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PennyCat
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Jib
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had a situation today..... wasn't allowed to leave my school building.
A man who works in my school (not sure of his title) did not allow me to leave the building today after dismissing my students.
I asked him why we weren't allowed and he said it was the principal's orders... but gave me no other reasoning.
For 10 mins, he stood there and would not allow the teachers to leave.
Is this allowed!!?!?!?!!?!??!? I went home in a RAGE today!!! 
Message edited 2/2/2009 4:16:11 PM.
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beautyq115
New Year!
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Re: had a situation today..... wasn't allowed to leave my school building.
I would talk to your union rep....Under contract you are there when the kids are there. You should have been given a reason why you had to stay.
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| Posted 2/2/09 6:00 PM |
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mathteach
Roll Tide!
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Re: had a situation today..... wasn't allowed to leave my school building.
we've had that situation, but we had to keep the kids in as well. Long story. It was for everyone's best interest though.
Was it still within your teacher time? Or after?
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| Posted 2/2/09 6:24 PM |
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PennyCat
Just call me mommy :)
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Jib
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Re: had a situation today..... wasn't allowed to leave my school building.
Posted by mathteach
we've had that situation, but we had to keep the kids in as well. Long story. It was for everyone's best interest though.
Was it still within your teacher time? Or after?
It was after. The bell had rung and my class was no longer in the building. I am still so mad about this!
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| Posted 2/2/09 7:18 PM |
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beautyq115
New Year!
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Re: had a situation today..... wasn't allowed to leave my school building.
Posted by mathteach
we've had that situation, but we had to keep the kids in as well. Long story. It was for everyone's best interest though.
Was it still within your teacher time? Or after?
We had the same thing-There was a suspicious person in the building...actually happened a few times. Turned out to be nothing,
But having just the teachers wait with no explanation is weird
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| Posted 2/2/09 7:33 PM |
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mathteach
Roll Tide!
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Re: had a situation today..... wasn't allowed to leave my school building.
Posted by PennyCat
Posted by mathteach
we've had that situation, but we had to keep the kids in as well. Long story. It was for everyone's best interest though.
Was it still within your teacher time? Or after?
It was after. The bell had rung and my class was no longer in the building. I am still so mad about this!
After teacher time - that's ridiculous, and I'm sure illegal. When I worked in retail we couldn't detain shoplifters because it was unlawful to hold them in the building. I would tend to think this is along the same lines.
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| Posted 2/2/09 9:57 PM |
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PennyCat
Just call me mommy :)
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Re: had a situation today..... wasn't allowed to leave my school building.
Posted by mathteach
Posted by PennyCat
Posted by mathteach
we've had that situation, but we had to keep the kids in as well. Long story. It was for everyone's best interest though.
Was it still within your teacher time? Or after?
It was after. The bell had rung and my class was no longer in the building. I am still so mad about this!
After teacher time - that's ridiculous, and I'm sure illegal. When I worked in retail we couldn't detain shoplifters because it was unlawful to hold them in the building. I would tend to think this is along the same lines.
No details were given. I'm going to find out what that was all about tomorrow  but I am still angry about it.
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| Posted 2/2/09 11:10 PM |
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Arieschick29
aries+cancer= pisces&gemini
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Re: had a situation today..... wasn't allowed to leave my school building.
If that were me, I would chalk it up to having a good reason.
Plus it's only 10 minutes- to me, not enough to be pizzed off.
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| Posted 2/3/09 5:41 PM |
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browneyedgirl
family is all that matters
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Re: had a situation today..... wasn't allowed to leave my school building.
as adults you should have been informed of what the problem was.
if it's after your contract hours, they should NOT have been allowed to keep you hostage with no explanation.
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| Posted 2/3/09 5:45 PM |
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PennyCat
Just call me mommy :)
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Re: had a situation today..... wasn't allowed to leave my school building.
Posted by Arieschick29
If that were me, I would chalk it up to having a good reason.
Plus it's only 10 minutes- to me, not enough to be pizzed off.
I agree, but at the time I didn't know it would just be 10 minutes. 
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| Posted 2/3/09 6:04 PM |
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CallaLily
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Re: had a situation today..... wasn't allowed to leave my school building.
I hope you spoke to your union about this. It seems totally illegal to me. Did you find out what the reason behind it was?
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| Posted 2/4/09 4:34 PM |
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NASP09
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| Posted 2/5/09 8:58 PM |
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PennyCat
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Re: had a situation today..... wasn't allowed to leave my school building.
Posted by kbeana24
Did you get an explanation today? Keep us updated!
Turns out it was an issue with a raging parent   and they wanted to keep the teachers inside while security escorted the parent out and he/she was gone from the parking lot.
Never an ordinary day in this job,huh.
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