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Karlie Jean
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What is the name of your state? New Jersey
Hello,
My son attends a public elementary school where the lunch aides seem to be on some sort of a power trip. They control if & when the children can take off their jackets at recess. They even badger the kids if they don't approve of their jackets being "appropriately warm" (in their opinion), as if their opinion matters more than the parents. If the aides are cold since they are not running around like the children are, but are instead just standing there, the children must wear their jackets, or even more strange, if the aides feel warm enough to remove their jackets, our children can not. Huh???
After running around at recess, my son, along with many other children get rather hot & would like to take their jackets off, especially during the time when it is much colder in the morning when they go to school than it is at lunch/recess time. My son has actully had to lose his recess & stand at the punnishment "wall" for not wearing his jacket when he was hot. I had even sent in a note stating that I give him permission to wear or not wear his jacket at his own discretion, as I fully trust my 10 year with this. My son was told to put his note away, as it did not matter!
Shocked, he went to the principal to verify this outrageous statement & was told that the aides have final say on this, even with my note. I was shocked! I called the principal & my jaw hit the flaw when he told me this as well! How can this be? Do these lunch aides really have move power over my son than I do? I hate that he has to sweat at recess & there is nothing I can do! Is this legal? What can I do?
Thanks in advance for any advice.
Hello,
My son attends a public elementary school where the lunch aides seem to be on some sort of a power trip. They control if & when the children can take off their jackets at recess. They even badger the kids if they don't approve of their jackets being "appropriately warm" (in their opinion), as if their opinion matters more than the parents. If the aides are cold since they are not running around like the children are, but are instead just standing there, the children must wear their jackets, or even more strange, if the aides feel warm enough to remove their jackets, our children can not. Huh???
After running around at recess, my son, along with many other children get rather hot & would like to take their jackets off, especially during the time when it is much colder in the morning when they go to school than it is at lunch/recess time. My son has actully had to lose his recess & stand at the punnishment "wall" for not wearing his jacket when he was hot. I had even sent in a note stating that I give him permission to wear or not wear his jacket at his own discretion, as I fully trust my 10 year with this. My son was told to put his note away, as it did not matter!
Shocked, he went to the principal to verify this outrageous statement & was told that the aides have final say on this, even with my note. I was shocked! I called the principal & my jaw hit the flaw when he told me this as well! How can this be? Do these lunch aides really have move power over my son than I do? I hate that he has to sweat at recess & there is nothing I can do! Is this legal? What can I do?
Thanks in advance for any advice.
