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Posted by Brenda Lewis on November 1, 2005, 10:08 am
Thanks for all the prayers in September for my cousin who lost her
battle with lupus. Now her oldest daughter (16) needs surgery on
Thursday. On Friday doctors discovered she has a 20-pound cyst attached
to a kidney. That kidney has shut down and the other is weakening. The
cyst fills every available space in the girl's abdomen and is pressing
on many vital organs including her heart and lungs. Because the cyst
has surrounded some organs and the dead kidney will also have to be
removed the surgery isn't going to be simple. She will be in the
hospital for almost a week and need to stay home from school for another
4-6 weeks after that if all goes well.
To make matters worse, one of her teachers docks grades 10 points for
every day a student is absent even if it is excused. She has already
worked ahead in this class and gets very good grades so she is quite
upset that missing this much time means she will probably fail this
class unless someone can convince the (STUPID) teacher to change her
policy. She also has to deal with a younger sister (who has behavior
problems) who is accusing her of making the whole thing up just to get
attention. The sister ran away from home over the weekend in
retaliation (she spent the weekend in a shelter). Never mind that the
CT scan looked like almost anyone's worst nightmare. My aunt said that
after seeing that scan there was absolutely no reason to get a second
surgical opinion--it was obvious that the cyst had to go before it
totally destroyed something vital beyond the one kidney that is already
shot.
The girl said she started to feel pain back in the spring but because of
her mom's health problems and the way her sister was acting, she didn't
want to say anything about it. She finally decided she needed to see a
doctor because she started to have trouble catching her breath.
Lots and lots of prayers are needed for this whole family!
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Brenda
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Posted by Karen C - California on November 1, 2005, 10:58 am
Brenda Lewis wrote:
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> To make matters worse, one of her teachers docks grades 10 points for
> every day a student is absent even if it is excused. She has already
> worked ahead in this class and gets very good grades so she is quite
> upset that missing this much time means she will probably fail this
> class unless someone can convince the (STUPID) teacher to change her
> policy.
Any chance that someone can convince administration to transfer her to a
different teacher?
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Posted by Brenda Lewis on November 1, 2005, 11:08 am
I don't think there is another teacher. Small town Iowa--usually one
teacher for electives like accounting. I don't think she wants to drop
the class either. Her mom had an accounting degree so this gives her a
kind of connection to her mother.
Karen C - California wrote:
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> Brenda Lewis wrote:
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>> To make matters worse, one of her teachers docks grades 10 points for
>> every day a student is absent even if it is excused. She has already
>> worked ahead in this class and gets very good grades so she is quite
>> upset that missing this much time means she will probably fail this
>> class unless someone can convince the (STUPID) teacher to change her
>> policy.
>
>
> Any chance that someone can convince administration to transfer her to a
> different teacher?
>
>
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Posted by EJ on November 1, 2005, 2:21 pm
rhiannonveritas@netscape.net says...
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> I don't think there is another teacher. Small town Iowa--usually one
> teacher for electives like accounting. I don't think she wants to drop
> the class either. Her mom had an accounting degree so this gives her a
> kind of connection to her mother.
>
> Karen C - California wrote:
> > Brenda Lewis wrote:
> >
> >> To make matters worse, one of her teachers docks grades 10 points for
> >> every day a student is absent even if it is excused. She has already
> >> worked ahead in this class and gets very good grades so she is quite
> >> upset that missing this much time means she will probably fail this
> >> class unless someone can convince the (STUPID) teacher to change her
> >> policy.
> >
> >
> > Any chance that someone can convince administration to transfer her to a
> > different teacher?
> >
Coming out of lurk here With some suggestions.
If the teacher refuses to change policy go to the school administration,
especially the counselor/social worker/support staff. Most districts
have provisions for students who must be on long-term absence and,
whether the teacher likes it or not, she must abide by whatever the
rules are. Alternately, could the child go on home-bound status while
she recuperates? If so, her grade cannot be docked since home-bound
students are considered to be technically present because they are still
enrolled in school even though the classwork is being done elsewhere.
The work and/or a grade from the home-bound teacher is turned in when
the student resumes going to school and is part of he class grade.
At least that's how it works where I am. It's worth asking about.
Good thoughts for her, and during her recovery.
EJ in PA
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Posted by Lucretia Borgia on November 1, 2005, 3:52 pm
wrote:
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>Brenda Lewis wrote:
>> Karen C - California wrote:
>>> Brenda Lewis wrote:
>>>> To make matters worse, one of her teachers docks grades 10 points for
>>>> every day a student is absent even if it is excused. She has already
>>>> worked ahead in this class and gets very good grades so she is quite
>>>> upset that missing this much time means she will probably fail this
>>>> class unless someone can convince the (STUPID) teacher to change her
>>>> policy.
>>> Any chance that someone can convince administration to transfer her to
>>> a different teacher?
> > I don't think there is another teacher. Small town Iowa--usually one
> > teacher for electives like accounting. I don't think she wants
> > to drop
> > the class either. Her mom had an accounting degree so this
> > gives her a
> > kind of connection to her mother.
> This sort of problem is usually the sort of thing
>that responds to noise. Perhaps someone in the family can
>take on the challenge. Go to the teacher and explain first.
>If that doesn't work, go to the principal. If the principal
>won't insist on the teacher changing the policy, tell the
>principal you're going to the school board and the media.
>That ought to do the trick. One might find out whether
>the school system offers short term disability insurance
>and medical leave and draw a contrast between benefits
>offered to teachers and those offered to students ;-)
>Best wishes,
>Ericka
Ericka, I believed you changed the month rather than the hour last
weekend lol
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> To make matters worse, one of her teachers docks grades 10 points for
> every day a student is absent even if it is excused. She has already
> worked ahead in this class and gets very good grades so she is quite
> upset that missing this much time means she will probably fail this
> class unless someone can convince the (STUPID) teacher to change her
> policy.