My daughter is sixteen and she and another girl were suspended for meeting to fight. They did not fight, but the principal had had it, so they both were suspended. My daughter and the girl have made up, but other kids are calling both of them and trying to stir things up.
Today, the principal called me to tell me the other girl's grandmother called him to say my daughter was still harassing her granddaughter. I am not the type to defend my daughter blindly, but this time she is innocent. She has no access to phones, is home with me, and she is receiving calls with private number.
What annoys me is that the principal is the messenger now for this kid's grandmother. I told him the woman should have called me. I thanked him for his concern, but told him my daughter is being harassed as well.
Is it proper for the principal to be a messenger boy? Am I overreacting? My daughter is being very good for the first time in her life and I want that good behavior encouraged.
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Instead of asking the other grandmother to contact you directly, that meeting should be conducted in the presence of the principal and you should be able to present acceptable proof that your granddaughter has no access or limited access to a telephone. Have the phone company give you a printout of their record showing what calls were made on your phone. See if the other grandmother is willing to show whether or not the times listed for the calls received from the unlisted numbers coincide with any calls originating from any phone that other girl has access to.
And, try to see if you all can resolve the issue once and for all.