I had a difference of opinion with a teacher this week.  Nothing big.  It happened before Reading intervention. I was involved with my class and lost track of time.  So, I let them out one minute late.  (I promise you, it was only one minute.)  Another teacher had already started the lesson knowing that not all her students were present.  She made my students wait in the hall until they had finished the story.  I was upset.  I accept any student whenever they come into my room.  I emailed the team to let them know they cannot do that.  Children come first, not your stupid schedule.

MP stuck her nose in.  She wanted to stir up trouble and she ended up doing that.  She wants the other team members to back her up when she goes into the office to tell the principal that I am a bully and dictating.  The other teachers don't agree with her.  So...she put words into the other persons mouth and emailed me with the content.  I shouldn't have responded but I was having a bad week so I emailed her back.

All I did was clarify my position.  She then came back at me with an attack of words.  Her tone in the emails was very condescending and it sounded like she was talking to a little child.  I did the wrong thing then.  I forwarded the emails to the principal, explainde that the issue wasn't even her problem and asked her to read the emails to see if I was the bully or she really was talking down to me.

We got an email back telling all the fourth grade teachers to basically "Grow Up!"  Opps!

So, I apologized to the principal for  starting it all.  I explained what had happened and why I was trying to let them know that it wasn't acceptable to me. 

Well,,,,after school, Monkey Poop was in the principals office complaining about me and the emails and defending her position.  I went home and drank wine.

I got an email from the Boss that evening, saying that I was right and the email was for the others to get them to stop and think about who is the most important.  The KIDS.  That's who.  You don't punish kids and make them stand in the hall because the teacher was teaching.