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Non-American here: what happens if the teacher just flatly says no/doesn't answer the emails/calls etc? Are lawsuits against teachers over grades an actual thi
by jpatokal 8y ago
Non-American here: what happens if the teacher just flatly says no/doesn't answer the emails/calls etc? Are lawsuits against teachers over grades an actual thing in the US now? (In Europe or Australia you'd be laughed out of court for even trying.)
- skywhopper 8y agoNo such lawsuits are not a thing. I’m sure people threaten it. But it doesn’t happen. That said, the teachers do have a responsibility to respond to parents. But they should never give in to helicopter parent special requests for extra credit.
- grecy 8y ago> That said, the teachers do have a responsibility to respond to parents Are you sure about that? In my opinion the teachers have a responsibility to do the best damn job they can teaching their students. Meetings, parent emails and "admin paperwork", etc. are all a distant second. I know my brother pushes back against it, and just says there are not enough hours in the day to respond to the requests of the hundreds of parents of all of his students.