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Irene


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Oct 7, 10:05 AM EDT

Netherlands Court Bans Complaining Mom


AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) -- A woman in the Netherlands has been banned from any contact with her daughter's school or teachers after complaining too much, a court ruled Friday.


The woman, whose name was not released, "overloaded" the Borgh Elementary School in the northern city of Zuidhorn "with an incessant stream of questions, comments and complaints," a panel of judges at the Groningen District Court wrote in their judgment.


"For causing an illegal hindrance ... she will be barred from approaching the school or the school area for a year, and forbidden from addressing the school, educators or the board in any way other than as specified in the verdict," the judges said.


The woman's complaints ranged from treatment of her daughter - described as "highly gifted" - to disagreements about curriculum, method of teaching and the safety of the school.


In the 2004-2005 school year, the woman sent 50 e-mails and 20 letters to the school, and came nine times to visit.


She also wrote 29 letters to the school board and others "to the National Complaint Commission, the Labor Inspection Service, the Educational Inspection Service, the Queen's representative and the media," the judgment said.


In the future, the woman will be allowed to submit complaints to the school on a single page of paper once a month, the court ruled.



-- Edited by Irene at 12:12, 2005-10-11

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Wow. I understand wanting to be involved in your child's life, but this woman was a little excessive.  I don't know if banning her was the right thing to do, but she was obviously a nusance.



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hahahaha!!! This article cracks me up. I especially love that she'll be limited to one page of paper in the future. Too hilarious.

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Seashells


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Man, if you want to control her education that much- home school!

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That is crazy, but doesn't actually surprise me too much.  My husband works at a University here and he has the craziest stories about some of the things parents complain about or interfere with. 

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Seashells wrote:

Man, if you want to control her education that much- home school!
exactly!  complaining isn't going to get her anywhere, she should go get a PhD and some capital and found a school of her own!!! 

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I can't help but wonder if her complaints were legitimate and she was just very active in trying to change the school for the better.  More than likely, she is just annoying though.  If the school was that bad, others would be complaining.

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