Letter From A Student At Murrieta Valley High School

Dear Mr. Pettengill

I am Veronica Rendon, parent of Robin Suazo, a student at Murrieta Valley High School. The purpose of this e-mail is to notify you that Robin Suazo has been subject to pervasive teacher-to-student harassment by Ms. Inouye. The harassment began I made her aware of my disagreement and all my previous requests to review my daughter's records were continuously ignored.

Background information

On Tuesday December 5, Ms. Inouye met and disciplined my child for a group project she had assigned to her class on October 17, which had been turned in by a student in my daughter's group the night of November 13, minutes before it was due. During the meeting and before Robin had a chance to speak Ms. Inouye handed her a written warning

Inouye's unprofessional conduct and poor judgement while handling this matter continues to compromise Robin's learning environment. Not only had she disclosed Robin's private information to Mrs. Fields, she continued to aggravate the already hostile environment. On December 6, after her conversation with me on the phone she walked back into her classroom where Mrs. Darstaad had taken over as she had stepped out to call me and where Robin had been sitting working on a test. In a loud sarcastic tone she commented to her student teacher in her own words she was sorry for being late as she "had to deal with the situation." Later that day, she included Julie Thornburg to an email she sent me in which she included Robin's paper that had matched a website paper and had no citation, that included a detailed description of her serious allegations. Her inappropriate conduct not only escalated the harassment and already hostile learning environment, but caused Robin to feel humiliated and no longer wants to attend school. Not content with the damage she already caused and despite her knowledge of the adverse effect this might have on the various college applications Robin has already submitted, she maliciously continues to compromise Robin's moral character and learning environment by her unauthorized sharing of Robin's private information. Needless to say, this has created some serious interpersonal and confidence issues for Robin, who loved going to school but no longer wants to attend school for fears of being ridiculed and who also fears no one will want to work with her. Nevertheless, the effect it has had on her academically has began to show as her grade in Ms. Inouye's class has seriously