Some people are so ignorant!!! Next time, say "Sure...do you have any?"

misslissa, are things going better with the school situation?

Bless you for raising your siblings! People are sometimes just thoughtless and don't mean any harm. A Hungarian friend of mine told me once: I have two ears... one for in and one for out... :D So wise!!!

I personally give you a LOT of credit. As a clinical psychologist and social worker, I have come across a few situations such as yours and I admire when the oldest child steps up to the plate when required to. You show a lot of sense and responsibility. I admire you as well. We never know how strong we are until we truly need to be.

As the time goes on the teachers and authorities will also pass this admiration and respect on to you for all your endeavors.

Sure wish there were more people like you so that there would be less children bounced through the foster system.

sorry i have had a busy week.
It turns out i will be pulling my teen out of the high school next door and putting her in the one 5 miles away that's technically in another city.
i have been on the phone with the English teacher everyday this week one day she insisted she be given the phone number of a "grown person" when i told her all there was was me she hung up. but i graduated from the high school one town over and i know the people there will understand,the principal of this school went to court as a character reference when i got custody.

my ten year old loves his school and will be staying his teacher was very understanding when the situation was explained she even gave me a contact number for Big Brothers,Big Sisters so we could apply for him because the only male he has in his life is the dog

thank you all for the compliments but the way i see it is what kind of person would i be if i let them go into foster care all we have are each other so if i let them go we would all be alone Kodi 10 would have been placed in a foster home and Marsha 16 would have gone to a work/study group home until she hit 18.
i love my brother and sister and if they cant count on mom,dad and grandma then i let them down they would have lost all fath in the world

That would be my thought as well.
Also how unprofessional of them. There are far better ways to handle this and what if I as a parent call the school to say my child is in hospital and that his sibling did not get his homework done because of that. Or some other real concern like bullying and there is no push number 10 for that. I would hit the roof and there would not be swear words used but I would be looking for someones job. Like the principle for his lack of judgment as he is not able to control his staff he or she is not able to lead my child.
Lastly how immature of a group of adults to vote that they thought that was ok to have on a school phone can we say peer pressure.

JL