Dumb, Dumb, Dumb, Dumb, DUMB!

Every class has it's own personality. This year's 9th graders are quickly establishing their to us. Last year was the year of the arrogant freshman. They figured they knew everything. This year, well, new problem.

This group will do just about anything that comes into their mind. Another one of my children was suspended to day. He brought alcohol to school yesterday. He and several friends. Someone squealed on them. So today they were searched. No alcohol. However, when cornered they broke down crying and confessed all. Oh my goodness!

Meanwhile another group of students decided that they didn't like their lockers so they took over some other people's (the locks themselves have not been distributed yet) and then got very upset when low and behold their stuff disappeared. They even went to the School Resource Officer, who in turn came to me to find out who owned which lockers. What a mess. We found everything, but what a mess.

Then there is the weirdest one yet. Actually the Dad is a nut case. He has decided that the school is releasing Social Security numbers of students to other parents that the school board favors and then allowing those parents to manipulate other students' schedules to suit their children. No I am not making this up. He won't sign anything we send home either and accused us of bullying his daughter by asking her to take it home to him to sign. Further he has actually filed a restraining order against another family saying that they manipulated his child's schedule. He feels we are an awful school, awful system and we are negatively affecting his daughter (she get's straight A's by the way...).

Dumb has to do with choices, none of these kids are stupid, by the way...

Then of course there is dear Robin, my very pregnant team teacher. Her plug came out today. At first she thought her water broke, but it was just the plug. Then she realized at the end of the school day that she was in fact in labor. I hope the baby comes quick and easy for her.

Oops! Lightning. Better go!