Last night was the school board meeting. There were more people than usual there, but still a lot less than I hoped to see. I was disappointed that some of the ones I talked to didn't make it up there to share their experiences as well.
Anyway, I really felt like I was going to be sick I was so nervous. I read through what I had prepared to say both regarding the bus driver and the bullying. At one point the board interupted to ask who "they" were when I stated that in the last week I had people saying I was a liar, etc. The board said it's that "they" that blows everything out of proportion. They (the board) didn't look at the pics I brought with me, and had no comment after I spoke.
I left right after that. The stress was more than I could bear. I was told that at the end of the meeting, the board commented to the effect that they felt it had been well handled by the school and they saw no reason to change anything. I seriously could scream!
I wish I had been able to really do something. In the end, I've lost 3 lbs in 2 weeks (dr said he really frowns on weight loss at this point in a pregnancy), I haven't slept well since April 25, and the school board members patted each other and the administration on the back, and said what a great job they all did!
Dani hasn't been to school in a week now. At first it was her knee she kept complaining still hurt. I got her an appointment with her Dr but they can't see her until tomorrow. It has taken a full week to get her in. I told her yesterday that she could go today (she says she wants to). She started getting a headache and then started vomiting. She started crying saying she didn't want to go to school this week. I told her she didn't have to if she didn't want to. The effects were almost immediate. Within 30 minutes, she felt fine again.
I won't make her go if it is hurting her that much to even think about it. I just can't. We'll see when we talk to her pediatrician tomorrow what she recommends.
As for next year, I am submitting her application for an online charter school. If accepted, she will stay home with me and work from the computer but the curriculum will be state approved and supervised by a certified teacher. If she is not accepted, I think we are going to homeschool next year. I never imagined I'd even be considering taking one of my kids out of public schools and now I'm certain that Dani won't go back next year.
We'll see how next year goes then make a decision on how we want to handle the other kids. So far, Meli is doing fine and of course, Nicci won't even be old enough next year so for now at least, we plan for Meli to return next year to our local school.
