I'm sorry you had to go through this Molly. When you are a teacher, it's almost as though the kids become an extended part of your family.

My biggest question is...

WHERE ARE THE 2 LEGGERS PARENTS????

When I was that age, my parents needed to know EVERYTHING, who, what where, why and when. At the time I thought it was an intrusion on my privacy. But as my Dad always told me, "When you have children of your own, you'll understand why I'm doing the things I do, for your own good. How right he was!!!

I guess nowadays with the shortness of employment, and single parent households, parental supervision isn't what it USED to be. Instead of spending time with their kids, talking to them and educating them on the hazards of drugs and guns, the parents expect the TEACHERS, who are underpaid and overworked, to do THEIR job as well. My best friend is a special ed teacher in CT and do NOT know how she's done it for this long without ending up in a rubber room, rocking in the corner. I don't know how you do it either, Molly.

I was fortunate enough to have a daughter who is every parent's dream. Doesn't smoke, doesn't drink, doesn't do drugs. I'm sure alot of you do too, and can see where I'm coming from.

Hang in there. It's people like you, Molly, who can and DO make a difference in SOME of the kids. Others are a lost cause.

(((((hugs))))))