Legal Question in Education Law in Georgia

The private school my stepson goes to took them on a field trip sept. 21, 2011. Their permission slip stated that the children will leave campus at 10:30 and return to campus at 6:30. My stepson goes to the Covington, Ga campus and departed from there. They returned to the Conyers, Ga campus. My wife nor I were informed that they would be returning to the other campus. We asked them if anyone could bring him back to the Covington campus and if not that we would be late to pick him up. The owner called my wifes phone I answered. After i stated to her that this happens all the time(the schools lack of communication), the owner started getting rude with me. When we picked my stepson up they had a police officer there and the owner told my wife that her child was not to return. After a disscussion with my wife the owner agreed to let him stay but stated that my wife "had better be nice to her or else". We do not feel that this is fair treatment and would like to know what rights we have. Considering that the owner is a city counsel member we think she should have handeled it in a better manner and left out the threats.


Asked on 9/23/11, 8:51 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Scott Riddle Law Office of Scott B. Riddle, LLC

The whole story you finally told is that you have no legal issue and should not try to turn it into one. Your complaint is that someone was rude and not fair. You can vote for their opponent in the next election, or you can find another school for your stepson if you don't like the way it is run.

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Answered on 9/23/11, 9:00 am


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