It went as I expected it would. The dean of students(not the one Andrew is buddies with...he came in later) and Andrew's instructor were there. The D of S told Andrew that he was not defending himself because he hit back. Apparently their definition of defending yourself is "trying to restrain the person who is attacking you". BS! Anyway, Andrew and I had to sign an agreement stating that we understand if he gets into a fight again, he will be kicked out of the Tech school permanently. Then they suggested that he sit down with the other kid and "talk out their differences". Are they kidding???? I asked the D of S and the instructor what they were going to do to prevent this kid from going after Andrew in the future. They told me they will have another adult in the classroom "once in a while" to keep an eye on things. Wow, now THAT makes me feel better! *eyeroll* They also told Andrew that if the other kid even looks at him funny, he needs to tell the instructor. Basically they want him to be a tattletale. After stressing several times to Andrew that he was damn lucky they didn't give him more days out and call the police, they told him he could return to school today. I asked them if the other kid would be there today and the D of S said he "couldn't discuss that with me". I said I wanted to know so that Andrew is prepared to handle the situation, and he said yes, he would be there. So basically, the kid who attacked my son got the exact same amount of punishment! Is that BS or what??
Andrew came home from school today and told me the other kid did nothing but sit at his desk all day and cry. Doesn't that tell you that there is something seriously wrong with him? Why aren't they doing something to help this kid?? Andrew stayed away from him and everything was ok. None of the other students would even talk to the kid. They all surrounded Andrew all day.
Ok, so that's about it. Being a single mother is a HUGE job! LOL
As always, I love you guys!
Laurie
