This is a half rant and a question...
So, my kid is/was going to a Montessori here in Chur. There have been 2 incidences that were peculiar we weren't contacted.
The first, a few months ago, my kid (4) tripped and smacked her nose against a chair. Didn't find out about it until I picked her up and her nose bridge was purple and swollen. At this point it happened 1 to 2 hours prior. Over the next hour or so it got more swollen. We took her to the ER and luckily it wasn't broken.
Bewildered as to why we weren't contacted, they said they didn't have a phone at the church for them to use to call us. ??? Something to that effect. The helper has a cell phone, I gave him my handy# and told him that if there's EVER any reason to contact me, do it. He agreed. And I've contacted him several occasions for late arrivals and no-show notifications. Why wouldn't the teacher have a dedicated phone for emergencies? Beyond me.
The Second was last week. We find out, like 2 days late, that there was a possible head-lice exposure at the school. We asked WHY we weren't notified and the teacher said that the helper "forgot." This is the same helper that has my SMS# on his phone!
My wife complained about not being notified and the teacher said, to the effect, that she can't be expected to call all the parents about stuff like this because it would take too long.?! There's a whole 10-15 kids in her class. WT..
We had already given notice as we are leaving the school and enrolled our daughter into a public kindergarten next semester. This Montessori teacher also said, in a snarkey kind of way, that head-lice occurrences are more common in public schools. That and she got all defensive like we were accusing her of being responsible for the lice "It must have come from another child." REALLY? Isn't that where it comes from no matter where you are from or what school you go to?
I should mention that this was the second occurrence of head lice. She said we weren't told of the first because we were on vacation 3 weeks prior. Hello! E-MAIL!
Luckily, she didn't get head lice. But the potential was there.
There were a couple of other behavior things that were smaller that my wife experienced with her that may have been warning signs. I won't go into those. This teacher is so far behind the times, like having a phone for emergencies or issue a bulk email to all parents for a heads-up on child welfare notifications while in her care.
With that last exchange, and being only 1 more week of this school left, we pulled our daughter out.
We think the teacher is just angry we aren't keeping our kid in her school which costs us. Our daughter will be going to school with out neighbors' son which seems to be her best friend. =)
So, my question is: Is it too much to expect to be contacted by the teacher, or authorized representative, about potential health/well-being issues that may arise while the child is in the care of the school? Isn't it a basic understanding that the teacher is the temporary care-giver and has a certain level or responsibility while overseeing my child? Shouldn't the teacher have immediate/reasonable access to a phone?
Thanks in advance.
So, my kid is/was going to a Montessori here in Chur. There have been 2 incidences that were peculiar we weren't contacted.
The first, a few months ago, my kid (4) tripped and smacked her nose against a chair. Didn't find out about it until I picked her up and her nose bridge was purple and swollen. At this point it happened 1 to 2 hours prior. Over the next hour or so it got more swollen. We took her to the ER and luckily it wasn't broken.
Bewildered as to why we weren't contacted, they said they didn't have a phone at the church for them to use to call us. ??? Something to that effect. The helper has a cell phone, I gave him my handy# and told him that if there's EVER any reason to contact me, do it. He agreed. And I've contacted him several occasions for late arrivals and no-show notifications. Why wouldn't the teacher have a dedicated phone for emergencies? Beyond me.
The Second was last week. We find out, like 2 days late, that there was a possible head-lice exposure at the school. We asked WHY we weren't notified and the teacher said that the helper "forgot." This is the same helper that has my SMS# on his phone!
My wife complained about not being notified and the teacher said, to the effect, that she can't be expected to call all the parents about stuff like this because it would take too long.?! There's a whole 10-15 kids in her class. WT..
We had already given notice as we are leaving the school and enrolled our daughter into a public kindergarten next semester. This Montessori teacher also said, in a snarkey kind of way, that head-lice occurrences are more common in public schools. That and she got all defensive like we were accusing her of being responsible for the lice "It must have come from another child." REALLY? Isn't that where it comes from no matter where you are from or what school you go to?
I should mention that this was the second occurrence of head lice. She said we weren't told of the first because we were on vacation 3 weeks prior. Hello! E-MAIL!
Luckily, she didn't get head lice. But the potential was there.
There were a couple of other behavior things that were smaller that my wife experienced with her that may have been warning signs. I won't go into those. This teacher is so far behind the times, like having a phone for emergencies or issue a bulk email to all parents for a heads-up on child welfare notifications while in her care.
With that last exchange, and being only 1 more week of this school left, we pulled our daughter out.
We think the teacher is just angry we aren't keeping our kid in her school which costs us. Our daughter will be going to school with out neighbors' son which seems to be her best friend. =)
So, my question is: Is it too much to expect to be contacted by the teacher, or authorized representative, about potential health/well-being issues that may arise while the child is in the care of the school? Isn't it a basic understanding that the teacher is the temporary care-giver and has a certain level or responsibility while overseeing my child? Shouldn't the teacher have immediate/reasonable access to a phone?
Thanks in advance.