Posted to various homeschooling sites
Hey guys...
I probably will need some suggestions on where to go for help.
My stepson was enrolled in Rockwall Independent School District for
a brief time (6 weeks maybe). And he had a series of absences... 1
day because of a PE back injury, 4 days of illness, and 4 days
because I had business to conduct in CO and he utilized the time for
parental visitation.
When we arrived back to TX (Monday) there was a letter stating that
I needed to have additional shots taken care of by Friday. I called
the school to try and get an extension because we just arrived back
from CO and I didn't know any place to get his shots (the list they
gave me doesn't take Medicaid) but was working on it. I was told
that if his shots weren't done by Friday that he wouldn't be allowed
into school. On Monday, I called in an absence because I couldn't
get him into any place to get his shots. I was told that I had to
find a doctor, get his shots, and get him into school or I'd be
reported to the Truancy Board. I then asked what needed to be done
in order to unenroll him because we'd be homeschooling him.
The following morning, I called the counselor and asked her to get
his paperwork and stuff from PE together because I'd be in during my
lunch break. I was put in a meeting with the school principal and
DJs counselor when I arrived. I was asked to give them 24 hours
before making up my mind because they wanted to help me get his
shots and get him back into school. I did that and after discussing
it with his father (who lives in CO) and his father discussing it
with his mother (who lives in CO) we all decided to pull him from
the public school.
I went back to the school to sign the paperwork and get his stuff. I
was told that I wasn't allowed to unenroll him. They faxed the
paperwork to his father in CO and my dh sent the unenrollment sheet
back with a "CO" notation where they indicated that he'd be
homeschooled.
My mom took a phone message from the school principal Friday evening
indicating that they're expecting DJ in school on Monday (tomorrow)
because their homeschool inquiries were not turned in. It's my
understanding that it's a packet which asks what curriculum we're
using, where we purchased the curriculum and when, they want copies
of any booklets we use as curriculum, etc etc. They never called his
father to discuss this with him.
The principal is trying to play one parent against the other. When
she spoke to my dh on the phone she took it in another room and shut
the door. That royally upsets me to no end.
They also lied stating they sent the immunization letter on Sept.
23rd... my envelope (which the school now has) had a post mark of
October 1 (the same day we left for CO).
So, everyone has instructions not to answer the phone or go to the
gate if anyone arrives. I'm just afraid this is going to become a
bloody battle (I homeschool 1 other child of compulsary school age).
Any suggestions?
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