So what does that tell parents? If your kids get head lice, you better send them to school cuz it will be unexcused if you don't. So yeah, lets just infest the entire school while we are at it! Thank God my daughter does not have a sign of it..... yet!

Lastly... it was raining here yesterday. The kids go out for their morning recess, which it is pretty chilly here in the mornings now.. and it is sprinkling. A few minutes later, it starts flat out raining. One of the teachers tells my daughter and some of the other kids to go ask their teacher if they are going to go back inside. My daughter's teacher says 'no, we are staying out'. So who will pay for those doctor's bills? hmm..

And we will not even start on the bus driver.