Life nft-HS parental advice - Page 5

Friendo · 08-20-2008, 10:54 AM

so I take my rising 10th grade daughter to HS last night for class orientation and to meet the instructors. She is in a selected group of the Chorus, which placed first in the nation at Carnegie Hall last year. Met the Director last night, and frankly he gives me the creeps. 30-ish, decent looking dude, and he was dressed out in gym shorts as he helps coach the JV soccer team. From last year, I observed that he's a very demanding & temperamental Director, but I guess that goes with the territory if you're going to be a "player" nationally. He seems to cultivate that kind of strangely close teacher-student dynamic that you often see with high-achieving coaches. I wouldn't classify my daughter as stunning, but she certainly lives in the neighborhood. His first comment to her as we approached last night was "I like the hair". Don't want to be "that father", but the warning bells & whistles are going off. Talk to me...

RJ · 08-20-2008, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Chiefnj2

Your other concerns are that the guy is good looking and wearing shorts?

What you're not considering - and this is an important point - is that it is Friendo's job to be overprotective and to overreact in all things regarding his daughter. He's a dad, he's supposed to be a jerk sometimes.

Jewish Rabbi · 08-20-2008, 12:35 PM

But seriously, I was in a similar situation to this last year. My band teacher kept making inappropriate advances on a few girls, giving them hugs, special treatment, calling them "hun", etc. It didn't help that people would walk into his classroom and oftentimes he was alone with one or both of these girls. A few of my friends and I became concerned about this, and long story short, rumors were started that we said accused band teacher and students were having sex, we were blackmailed by his wife, and we ended up getting detentions for insubordination. Part of the reason it got so blown out of the water was a para in our district just got arrested on felony child pron charges, and the middle school principal arrested for stealing from Wal Mart. However, the teacher did stop doing these things.

My aunt was a special education teacher in Brookfield. She has told me that she can't even initiate hugs with handicapped people, even tho they are so affectionate. If the kid initiates it, it's fine.

Seriously, talk to your daughter. There may be nothing, but these days you can't bank on it. Maybe even go to the administration with your concerns. Tell them it's all suspicion, but it's a situation worth monitoring.

**DaKCMan AP** · 08-20-2008, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Jewish Rabbi

That's actually Alicia Sacramone (sp), who is 18...

It's Sacramone, but she's 20. Liukin is 18.

Braincase · 08-20-2008, 04:04 PM

"You complment the hair, I can deal with it. You say anything about her ass, and we have a jumbo, Class A problem. Capice?"

Sure-Oz · 08-20-2008, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Friendo

good stuff Jilly!

If she has a myspace she can make it private

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08-20-2008, 12:35 PM	#62
Jewish Rabbi What's up braj? Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Placencia, Belize Casino cash: $1758320	But seriously, I was in a similar situation to this last year. My band teacher kept making inappropriate advances on a few girls, giving them hugs, special treatment, calling them "hun", etc. It didn't help that people would walk into his classroom and oftentimes he was alone with one or both of these girls. A few of my friends and I became concerned about this, and long story short, rumors were started that we said accused band teacher and students were having sex, we were blackmailed by his wife, and we ended up getting detentions for insubordination. Part of the reason it got so blown out of the water was a para in our district just got arrested on felony child pron charges, and the middle school principal arrested for stealing from Wal Mart. However, the teacher did stop doing these things. My aunt was a special education teacher in Brookfield. She has told me that she can't even initiate hugs with handicapped people, even tho they are so affectionate. If the kid initiates it, it's fine. Seriously, talk to your daughter. There may be nothing, but these days you can't bank on it. Maybe even go to the administration with your concerns. Tell them it's all suspicion, but it's a situation worth monitoring.
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Braincase Banned Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Pond> Me <Barn Casino cash: $11298284	"You complment the hair, I can deal with it. You say anything about her ass, and we have a jumbo, Class A problem. Capice?" __________________ BrainCase
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