kangato2roos
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Dd came home from school yesterday all riled up. She stomped her way out of the building with her arms crossed on her chest and a scowl on her face. This is highly unusual for her as she loves school and is generally a happy child, although a bit of a drama queen.
It is safety week at school and yesterday they had a police officer come to talk to all the first grade classes (4 in all, about 80 kids total) about ways to be safe. She ranted, the whole way home, about this police officer. She said he told her lots of good stuff, but when he got to being safe in the car he just didn't know what he was talking about. She told me EVERYTHING. Apparently he told the kids to always buckle their seatbelts, to sit in the back seat, and that because they were all 6 now, they didn't need booster seats anymore. He apparently "forgot" about the law that went into effect in July that kids need a booster until 8 (yay Virginia! Progress is made!). She raised her hand and told him he was WRONG!
Ever the outspoken 6 year old, the conversation apparently followed this line. She told him he was wrong and all the kids still needed a booster because they were shorter than her mommy (I'm 4'10"... it makes a startlingly physical example for adults of how tall kids really need to be). She said 8 year olds needed boosters because it was the law. He said no, that was just silly to be in a booster that long. She asked him about harnesses and he said no 6 year old needs a harness, that harnesses were for babies. She told him, again, that he was wrong and she rides in a harness sometimes still and rode in one all last year too, that it is the safest way to ride. He said that was crazy (he actually told my 6 year old that was crazy!!! I've already filed a complaint). She told him HE was crazy because he wasn't really being safe, that she knew how to be safe and she wasn't going to listen to him about carseats anymore. He asked that she be removed from the gym at this point.
I asked her teacher about it this morning and sure enough, that's what happened. She says with the way dd argues, she's sure to be a lawyer when she grows up. :ROTFLMAO: Though her teacher did say another teacher pointed out to the officer that the law did in fact change and children needed to be in boosters until 8 years old. He apparently "didn't know" or probably just didn't agree or care.
I'm just proud my girl stood up for what she knows is right, and had no qualms about doing so to a police officer in a room with 80 other first graders and a bunch of teachers.
I filed a complaint with the police department this morning and talked with her teacher, who is also rather proud dd stood up like that and pointed out what was wrong (she may not be carseat savvy, but she's a GREAT teacher).
I figured you guys, at least, could appreciate my daughter's bad day yesterday.
It is safety week at school and yesterday they had a police officer come to talk to all the first grade classes (4 in all, about 80 kids total) about ways to be safe. She ranted, the whole way home, about this police officer. She said he told her lots of good stuff, but when he got to being safe in the car he just didn't know what he was talking about. She told me EVERYTHING. Apparently he told the kids to always buckle their seatbelts, to sit in the back seat, and that because they were all 6 now, they didn't need booster seats anymore. He apparently "forgot" about the law that went into effect in July that kids need a booster until 8 (yay Virginia! Progress is made!). She raised her hand and told him he was WRONG!
Ever the outspoken 6 year old, the conversation apparently followed this line. She told him he was wrong and all the kids still needed a booster because they were shorter than her mommy (I'm 4'10"... it makes a startlingly physical example for adults of how tall kids really need to be). She said 8 year olds needed boosters because it was the law. He said no, that was just silly to be in a booster that long. She asked him about harnesses and he said no 6 year old needs a harness, that harnesses were for babies. She told him, again, that he was wrong and she rides in a harness sometimes still and rode in one all last year too, that it is the safest way to ride. He said that was crazy (he actually told my 6 year old that was crazy!!! I've already filed a complaint). She told him HE was crazy because he wasn't really being safe, that she knew how to be safe and she wasn't going to listen to him about carseats anymore. He asked that she be removed from the gym at this point.
I asked her teacher about it this morning and sure enough, that's what happened. She says with the way dd argues, she's sure to be a lawyer when she grows up. :ROTFLMAO: Though her teacher did say another teacher pointed out to the officer that the law did in fact change and children needed to be in boosters until 8 years old. He apparently "didn't know" or probably just didn't agree or care.
I'm just proud my girl stood up for what she knows is right, and had no qualms about doing so to a police officer in a room with 80 other first graders and a bunch of teachers.
I filed a complaint with the police department this morning and talked with her teacher, who is also rather proud dd stood up like that and pointed out what was wrong (she may not be carseat savvy, but she's a GREAT teacher).
I figured you guys, at least, could appreciate my daughter's bad day yesterday.