Every fall, teachers gear up for yet another challenging academic year. They head back into their classrooms to act as role models, inspire young souls, and guide them into achieving their full potential. Educators and their seemingly limitless reserves of patience allow them to mold students into well-rounded citizens. But even with the best intentions, dealing with one too many daredevils — from legions of screaming first-graders to droves of rebellious teens to even their parents — is no easy task.
When it comes to the latter one, there’s an online thread that offers a glimpse into the occurrences from obligatory, illuminating, and sometimes very confusing one-on-one times that usually start with a question: "How is she doing in school?" Redditor winter-velvet reached out to the teachers of 'Ask Reddit' and invited them to open up about the most memorable parent-teacher conference they’ve ever been to. And I’m telling you, the responses did not disappoint.
Below, we wrapped up a collection of some of the most interesting responses to share with you, ranging from painful to hilarious to emotional. So sit back, grab some coffee and enjoy the read! Be sure to upvote your favorite stories, and then let us know about your personal experiences in the comments!
Psst! For more entertaining statements, check out Bored Panda's earlier piece where teachers reveal how kids have changed over the years.
#21
We expelled a kid who destroyed a classroom and office totaling about 4 grand worth of damage. He assaulted 4 staff members who were trying to contain him without touching him (no one wants to lose their job over this kid), one of them required medical attention, and he threatened to accuse his teacher of sexual and physical abuse.
During the meeting with his parents we were told that all he needed from us was "love".
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67points
#22
One of my students had failed all of his subjects and misbehaved the entire school year, so he wasn't going to graduate. Well, his parents came marching down to my office demanding that I change his grade in front of the principal. They called me names and even threatened my life! And then, in the middle of the chaos, a really bad smell emerged. Turns out, the student LITERALLY SHIT HIS PANTS right there in front of us! We had to stop the meeting because the odor was suffocating us!
And believe it or not, his parents actually threatened to sue us for 'making' their son shit his pants!
And believe it or not, his parents actually threatened to sue us for 'making' their son shit his pants!
unknow
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#23
A dad came to school with rage in his eyes because his son was suspended for 3 days...
This conversation took place while the son is IN THE ROOM LISTENING
Dad: My son would never do this!
Teacher: Actually sir he did, and we have pr....
Dad (interrupting) : I WILL BE THE SON OF A F*****G WHORE IF HE DID THESE THINGS YOU IDIOTS!!!!!!
At that moment... you can see the son actually dying inside...
Teacher: As I said we have proof, this is your son's signature on these warning slips...
Dad sits down and remains silent for the rest of the meeting.
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57points
#24
The parents of one of my kindergarteners came for a conference, and I showed them a video of their daughter dancing in class. Well, in response, her dad pulled out his phone to show me videos of her dancing at home, before putting on dancehall music and dancing with her mom right there in the classroom — and it was definitely not rated PG. So I just sat there watching while they danced and began to make out — with tongue!
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#25
My mother works in a school, and she has told me about a little 7-year-old girl who misbehaves, refuses to listen, has violent tantrums, cries and screams at lunchtime, and refuses to eat. When she calls to speak to the girl's mother, she only whispers, 'It's not her fault — it's because she's adopted.'"
"Her mom blames everything on her being adopted, and refuses to discipline her.
"Her mom blames everything on her being adopted, and refuses to discipline her.
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56points
#26
I had a busy, well -known doctor bring in the nanny to the parent/teacher conference. Whenever I spoke directly to the mother she would say to the nanny, “ Are you getting all this because you are the one that needs to be paying attention. By the time I get home I don’t want to have to deal with any of this. “
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55points
#27
My mom runs the Chromebook program at her school — she's in charge of handing them out, keeping track of which students have which one, etc...Well, one of the kids at the school has an anger problem, and one day he got angry, grabbed the Chromebook of the kid sitting next to him, AND BENT IT WITH HIS HANDS! The kid next to him got upset and punched him..."
"My mom had to sit in on the conference between the principal and the parents of the kid who destroyed the Chromebook. And when the principal tried to address them getting counseling for their kid's anger problem, they said he didn't have a problem. They only wanted to know what the punishment would be for the kid who punched him!
"My mom had to sit in on the conference between the principal and the parents of the kid who destroyed the Chromebook. And when the principal tried to address them getting counseling for their kid's anger problem, they said he didn't have a problem. They only wanted to know what the punishment would be for the kid who punched him!
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#28
I had a mother and father that wanted me to call their son over spring break and encourage him to do better. I told them that I don’t want their son’s number, and I don’t want him to have mine. They asked me why, and I got to explain to them that their son asks me out every other day. They laughed. A lot.
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49points
#29
I once had a parent-teacher conference in which the student's mother brought her pet monkey. I thought the kid was winding me up saying that they had one. But sure enough, along came mom with a capuchin in a blue jumper.
Unknown
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#30
When a student in class pulled back their eyelids so that they were slanted. And the parent responded back with I’m being overly sensitive and it’s no big deal. Parent was extremely candid but also made it a point to show that they were extremely religious (Christian). I was holding my tongue from saying “And as you wish that others would do to you, do so to them” and doing a racist gesture back.
I’m Asian and I teach middle school by the way.
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46points
