Just when I think I have been surprised or shocked to the limit with the current school events, something more happens that makes my head spin and leaves me reeling wondering what in the world is this woman thinking.

Friday Tyler had a substitue in his classroom. The school still knew that he would be coming home early and not be in reading on Friday, the front office he says phoned the teacher so he could be excused and walk home.

At some point in the day G saw T in the hall. She called out to him. "Hi T!" he said that he ignored her as I had instructed him to do and kept walking down the hall, minding his own business. She then siddled up to him, and said to him "Hi T, how are you doing today?" in a very nice way. He said he thought in his head that maybe since she was being so nice to him that maybe it would be ok to talk to her. So he answered "Hello, I am doing fine." She said that was good and asked if he woudl be joining her in the classroom for reading that afternoon and moved in to give him a hug. He said no he wouldnt be, and as she hugged him, he leaned in and whispered in her ear "My mom says that we shouldt be talking to each other either." to which she exclaimed "OH!" and let go aweful fast and scurried down the hall. T mentioned that he thought it was weird that she was bening nice to him all of a sudden, but that he was glad she was nice and not mean. That child has more love and forgiveness in his heart than any other person Ive ever known in my entire life. Not that he thinks any of this is ok mind you. He still doesnt like her, doesnt feel safe in her classroom, but he liked the fact that she could be pleasant. But of course he did, ALL children want their teachers to like them.

The only thing that I can think of why she would dare to do this, albeit touching in a non violent way but still touching just the same, is to try to bring T back to her side with Mondays meeting looming up. With the principal gone and his homeroom teacher gone, she cant get called on it or looked at funny for trying to initiate some form of contact. How convienent.

Got a phone call from my teacher friend that night. Its getting rather interesting at the school. Apparently, G has gone to every teacher in the wing she and I work and has told them all that I am spreading lies about her. That I am lying about her grabbing T, that she didnt. That I am now phoning all of the parents in her classroom and getting them to rally against her. She has managed to get some of them to back her. Working after the meeting on Monday is not going to be pleasant, I hope I can move through the building with a smile on my face and block it all out in the back of my mind that EVERYO NE knows my business and is talking about it, me and my family behind my back.

In truth, I have contaced one parent. the mom of a little boy T is friends with who is in his homeroom and in his readin group. I wanted to make sure that J could corraborate Ts story about what was said on Wed 100% before we pulled him out of reading entirely for the remainder of the week. Turned out, this parent gave me an earfull. Not only was J very much aware of all that is going on with T, but he is SCARED. Told his mom, "You cant tell her any of this, please dont talk to her mom!" This parent is friends with a teacher that used to work at the school as well as the current school nurse. She told me of Gs history of hurting children, physically, mentally, emotionally. She knows that this teacher has a reputation that isnt a good one. J was afraid to even start 3rd grade this year, for fear he would have her as a teacher. He is in Ts homeroom, but does have her for reading. She mentioned having a friend who knows the school board superintendant. She had talked about the probobility of going to the principal with things herself, or maybe to G directly. There is also a case of G not allowing a little girl to go to the bathroom in class. the child then wet herself and G announced it to the entire classroom. the school nurse had to come and clean her up. The childs' grandmother works at the school and is half afraid to press forth with this though because she has to work with G on a daily basis. Im sorry but this is your granddaughter! If you love her you will fight for her! but this isnt the first time JD has had a hard time sticking up for little TD, she handles confrontation harder than I do.

So it seems that some of the other parents might have started contacting G and giving her a hard time. Seems that she is jumping to conclusions and assuming it is all me, when its not. I havent told a soul about what is going on aside from the one teacher I talk with outside of the building, and she approached me about things, not the other way around. G is digging a deeper grave for herself. It will be interesting to see what Monday brings. To say I am looking forward to it all is an understatement, for I am not. But all I have to do is look upon my son and I find my strength. She picked the wrong family to mess with. I will protect my child to all ends of the earth.

We will be taking this a step farther and contacting social services and filing a complaint. I cant in good concious just get T moved out of there and not do something for the other children not so fortunate. I have worked with all of these children at the school over the course of the past three years, in many ways they are like my own little ones. Once she looses T as her main target, she will likely find another. Maybe even one with a less strong family support system. I need to get this incident filed on her record in case any other families this year need to come forth, it re creates a trail. We discussed the probability of suing her and the school, but hope not to have to take it that far. Of course that all hinges on JM and Mondays meeting. If T cant be removed from the class, takes sides with G and allows things to just continue, we will be enlisting legal support and going to court. However I would be thoroughly shocked and surprised if that were to come into play. I have a feeling things will be resolved in a way that is best for T and that Monday he will be out of that classroom.