Guest guest Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 Thanks to everyone who gave me their feedback nearly 3 weeks ago in regard to my daughter bearing the brunt of an ignorant " teacher-to-be " dismissing her vegetarianism in the school cafeteria. Well, much has happened--I'll briefly summarize it here. I emailed the supervising teacher and the principal and within 24 hrs of this event, both the principal and supervising PE teacher emailed me back - the former couldn't guarantee me this would not happen again and the latter apologized profusely and guaranteed me it would not happen again from this student-teacher. About 2 weeks later, after the T-giving holiday, I decided to contact the student-teacher's supervising professor - since we both teach at the same university. I told her I just wanted her to be aware of what took place so that another child wouldn't be judged so harshly no matter what their " difference " was and she was appalled that this teacher-to-be would even comment on my daughter's vegetarianism. She apologized many times, told me this teacher would be disciplined (which wasn't my intent) and that he would apologize to my daughter. Well, the supervising PE teacher emailed me that afternoon telling me he was aware that I contacted the supervising professor and then recommended counseling for my daughter " She's apparently still hurting from this. " He went on for about a paragraph telling me why he thinks it would be good for her. I was more upset about this than I was over the whole incident. I kindly responded saying she was fine and didn't need counseling, but it was Mr.XXXX who could stand some education on vegetarianism. She was never the problem, he was. Anyway, this teacher-to-be finally apologized to my daughter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 Wow, I can't believe the ignorance of some people! I'm sorry your daughter and you had to go thru this frustration. I do have to say though in reading about this, it reconfirms my decision to homeschool when I'm having a tuff morning!! LOL! Hopefully all the teachers in this learned a good lesson and will never do such a thing again!! Anna Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry " mel_rinehart " <mel_rinehart Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:45:08 School lunchroom remarks Thanks to everyone who gave me their feedback nearly 3 weeks ago in regard to my daughter bearing the brunt of an ignorant " teacher-to-be " dismissing her vegetarianism in the school cafeteria. Well, much has happened--I'll briefly summarize it here. I emailed the supervising teacher and the principal and within 24 hrs of this event, both the principal and supervising PE teacher emailed me back - the former couldn't guarantee me this would not happen again and the latter apologized profusely and guaranteed me it would not happen again from this student-teacher. About 2 weeks later, after the T-giving holiday, I decided to contact the student-teacher's supervising professor - since we both teach at the same university. I told her I just wanted her to be aware of what took place so that another child wouldn't be judged so harshly no matter what their " difference " was and she was appalled that this teacher-to-be would even comment on my daughter's vegetarianism. She apologized many times, told me this teacher would be disciplined (which wasn't my intent) and that he would apologize to my daughter. Well, the supervising PE teacher emailed me that afternoon telling me he was aware that I contacted the supervising professor and then recommended counseling for my daughter " She's apparently still hurting from this. " He went on for about a paragraph telling me why he thinks it would be good for her. I was more upset about this than I was over the whole incident. I kindly responded saying she was fine and didn't need counseling, but it was Mr.XXXX who could stand some education on vegetarianism. She was never the problem, he was. Anyway, this teacher-to-be finally apologized to my daughter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 Hi, Oh, how nice that he apologized and suggested therapy to mend the wound he made. Geez. You know what I would do, I'd forward the e he sent you to the supervising professor, the principal and the head of the p.e. department, letting them know that he apologized, and yet the comment about counseling is inappropriate and not within his purview, nor completely accepting of his own responsibility for the entire situation. Best of luck. I am appalled, personally, that he still doesn't truly see it as his error, but assumes she needs mental health assistance. Oh, and I'm saying that as a trained social worker (Bachelors and Masters of Social Work degrees) with clinical and administrative experience working with kids and families, including in school settings. Sometimes it's best for people to realize their calling is elsewhere before they get too far into a career - this guy may be an example of such a situation. Good luck! Lorraine On Behalf Of mel_rinehart Wednesday, December 09, 2009 6:45 AM School lunchroom remarks Thanks to everyone who gave me their feedback nearly 3 weeks ago in regard to my daughter bearing the brunt of an ignorant " teacher-to-be " dismissing her vegetarianism in the school cafeteria. Well, much has happened--I'll briefly summarize it here. I emailed the supervising teacher and the principal and within 24 hrs of this event, both the principal and supervising PE teacher emailed me back - the former couldn't guarantee me this would not happen again and the latter apologized profusely and guaranteed me it would not happen again from this student-teacher. About 2 weeks later, after the T-giving holiday, I decided to contact the student-teacher's supervising professor - since we both teach at the same university. I told her I just wanted her to be aware of what took place so that another child wouldn't be judged so harshly no matter what their " difference " was and she was appalled that this teacher-to-be would even comment on my daughter's vegetarianism. She apologized many times, told me this teacher would be disciplined (which wasn't my intent) and that he would apologize to my daughter. Well, the supervising PE teacher emailed me that afternoon telling me he was aware that I contacted the supervising professor and then recommended counseling for my daughter " She's apparently still hurting from this. " He went on for about a paragraph telling me why he thinks it would be good for her. I was more upset about this than I was over the whole incident. I kindly responded saying she was fine and didn't need counseling, but it was Mr.XXXX who could stand some education on vegetarianism. She was never the problem, he was. Anyway, this teacher-to-be finally apologized to my daughter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 Oh that would REALLY make me mad!!!! I agree that his comment about your daughter needing counseling would make me more mad than the original teacher's comments! Ugh, IGNORANT is the perfect word to describe that person! So sorry you had to deal with this. I am so surprised that vegetarianism is such an issue in school. Not looking forward to that when my kids go to school! Well, just know that we all have your back and think that was a ridiculous comment! Best wishes! Denise --- On Wed, 12/9/09, annab9 <annab9 wrote: annab9 <annab9 Re: School lunchroom remarks Wednesday, December 9, 2009, 11:52 AM  Wow, I can't believe the ignorance of some people! I'm sorry your daughter and you had to go thru this frustration. I do have to say though in reading about this, it reconfirms my decision to homeschool when I'm having a tuff morning!! LOL! Hopefully all the teachers in this learned a good lesson and will never do such a thing again!! Anna Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry " mel_rinehart " <mel_rinehart@ > Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:45:08 <@gro ups.com> School lunchroom remarks Thanks to everyone who gave me their feedback nearly 3 weeks ago in regard to my daughter bearing the brunt of an ignorant " teacher-to- be " dismissing her vegetarianism in the school cafeteria. Well, much has happened--I' ll briefly summarize it here. I emailed the supervising teacher and the principal and within 24 hrs of this event, both the principal and supervising PE teacher emailed me back - the former couldn't guarantee me this would not happen again and the latter apologized profusely and guaranteed me it would not happen again from this student-teacher. About 2 weeks later, after the T-giving holiday, I decided to contact the student-teacher' s supervising professor - since we both teach at the same university. I told her I just wanted her to be aware of what took place so that another child wouldn't be judged so harshly no matter what their " difference " was and she was appalled that this teacher-to-be would even comment on my daughter's vegetarianism. She apologized many times, told me this teacher would be disciplined (which wasn't my intent) and that he would apologize to my daughter. Well, the supervising PE teacher emailed me that afternoon telling me he was aware that I contacted the supervising professor and then recommended counseling for my daughter " She's apparently still hurting from this. " He went on for about a paragraph telling me why he thinks it would be good for her. I was more upset about this than I was over the whole incident. I kindly responded saying she was fine and didn't need counseling, but it was Mr.XXXX who could stand some education on vegetarianism. She was never the problem, he was. Anyway, this teacher-to-be finally apologized to my daughter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 Wow, I can't believe that they would have the gall to say anything about it in the first place...but to recommend counseling because of being a vegetarian...that's a new one on me! Ugh. Glad that your daughter did get the apology though. I'm glad that the school my son is in has vegetarian options (and on the teacher appreciation lunches it specified vegan/vegetarian items as well). Hopefully the principal can help advocate for you guys - the PE teacher sounds just dreadful. Missie On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 8:45 AM, mel_rinehart <mel_rinehart wrote: > > > Thanks to everyone who gave me their feedback nearly 3 weeks ago in regard > to my daughter bearing the brunt of an ignorant " teacher-to-be " dismissing > her vegetarianism in the school cafeteria. Well, much has happened--I'll > briefly summarize it here. I emailed the supervising teacher and the > principal and within 24 hrs of this event, both the principal and > supervising PE teacher emailed me back - the former couldn't guarantee me > this would not happen again and the latter apologized profusely and > guaranteed me it would not happen again from this student-teacher. About 2 > weeks later, after the T-giving holiday, I decided to contact the > student-teacher's supervising professor - since we both teach at the same > university. I told her I just wanted her to be aware of what took place so > that another child wouldn't be judged so harshly no matter what their > " difference " was and she was appalled that this teacher-to-be would even > comment on my daughter's vegetarianism. She apologized many times, told me > this teacher would be disciplined (which wasn't my intent) and that he would > apologize to my daughter. Well, the supervising PE teacher emailed me that > afternoon telling me he was aware that I contacted the supervising professor > and then recommended counseling for my daughter " She's apparently still > hurting from this. " He went on for about a paragraph telling me why he > thinks it would be good for her. I was more upset about this than I was over > the whole incident. I kindly responded saying she was fine and didn't need > counseling, but it was Mr.XXXX who could stand some education on > vegetarianism. She was never the problem, he was. Anyway, this teacher-to-be > finally apologized to my daughter. > > > -- ~~~~~(m-.-)m http://mszzzi.zoomshare.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/mszzzi/ http://www.derbylite.org www.VeganOutreach.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 Wow, this is outrageous.  I live in GA and my son attends a school where they do not understand vegetarianism or being a vegetarian (at least that's what I think). The cafeteria lady told my son that the Green beans are vegetarian except they are cooked in beef so I am not too sure if people really understand the concept at times. He even had a bad experience where they gave him chicken soup and told him to remove the chicken. Having been a vegetarian my entire life, I went through several mishaps and realize that it is good to educate people. I, of course, spoke to the lunch manager and the teacher. Good luck with everything, hope you escalate the matter and get this resolved. sejal --- On Wed, 12/9/09, Missie <mszzzi wrote: Missie <mszzzi Re: School lunchroom remarks Wednesday, December 9, 2009, 3:35 PM  Wow, I can't believe that they would have the gall to say anything about it in the first place...but to recommend counseling because of being a vegetarian.. .that's a new one on me! Ugh. Glad that your daughter did get the apology though. I'm glad that the school my son is in has vegetarian options (and on the teacher appreciation lunches it specified vegan/vegetarian items as well). Hopefully the principal can help advocate for you guys - the PE teacher sounds just dreadful. Missie On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 8:45 AM, mel_rinehart <mel_rinehart@ > wrote: > > > Thanks to everyone who gave me their feedback nearly 3 weeks ago in regard > to my daughter bearing the brunt of an ignorant " teacher-to- be " dismissing > her vegetarianism in the school cafeteria. Well, much has happened--I' ll > briefly summarize it here. I emailed the supervising teacher and the > principal and within 24 hrs of this event, both the principal and > supervising PE teacher emailed me back - the former couldn't guarantee me > this would not happen again and the latter apologized profusely and > guaranteed me it would not happen again from this student-teacher. About 2 > weeks later, after the T-giving holiday, I decided to contact the > student-teacher' s supervising professor - since we both teach at the same > university. I told her I just wanted her to be aware of what took place so > that another child wouldn't be judged so harshly no matter what their > " difference " was and she was appalled that this teacher-to-be would even > comment on my daughter's vegetarianism. She apologized many times, told me > this teacher would be disciplined (which wasn't my intent) and that he would > apologize to my daughter. Well, the supervising PE teacher emailed me that > afternoon telling me he was aware that I contacted the supervising professor > and then recommended counseling for my daughter " She's apparently still > hurting from this. " He went on for about a paragraph telling me why he > thinks it would be good for her. I was more upset about this than I was over > the whole incident. I kindly responded saying she was fine and didn't need > counseling, but it was Mr.XXXX who could stand some education on > vegetarianism. She was never the problem, he was. Anyway, this teacher-to-be > finally apologized to my daughter. > > > -- ~~~~~(m-.-)m http://mszzzi. zoomshare. com http://www.flickr. com/photos/ mszzzi/ http://www.derbylit e.org www.VeganOutreach. org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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