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If Preschool Students Had Access To Human Resources

William! Thanks for coming by. Please, take a seat. Can I get you something to drink? No? OK.

Well, I got your note. I’d love to talk through what you wrote and go into more detail about the incident that occurred today. Can you tell me about it?

Uh huh. I see. That must have been hard to deal with. Hang on, let me get you a tissue. No, it’s perfectly OK. This is a safe space. You cry if you need to.

You were saying? Wow. And how did you respond?

Well…that was powerful. Thanks for sharing. I’m sorry you had such a negative experience. We strive to maintain a comfortable environment here and it’s unfortunate this happened. I appreciate you bringing it to my attention.

Now, before we discuss next steps, I’d like to go over the details, both in your note as well as what you just told me, OK? Great.

So, in the letter you slid under my door, you wrote…well, it’s hard to make out. The finger paint is a smeared under this blob of peanut butter. Would you mind reading it?

Haha, it’s OK. I have a hard time reading my own writing, too, sometimes. Instead, why don’t we go through what you just shared? Let’s see…you said, “Jessica called me poop and bit my arm. But she lied. I’m not poop. She’s poop. She’s mean and I…