If you were a prince...

[BLTtinkerbell]

Good one!

I went to school with Masako Owada. She was an honor student & never got into any trouble. She worked hard in school and was always polite to everyone she met. We heard her father was some sort of diplomat & we knew he was a professor at Harvard, but she never talked about these things, never bragged, just wanted to fit in. I feel she was always held to a much higher standard by her family, even before they ever knew she would one day be the Crown Princess of Japan. Imagine my surprise when I realized this! Anyway, back to the OP's situation......
It is silly for this boy's parents to mention he is a so-called prince & not address the issue(s) you were trying to discuss w/them. The next time you need to talk to them about their son's behavior, I hope they will listen and do something about it, if not, they aren't helping their son at all. Good luck & thanks for being a teacher, I know it isn't always easy.

 

[castmemberb4]

I once worked with a girl who officially was an African Princess, Her father was king of a very small principality. Her Mother one of 10 wives and she was something like 23 in line, AND women can't even own property in her country.
She was a very nice down to earth girl though, no excuses and no bad behavior like with your student.