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BelindaGail
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Hi,
I am in the state of WV. My daughter is in the 8th grade. One of the teachers at the school sponsors the cheerleading team. My daughter went out for cheerleader but didn't make the team. The teacher chose about 8 girls, her daughter being one of them. She is also in the 8th grade. What gives her the right to say that her daughter is better than the other 7 girls that didn't make the team? Everything that is done at that school is revolved around those cheerleaders and the basketball team because this teacher seems to be the only one involved. If they don't cheer or don't play basketball then they are totally left out and they put a hault to parent envolvement. This teacher and her daughter have parties at her home and they come to school inviting the ones in their group right in front of the children whom aren't invited. This hurts these children. My daughter being one of them. They have a popularity vote....her daughter wins most everything and what few things she doesn't win , the other cheerleaders do. This teacher counted these votes alone. No one helped her. I know this because I asked her. I feel she may not have been honest counting those votes and so do many other parents but they are afraid to say anything because of the WVEA. Even the children are suspicious. Now I find out that this same teacher will be sponsoring the cheerleaders in the high school next year where my daughter will attend. I see the same thing happening all over again. Maybe for 4 years. I know that my daughter doesn't stand a chance getting on that cheer team because of her daughters jealousy for my daughter. And I don't aprove of her grouping the kids together like that anyway. It's not healthy.Although, I would like her to get to cheer. Is there anything I can do to change this? This has been the worst year my daughter has had in school. She feels inferior and just wants to quit. She is a staight A student and I want it to stay that way. I have worked hard to help build my duaghters self esteem, to have a teacher who will do anything to put her daughter on top , take that from my child. You know, teachers have alot of influence. Is there anything I can do?
I am in the state of WV. My daughter is in the 8th grade. One of the teachers at the school sponsors the cheerleading team. My daughter went out for cheerleader but didn't make the team. The teacher chose about 8 girls, her daughter being one of them. She is also in the 8th grade. What gives her the right to say that her daughter is better than the other 7 girls that didn't make the team? Everything that is done at that school is revolved around those cheerleaders and the basketball team because this teacher seems to be the only one involved. If they don't cheer or don't play basketball then they are totally left out and they put a hault to parent envolvement. This teacher and her daughter have parties at her home and they come to school inviting the ones in their group right in front of the children whom aren't invited. This hurts these children. My daughter being one of them. They have a popularity vote....her daughter wins most everything and what few things she doesn't win , the other cheerleaders do. This teacher counted these votes alone. No one helped her. I know this because I asked her. I feel she may not have been honest counting those votes and so do many other parents but they are afraid to say anything because of the WVEA. Even the children are suspicious. Now I find out that this same teacher will be sponsoring the cheerleaders in the high school next year where my daughter will attend. I see the same thing happening all over again. Maybe for 4 years. I know that my daughter doesn't stand a chance getting on that cheer team because of her daughters jealousy for my daughter. And I don't aprove of her grouping the kids together like that anyway. It's not healthy.Although, I would like her to get to cheer. Is there anything I can do to change this? This has been the worst year my daughter has had in school. She feels inferior and just wants to quit. She is a staight A student and I want it to stay that way. I have worked hard to help build my duaghters self esteem, to have a teacher who will do anything to put her daughter on top , take that from my child. You know, teachers have alot of influence. Is there anything I can do?