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6/6 I see parents on social media complain a lot about their kids' phones being taken. They are furious about the rule. "What if my child needs to contact me?" FYI, kids get their phones back at the end of class and have full access to it between classes and during their lunch break.

This boring little story is a great example of why they shouldn't have phones during class time.

Not all kids cheat, but the ones who will cause rules to be written.

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5/6 The parent (the mom) confronted my daughter at the game yesterday & told her "I'm an attorney." (I laughed at that one). The mom had approached the coach of the varsity team complaining plus told my daughter that "none of the parents like you". My daughter couldn't care less.

The principal had previous encounters with the parents and described them as "problem parents" and gave my daughter his full support.

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4/6 The parent blamed my daughter for exposing her daughter's cheating & claimed the action was because my daughter is racist. The student is bi-racial. The parent also accused my daughter of not playing her daughter in games, which was not true. She did pull her from one game when the cheating was exposed.

All the kids in question are HS freshmen.

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2/6 The complaint didn't originate from anything on the field or in the dugout. Girls had been discussing how to cheat on an upcoming exam in her presence & one girl described how she would do it.

My daughter contacted the other teacher & told her about the student & her plans. She did warn the girls first that they would be reported.

1/6 My daughter has taught HS for 17-18 years. She doesn't put up with BS from students or parents. She's also coaching the girls' junior varsity softball team, primarily because the 2 people, (both parents) who applied couldn't pass the district background check.

Yesterday, a parent of one of the players called her a racist & even filed a complaint with her school principal.