(1)can i file a lawsuit or any form of action, against a private
catholic pre-school, kindergarten for discrimination, treating my
child bad, for expelling my child the last day of school over the
telephone after he was told to be back for the fall without any prior
notification nor any notification that a problem exsisted. the
director told me that my child had a very short attention span so he
would be held back in kindergarten another year, the main reason given
was his "lack of skills" when i asked what specific skills i was told
that he has a very short attention span. I inquired as to whether it
was short like most kids his age or abnormally short, and was told
"abnormally short" so he could not move up in class. This caused me
great concern as i thought perhaps he had A.D.H.D as my 6 year old
daughter and I have it and my husband has A.D.D. That day the director
sent me a letter and did not mention the "attention span problem", it
was completely left out of the letter and the reaosn for holding my
son back changed to "his not being toilrt trained. I had just read the
list of names in the office of the potty trained children and my son's
name was clearly on it. I wrote back (the school stresses
communication, they want to be informed about anything going on
outside of school that might impact his behavior or participation at
school. I kept them informed of all my operations, my daughters two
operation, my father i.c.u stay and his prognosis, our travel plans
and my work schedule. It bothered me and caused me great concern that
the communication issue was not mutual. I was never informed that my
son had an attention problem nor did I ever receive notification of
any problems. Several teachers (mostly ones wh have left the center
b/c of problems with the new director) a teacher still teaching, many
teacher aides, that the director did not like my husband or me and she
went out of her way to may things difficult for him and to try and
make us quit the school. while she will never admit this, the new
director does not like us because some of the teacher's aides work for
us on the weekends and babysit. we are not the only family that has
used an aide as a babysitter. we did not violate one single rule of
the school and i ecieved a phone call after the sumer seeion ended
this past friday that my son was not welocmed back b/c of the letter I
wrote asking for answers and more details about his problem. "Can you
expell a child from school b/c the parent writes a very professional
letter addressing the issues that were in a letter sent to me by the
director. It was done in spite and to hurt my husband and me, the
director knows that the fall school year begins in one week and there
is no way we can find a school with openings this late. Can a private
school expell without just cause or prior warning? Do I have any
action or recourse? Who do I file a formal complaint with?
(3) How can I find out why a director was fired or "let go" from her
previous job working in another catholic elementary school?
(4)how can i obtain a copy of a private schools handbook of rules,
ploicies and procedures. do you know if i can obtain a copy of the
Elisabetta Renzi child development center's handbook, on-line? they
are located on overton brooks rd in shrevewport, louisiana |
Request for Question Clarification by
nenna-ga
on
11 Aug 2004 09:20 PDT
Hello bluedog1967,
Let's get some of this clarified out, as this question seems to be
asking many different things.
You want to know if it's possible to file some sort of legal action
against a private catholic pre-school, Elisabetta Renzi Child
Development Center, in Shreveport Louisiana.
The basis of the lawsuit is discrimination against your child.
You feel they have discriminated and been untrue to you in why they
have not accepted your child back. You were given no prior warnings
before summer session ended that this action was imminent.
You have been given reasons for the expulsion as "abnormally short"
attention span, and not being toliet trained, (though you state you
saw his name on a school list saying he was toliet trained).
You feel this may be a personal matter coming out as a professional
matter due to personal conflict with the director.
Therefore you want to know....
Can a private school expell without just cause or prior warning?
Do I have any action or recourse against this expulsion?
Who do I file a formal complaint with about this expulsion?
How can I find out why a director was fired or "let go" from her
previous job working in another catholic elementary school?
How can I obtain a copy of a private schools handbook of rules,
policies and procedures? This school is the Elisabetta Renzi Child
Development Center, located on Overton Brooks Rd. in Shreveport,
Louisiana.
I'm just trying to make sure we all as researchers can understand the
questions being asked of us.
Nenna-GA
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