Teacher here...
But probably a minority when considering the entire profession...
My school is filled with hunters and gunowners-- both the students and the teachers. My principal's office looks like a taxidermist.
If this were me, I'd want to hear the particulars of the issue from a living person-- not a note. I'd want to see the drawing with my own eyes.
If it is-- as you say-- a picture of your wife and her firearm, it is time to challenge the mentality, and equally as important, the "Zero-Tolerance" rules around such nonesense.
I've had kids draw pictures of firearms this school year. Usually, they come and show them to me and I give them some kind of comment and move on.
There ARE situations where I WOULD take administrative action for firearm related drawings, however.
For instance....
If I see a drawing of a stick-figure pointing a gun at another stick figure, and the other one has "Mr. Warren" written over its head, I may have to deal with that.
I guess the point that I am trying to make is that you need to determine the nature of the issue and the source of the administrative action.
I've seen too many parents too willing to believe "Not my baby" when the child does something inappropriate at school. As it turns out, NO ONE'S kid has EVER done anything idiotic at school. Imagine that.
If you go in "armed for bear" and then discover something WAS inappropriate, you may find yourself with nothing to say, or worse ... find yourself actually trying to defend something idiotic.
If, however, it is exactly as you have presented the issue to us, you need to be ready to challenge the reasoning and the zero-tolerance idiocy that is used as a "catch-all" trump card to squash common sense and any objections to the policy.
Be ready to take the issue to the next school board meeting. It is likely that, on the school level, your arguements will get dismissed with the mantra of school policy or zero tolerance.
Hang in there. I hope that you can make a win for common sense for us all.
-- John
But probably a minority when considering the entire profession...
My school is filled with hunters and gunowners-- both the students and the teachers. My principal's office looks like a taxidermist.
If this were me, I'd want to hear the particulars of the issue from a living person-- not a note. I'd want to see the drawing with my own eyes.
If it is-- as you say-- a picture of your wife and her firearm, it is time to challenge the mentality, and equally as important, the "Zero-Tolerance" rules around such nonesense.
I've had kids draw pictures of firearms this school year. Usually, they come and show them to me and I give them some kind of comment and move on.
There ARE situations where I WOULD take administrative action for firearm related drawings, however.
For instance....
If I see a drawing of a stick-figure pointing a gun at another stick figure, and the other one has "Mr. Warren" written over its head, I may have to deal with that.
I guess the point that I am trying to make is that you need to determine the nature of the issue and the source of the administrative action.
I've seen too many parents too willing to believe "Not my baby" when the child does something inappropriate at school. As it turns out, NO ONE'S kid has EVER done anything idiotic at school. Imagine that.
If you go in "armed for bear" and then discover something WAS inappropriate, you may find yourself with nothing to say, or worse ... find yourself actually trying to defend something idiotic.
If, however, it is exactly as you have presented the issue to us, you need to be ready to challenge the reasoning and the zero-tolerance idiocy that is used as a "catch-all" trump card to squash common sense and any objections to the policy.
Be ready to take the issue to the next school board meeting. It is likely that, on the school level, your arguements will get dismissed with the mantra of school policy or zero tolerance.
Hang in there. I hope that you can make a win for common sense for us all.
-- John