If this was said already, I'm sorry I think my ADD has kicked in!

Our School Board would hav ethe same policy as this is really a personnel issue and there may be issues that come out of these discussions that I can say I personally would rather not know. Also, who is the teacher allowed to have on their behalf (besides a lawyer if warrented)?

This is where the fine line between "volunteer" group of parents and parent teacher advocates lies. On one hand as a parent, if there is an issue I hope that it can be resovled- As the PTO President, do I really need to know this or be in the meeting? Also, I don't know of too many PTO Board members that are "up on" the staff handbook or what is actually expected of the staff.

We too have a grade teacher that has be pulling a Mrs. Jekel Dr Hyde act for a few years and we just want someone to see the Jekel side! What worries me right now is if it came to a meeting like what you are talking about, there are 2 PTO Board members and 1 School Board member that have had children in her class....I would step out of discussion and submit a written statement but not sure what the others would do.

No one ever said the rules have to make sense...just wish they were easier to understand!

I, too would not want to get involved. I suspect that the parents wanted the PTO Their friends??) there as a cheering squad, and to help reinforce their concerns about the teacher.

If I were that PTO, there is NO WAY I would have gotten involved. Personnel issues have NOTHING to do with the PTO. Why would the PTO want to " choose sides"? They may as well be called a PO, without the T.

It's really dependent on your particular PTO's mission statement. I would not involve our PTO as an organization in a personnel issue. That's outside our scope.

Why would they want the PTO to be involved in an issue between parents and a teacher? That's not a PTO issue and I personally would not want to get involved in such an issue.

Recently a school meeting was held between some parents (who had issues with the grade teacher) school board, principal and the teacher. The parents wanted the PTO to be involved and their representative to be there. This was denied by the school board.

What is the PTO's right and stand in this situation? :confused: