What can I do to make this stop. We are helping a girl who dropped out of school to take care of her baby sister. After leaving home and living a hard life she is back in school at age 18. She has some serious health issues that came to a head after she started back to school. The principal and school were informed of the situation. From the very first meeting, the principal was degrading and demeaning towards her. We made a formal request that he not meet with her unless either myself or my husband was either present or on the phone. When he would start to belittle her, we would step in on the conversation. The biggest problem that has occured is with her attendance. 95% we medically necessary (testing, medical appointments, reactions to meds, panic attacks, etc.) we started off having a written dr. excuse for them all but the school refused them and said they were not necessary. As of this morning, as her guardian, I and my husband went to the school because she was told to get out and leave because she would not have a conversation with the principal without one of us present. He told her that I was a lier and not to come back until I came with. I did so with my husband and an attempt to have a school employed neutral bystander present. I was told that he did not like me nor did I like him ( I have 4 boys that went to that school and had to transfer one of them to another school midterm because of death threats he was recieving and that this principal would not address. In fact he accused my son of bringing this on himself. Sorta like asking a rape victim what she did to provoke that attacks - yes the police were involved). I have never lied to him. He only will deal with my husband now and continued to call me a lier and insinuate disception. My husband has a job where he is not reachable 40% of the time. I am disabled. I used to be a Sr. Prod. Engineer before the accident. Therefore I am available all of the time through the phone and sometimes I can go into school depending on the day. Through his demands he has removed her support system. She is ready to quit school. I cant transfer her out as this is the only local program that will allow her to get her High School Diploma which is important to her in reclaiming her life. He is harrasing her on a regular basis "contantly riding her, which makes her medical condition worse. We have been taking her to doctors and are weeks away from finding a possible remedy for her. There has to be a way to make this stop. I know it is not just her that he harrasses. Other parents don't know what to do either. It's basically set up like this is his kingdom and what he says or does goes if you want your child to get an education. He almost was booted out 2 years ago but avoided that somehow. Please give me any advice or references. We are not rich by any means. But she would qualify for legal aid. I am not looking to destroy this man, I am looking for a way to get him to stop, and does he have the right to exclude me in particular and my husband from being a good support system? FYI Her grades are B+ to C+. She hates to miss school and will stay up all night if she has to so she can stay caught up in her classes. Thank you in advance for any input you can give me. We are not legal guardians, we have just taking her under our wings to help this child. She is amazing and we are blessed to be part of her life.

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