Parenting: Today I was sat down by the principal and the PTA.

[RandySF]

As I have said many times, we love our son's school. What I did not say so loudly was that there was a certain issue with which we were not happy. It was not a problem with the teacher or the classroom, but rather an issue of how the school was run. I talked to the principal once before, but there was no resolution. I won't go into detail for privacy concerns, but suffice to say, it was important enough that I screamed bloody murder to not only the principal (AGAIN), but the Safety Office and the Parent Advocate's Office (both offices report to the Assistant Superintendent) . On top of that, I posted a complaint to a message board. Two weeks passed until this morning, I was cornered by the principal and the PTA president and invited to the office. Now, I had not visited a principal's office since the 7th grade, so I admit that I was taken aback. No time was wasted before they brought up the subject of my online review, but it was clear that they got the message and a plan was implemented as of today to resolve the problem.

No matter how reassuring the principal tried to be, there was no hiding the angry look on her face. I also do not doubt that, had I not gone online and crossed not only the school administration, but the PTA, nothing would have happened. So today's lesson is that if you want something done on behalf of your school-age kid's well being, you better be ready to go to the wall, and you better not be afraid to become your principal's adversary.