Thank you for your responses so far. I spoke whith the VP( not a very nice man ) and in no way will he budge with the punisment! He feels as if this is harassment! And there is 0 tolerance. So now I have emailed the superintendent and the school board. I can see talking with her about her behavior and maybe having a lunch DT but to take away her field trip is uncalled for.
I can't tell you how upset she was last night! She cried and cried and kept apologizing saying she didn't mean it. She doesn't want to go to school ( she's on a differant field trip today) she's afraid that the VP will yell at her along with her other teachers. Her self esteem and confidance are so low.
I just can't see how saying I see your tidy whities is harrassement and bad behavior.
Here is a copy of what I sent to the superindentant.
I would like to tell you about an incident that occurred at ***** and my daughter. Yesterday 4/22/09 she was in class and talking with a friend. When this friend bent down she made a comment about his tidy whities. (I see his tidy whities) She didnt say it loudly or announce to the class. But it was loud enough that a student in front of her heard and proceeded to tease this young man. The teacher then took the incident to the vice principal Mr. Harris.
I have to tell you that I dont think my daughter was treated fairly and am very angry about the whole situation. My daughter is a good student, gets good grades and never gets in trouble. She has been raised to be respectful and kind. She in no way made this comment to embarrass, humiliate or ridicule this child. She apologized to this child, and the child was not upset nor in anyway hurt by the comment. This was an off comment that was taken to far by Mr. *****. In return he is claiming that this is harassment. She has been given an afterschool detention, made to write an apology letter to the student, and Mr. ***** and is banned from going on the Noahs Ark field trip at the end of the year. Should she have made the comment? No she shouldnt have. Was she behaving like a typical 12 year old? Yes. But I ask you do most 12 year old know when and where to say things? How many adults do you know can control some things they say?
I think this punishment is to the extreme and in no way does she deserves this. I could understand the punishment if she continually misbehaved but this is the first time anything like this has happened. I think she should have just been talked to about her behavior maybe given a lunch detention. But to take away her field trip is unacceptable. To me thats telling her that everything she worked so hard for all year is null and void. Her self esteem and self confidence is ruined by this. She is afraid of going to school and getting yelled at by Mr. ***** and other teachers.
Do you have any idea how remorseful she is? She was so upset last evening that she cried most of the night and kept telling me repeatedly that she was sorry and that this was taken way out of context. She realizes the consequences of her behavior and we as parents have taken care of this at home. I think that Mr. ***** has taken this way to far and punishment given to my daughter is overboard. This to me by no means is harassment it was a comment that was taken out of context by her teacher and Mr *****. It is my hope you will look into the situation and speak with Mr. **** about this unjust punishment. I truly hope this situation will get resolved as I dont want to have to speak with an attorney or contact the media about this.
I think my daughter deserves to go on the class field trip because she is a good girl and a great student. Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
They didn't just fit. They fit like I'd wear them in public!! I'm thrilled! Getting SO close to where I want to be!
and would never back down when he was wrong. He yelled at me in the hallway for "ditching class." When I told him I was a student teacher (even though we'd been introduced before) he told me I still shouldn't be loitering in the hallway.
Was a good week! 
