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I just want to say that Johnston County Public Schools in North Carolina are just plum ridiculous.  Talking about the no hug policy, listen to some of the crazy things my children have to put up with at there Middle School.  Walking in a straight line, no talking, no touching, no bathroom breaks, sitting at assigned lunch tables in alphabetical order.  That is just a few rules now let me elaborate.  Bathroom breaks are supervised while the teacher stands outside the opening, only 4 children are allowed in the bathroom at one time, when one comes out that is the only time another child can enter.  During lunch or while walking in halls the children cannot talk or communicate with another or the teachers threaten them with ASD's which are After School Detentions.  Chewing gum results in an ISS  which is an In School Suspension.  Standing to close to a student at the drinking fountain ends up with the teacher humiliating the child in front of the other students.  Always yelling at these students at the top of there lungs, loud enough for other classes to hear.  We as parents need to take a stand, we need to get back in the classrooms to really see what is happening and how are children are being treated.  I told the principal that I would send my children to school with a tape recorder, she than threatened me by saying that she would suspend my kids.  So what is the school hiding?  I sure would like to know.

I hope you'll take this in the context that it's intended.

 You may know the best thing for your child but unless you are an educational professional, which based on your grammar and spelling I doubt is true, you'll have to accept the decisions of the principal and the school board.  These are decisions made to ensure your child's safety.  Not punish them.

If you believe that the policies are inherently cruel or inappropriate, you always have the option of pulling your child out of the school district.  You mentioned parents getting back in the classroom and I would support that whole heartedly.  As long as you go into the classroom knowing your place.  And that place is as a parent.  Not as a professional educator. 

I completely agree with your posting. It amazes me to see the number of students coming to school without any discipline or "rules" established in their houses. Some parents feel as though their children are above the rules or that there is an excuse for every bad behavior.

 I wonder if the first person who posted has actually visited the school to see all of these things first hand or is it coming from his or her child. There is always to sides to the story. It is possible that the school did not have as many regulations and rules but have been forced to create them with the breakdown of society. Society expects nothing of its children but expects schools to do miracles with them.

The parent does know best for his or her child. If the parent feels the school is not a good fit for the student then I have one suggestion for him or her- homeschool.