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26 - Sunday, October 13, 1985 - North Shore News

Classroom etiquette under fire

DEAR MISS MANNERS —
My five-year old daughter at-
tends kindergarten, and |
have become concerned
about the manner in which
birthday party invitations

have been distributed in her
class.

that she allows the birthday
child to distribute invitations
at the end-.of class before
dismissal, and that
sometimes there are invita-
tions for all of the children,
and sometimes for a smaller
number,

When I told her my
daughter was hurt and con-
fused by this, she told me she
was sorry but that ‘‘After ail,

Tam uncertain as to whether
anything can be done to pre-
vent this practice,

1 am heartbroken for my
daughter and saddened that
adults can have so little con-
cern for the fragile feelings of
children. I was under the im-
pression that this would be
improper at any age.

If lam to pursue my objec-
tions in this matter, I would

like to know if I) am

overreacting.

GENTLE READER — The
dynamics of parental in-
tervention in school are that
everyone gors along with
anything, until one person
turns conspicuously active.
In other words, few people
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1 was shocked and told her
I felt this was not fife and if
the invitations did not in-
clude the entire class, they
should not be passed out in
class and could be mailed.
She agreed that it was
“‘tacky”’ and said she would
discuss it with the principal.

However, it is my
understanding that this has
occurred in other classes, and
am the only mother who has
so far complained. Therefore

by Judith

Martin
STEED

Believe me, Miss Manners,
I have better things to do
than sit. around and try to
decipher which children are
having birthday parties and
who is being invited (5-year-
olds are not always accurate
i their. information). I am
also in no way suggesting that
parents invite an entire class
of 21 children to a child’s
party.

However, I. do object to
the parent’s sending his or
her child to school with party
invitations to pass out in
front of other children who
are not invited. After the
third such episode, I con-
fronted my daughter’s
teacher. and she: confirmed

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