RE: D*-Uriel Alexander Lynch at Fern Bluff Elementary

Thursday at 6:30 works best for my supervisor and I. I will let the staff
know to be there.

Thanks,
Kacie

-----Original Message-----
From: tom lynch [mailto:tom.lynch@somedomain]
Sent: Friday, August 13, 2004 2:24 PM
To: Kacie Nesby
Subject: RE: D*-Uriel Alexander Lynch at Fern Bluff Elementary

On Fri, 2004-08-13 at 12:51, Kacie Nesby wrote:
> Tom,
> I can arrange for Dustin and Lisa to meet with you and D* next week
> between the hours of 9:30 am - 1:30 pm or 6:30 -7:30 pm. Both Lisa and
> Dustin have site responsibilities after 1:30 and will not be available
again
> until 6:30. We can meet at the Round Rock YMCA in my supervisors office.
> You may obtain Dustin's information at the meeting.
>

Ok, then, I would suggest Thursday or Friday 6:30 next week (19th or
20th).

> We hold monthly principal meetings and are requested to schedule them in
> advance. Lisa's meeting with the principal will be focused on the
> relationship between the YMCA and the school district and will be a
private
> conversation. If you would like to discuss the incident with the
principal
> I encourage you to meet with her individually.
>
> I hope to resolve this quickly so that we can have a successful year.
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Kacie Nesby
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tom lynch [mailto:tom.lynch@somedomain]
> Sent: Friday, August 13, 2004 10:34 AM
> To: Kacie Nesby
> Subject: RE: D*-Uriel Alexander Lynch at Fern Bluff Elementary
>
>
>
> On Fri, 2004-08-13 at 09:51, Kacie Nesby wrote:
> > I was under the impression the apology had been made, I will check on
this
> > first thing this morning since today is the last day of camp. I agree
> that
> > it needs to be done. My staff need to make sure your son understands
that
> > it is ok that you come see him at the YMCA. I would prefer that you not
> be
> > present only because I am concerned that it may cause unnecessary
tension
> > for D*.
>
> D*' issue with the counselors was that they made it difficult for
> him to see me, his father, and he definitely has the impression from
> them there is something suspicious about my being there which requires
> that they watch us closely. I.e. you have it backwards, my presence
> does not cause stress with D* - it is my lack of presence and your
> counselor's participation in causing this lack of presence which *is*
> the source of his current stress between D* and the counselors.
>
> D* is stressed with the counselors. He explained this pretty
> clearly this weekend. My impression is that your counselor's attempt at
> an apology was a vindication of what they did rather than any geniune
> apology. Anyway, that is how D* has taken it - and it is his
> opinion that matters. I want to be there in order to support my son
> and to explain what is going on. The apology could be done on Monday at
> Deepwood after school. As it is the YMCA and the counselors who are
> apologizing for their behavior in front of my son, you might bend a bit
> to my schedule.
>
> > He may be nervous about speaking to the counselors in front
> > of you after the last incident.
> >
> > Lisa has scheduled a meeting with the principal early next week, she
said
> it
> > was her first available appointment. We will request that she speak to
> the
> > Coordinator if there is a concern with a YMCA parent.
> >
> > Dustin is the name of the counselor you met.
>
> Ok, what is Dustin's full name? Surely the YMCA does not have a policy
> of denying parents knowledge of who is watching their children? Is his
> arogance in not telling me his name or supervisor in front of my son not
> part of the apology?
>
> ----
>
> On another subject, you explained to me in your office that the reason
> that the counselors treated me with such intrepidation was that H*
> had not put me down as the other parent on the admission form, and she
> had not told you that there was a joint managing conservatorship. This
> begs some questions as to why I wasn't asked more questions, but at any
> rate, D* does not understand such issues. He only saw counselors
> refusing to identify themselves, their supervisors, and counselors
> telling his father that we couldn't play chess out of their sight.
>
> >Lisa has scheduled a meeting with the principal early next week, she
> >said it
> >was her first available appointment. We will request that she speak to
> >the
> >Coordinator if there is a concern with a YMCA parent.
>
> Ok, may I come to that meeting? What time will it be? I'm curious as
> to why you didn't just speak the principal directly. After all, it was
> Lisa who said that the principal had responsibility for her children
> instead of herself and the YMCA.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ----------
>
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: tom lynch [mailto:tom.lynch@somedomain]
> > Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 7:38 PM
> > To: Kacie Nesby
> > Subject: RE: D*-Uriel Alexander Lynch at Furn Bluff Elementary
> >
> >
> > Kacie,
> >
> > I appreciate your promising to have the councilors apologize to my son,
> > as what transpired was in front of him. However, this weekend
> > D* told me that the camp councilors had not apologized, and he
> > still has the impression that they want to supervise me. The councilor
> > that had not provided his name to me (also in front of my son) also did
> > not explain that he was mistaken.
> >
> > I sense my son is upset with your councilors over this matter, which is
> > why I am motivated to ask, when will the apology occur, and can I be
> > there to witness it?
> >
> > Also, you mentioned that you were going to have a councilor explain to
> > the principal that you all were not happy about her coming into the
> > gym. When did this occur? Which counselor talked to the principal and
> > what was said? What was her reply?
> >
> > Also, what _was_ the name of the counselor who had no YMCA ID and who
> > refused to identify himself to me? I believe his first name was
> > Dustin.
> >
> >
> >
> > Sincerely Yours,
> >
> >
> >
> > Tom Lynch
> >
> >
>
Received on Sat Aug 14 10:16:46 2004