"Glen" wrote in message
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If I make am appointment with either my dentist or my doctor and I break
the appointment and I fail to call to cancel the appointment I am charged
for the office call anyway. To me, this seems fair.

Sure it is.

I have
wasted his time and time is money. I have had the problem, pre-cell phone,
when a problem on the freeway or something similar caused me to be too
late to make the appointment and after explaining the situation, they
waived the fee. Also fair.

That would be the reasonable excuse and reault.

As a teacher, I believe that my time is
as important as my dentist's or my doctor's time. The parent should
either call or not make the appointment.

Tenatively the parent will have the choice of 3 dates to attend the meeting
if his child id having prpblems that require parental involvement.



As for the parent being
"ordered to attend a meeting," I know of no state where a teacher can make
such a demand. If you know of one, please share it with me.


It is being proposed in Texas.