I Just Can’t Make this Stuff Up, People…
March 29, 2006
So, I’m trying to send Spiff to a different middle school than where we are zoned for. Where I live, parents can apply for a zone waiver and opt-out of the zoned school they are assigned to, provided you (the parent) supply the transportation. Easy peasy, right?
Not so easy peasy is the hoops you have to jump through to get this accomplished. And have I been doing some jumpin’!
I drove all the way out to the school that we are zoned for yesterday to talk to the principal, get this thing signed and get on with my day. I was told she wasn’t in, to leave the waiver there, and come back tomorrow (today) to pick it up and answer any questions she may have as to why my son won’t be attending her fair school. (a clue to that reason might be coming up. I’m jus’ sayin’.) Ok, I said, I’ll be back tomorrow.
Tomorrow (today) arrives, and off I go again. As I pull up to the school, I quickly notice that there are three police cars parked directly in front of the school, in a zone that’s clearly marked “NO PARKING AT ANY TIME”. I also notice the gates are locked, and what appears to be a maintenance guy parked at the gate where visitors can park. My eyes then scan to a truck near the police cars, that has emblazoned on the back gate “This Car was seized in a raid of a drug dealer.” The gentleman at the gate informs me that the school is in a lockdown, and any appointments scheduled will be postponed until further notice. Please move along.
Hmmmmmm… I can’t imagine what would give me pause and not want my child to attend your school. Can you?
