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"If you have matters to discuss with a particular student, please obtain the permission from the proper school authority before approaching the student."
Clear enough. I wonder if an incident prompted the school to issue this memo...
Very intriguing memo. However, its is possible that they are only taking precautions granting that the incident that Camille had mentioned did not happened in their school. I also think that is a proper way of settling things rather than approaching the student personally.
"You can’t imagine your life with kids, until you have them, then you can’t imagine your life without them." ~Author Unknown It's been a week since two of our three sons flew to Manila to attend their classes. Even with the (remaining) 9 year old son at home, doing his usual stuff alternately watching tv, tinkering with his Legos, cutting/ folding/ creating things with paper and playing with the iPad, and making a ruckus all by his lonesome, the house is, weirdly, quiet. I often find myself introspecting... about the nest almost empty now and other similar thoughts. And I struggle to stop myself from wallowing in a mixed bag of emotions. It's not a bad thing, except, I could waste hours doing that. I thought I was totally in control and could dismiss the situation as another milestone, like seeing your child lose his first baby tooth. Nothing a warm hug or an ice cream could not fix. On the contrary, that hug at this time just exacerbates the yearning. It ...
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Our second son, Kyle, together with 316 boys and girls, graduated from high school* last Saturday. This boy, with the tendency to procrastinate and who seldom approached me for any help (yeah right, like i could help in chem, physics, trigo or algebra :P), except to borrow my laptop, managed to snag 3 medals***. It was almost unbelievable. Haha! Unbelievable only because he didn't allow me to pry into his academic affairs and if not for the report card grades, I was sort of clueless. Sure, he would tell me things about extracurricular activities. But with regard to homework, he would just answer my questions in monosyllables. Hmm... No... Yes... Done... These were pretty much what I remember him saying. So last Saturday, although we knew in advance he was getting medals, donning them on him was pretty surreal. He probably didn't need my constant nagging after all. He has his medals to prove that he was in charge. Well done, Kyle! On to college! *Sacred Hea...
I read about this incident online where a mom roughed up a student who had been bullying her son. Maybe that's what prompted it?
ReplyDeleteThe incident happened in ateneo cebu?
DeleteVery intriguing memo. However, its is possible that they are only taking precautions granting that the incident that Camille had mentioned did not happened in their school.
DeleteI also think that is a proper way of settling things rather than approaching the student personally.
i have not heard first-hand if an incident happened in ateneo de cebu, but in another school in cebu, there was one that was the talk among parents...
Deletethis memo is a good way to make parents understand (hopefully) that there is a better way to handle a situation.
It usually does. I guess the school is makin' sure that peace and order will prevail.
ReplyDeletei was thinking along that line too. and i commend the school for setting their procedures down to make the parents aware.
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