tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698037740166386733.post1286956500504954159..comments2009-08-30T22:02:17.868-07:00Christina-Marie Wrighthttps://profiles.google.com/105771503541637835039noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698037740166386733.post-38071861906853703352009-08-30T22:02:17.868-07:002009-08-30T22:02:17.868-07:00Grissell - It will be interesting to see how this plays out, that&#39;s for sure!The Gonzo Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16669501917338549778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698037740166386733.post-13410494462471117092009-08-30T19:32:07.505-07:002009-08-30T19:32:07.505-07:00WOW!! Unbelieveable. It seems like it gets worse year after year. I know of a principal who is always overstepping his bounds. Some things are none of their business.<br /><br />I can see them being worried about a horse maybe injuring a child on school campus. It would be very curious to me as stated above , if she had parked the horse then got her daughter what they would say.<br /><br />Leaving a child home by herself by the police is ridiculous. This was a mess...Grissellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18095787568647802943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698037740166386733.post-77286834176668940262009-08-30T10:00:41.603-07:002009-08-30T10:00:41.603-07:00@JulieChats: I wonder, if she had &quot;parked&quot; her horse across the street, would they have allowed her to pick up her child on foot, knowing that she was going to put her on a horse across the street? When does the school&#39;s authority end?<br /><br />@menacingpickle: As you, of all people, are aware, folks who are innovative are also frequently the least celebrated.<br /><br />@whimsicalwalney: From the video and commentaries I&#39;ve seen, I do not believe the mom was arrested. She WAS told that the horse will not be allowed at the school. I believe the police took the daughter home because, presumably, the mother was not &quot;fit&quot; at the time and the school staff was too busy, walking individual students to their parents&#39; cars. I do agree that the school should have seen this as an opportunity, especially to educate the kids on alternative methods of transportation. Make an enviro-education experience out of it!The Gonzo Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16669501917338549778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698037740166386733.post-27197954232902653352009-08-30T09:46:33.914-07:002009-08-30T09:46:33.914-07:00I agree with menancingpickle about the school administration&#39;s inability to view this as an opportunity. The arrest is even more upsetting as they could have just asked that she not do it again. The child was not in danger. If they were worried about the horse and school grounds, then they could have asked that she leave school property instead of calling the police.<br /><br />I am also curious, like you, as to where the admin&#39;s authority ends?<br /><br />We are supposed to be teaching our children the value not only of treating our environment with care, but also life skills and problem solving which is what this mother demonstrated.whimsicalwalneyhttp://www.whimsicalwalney.com/wpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698037740166386733.post-48912958397506497092009-08-29T21:54:10.718-07:002009-08-29T21:54:10.718-07:00This seemed like the perfect solution to this mother&#39;s problem. I am dismayed that school administration saw it as anything more than a great thing.menacingpicklehttp://menacingpickle.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698037740166386733.post-91459425066440830502009-08-29T18:49:16.842-07:002009-08-29T18:49:16.842-07:00How crazy is that! With the pick up line so long at our school, thank goodness we can walk. It&#39;s always faster too!<br /><br />Happy VGNO!JulieChatshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03173622991637299103noreply@blogger.com