What is the name of your state? New Jersey.
My daughter was flicking her hand to shake a bug off of her index finger. Another teacher in the room made a ridiculous assumption, that she was using her hand as a mock gun. I realize what has happened in schools over the past few years. However I feel they went way over the top with this. I was called, and told to come to the school immediately. My daughter had been crying for twenty mintues, and very upset, as was I. They went on to tell me how she was using her hand as a gun, and shooting at her teacher when her back was to the class. My daughter has a great fear of all insect's. This is why she didn't use her other hand to just wipe it off. When her teacher turned to face the class, she put her hand down right away in fear of getting into to trouble for jumping in her seat. When the teacher turned back to the blackboard, my daughter looked down, and saw that the bug had only fallen to her middle finger, and once agin began jumping, and flicking her hand. It was at this point that the other teacher took notice. I was informed that she cannot return to school, until she has a psychiatric evaluation. Not only did their over reacting traumatize her, now she must under go such, an extreme evaluation that I feel is unnecessary. I fear it can only damage her further. Children have been playing with guns, and using there hands in place of guns for decades. I am not saying that this type of play is right, but they weren't even close. I can't believe that this constitutes a psychiatric evaluation before retuning to school. Can you tell me what my daughter's right's are here? Must I do as they say, when I know this is deffenitly not the truth? Plus this will stay on her record all through her remaining years in school.
Should I retain a lawyer, and fight this?
Thank you, Danaka
My daughter was flicking her hand to shake a bug off of her index finger. Another teacher in the room made a ridiculous assumption, that she was using her hand as a mock gun. I realize what has happened in schools over the past few years. However I feel they went way over the top with this. I was called, and told to come to the school immediately. My daughter had been crying for twenty mintues, and very upset, as was I. They went on to tell me how she was using her hand as a gun, and shooting at her teacher when her back was to the class. My daughter has a great fear of all insect's. This is why she didn't use her other hand to just wipe it off. When her teacher turned to face the class, she put her hand down right away in fear of getting into to trouble for jumping in her seat. When the teacher turned back to the blackboard, my daughter looked down, and saw that the bug had only fallen to her middle finger, and once agin began jumping, and flicking her hand. It was at this point that the other teacher took notice. I was informed that she cannot return to school, until she has a psychiatric evaluation. Not only did their over reacting traumatize her, now she must under go such, an extreme evaluation that I feel is unnecessary. I fear it can only damage her further. Children have been playing with guns, and using there hands in place of guns for decades. I am not saying that this type of play is right, but they weren't even close. I can't believe that this constitutes a psychiatric evaluation before retuning to school. Can you tell me what my daughter's right's are here? Must I do as they say, when I know this is deffenitly not the truth? Plus this will stay on her record all through her remaining years in school.
Should I retain a lawyer, and fight this?
Thank you, Danaka