By sarahbaby on Skatehive
Sometimes ago, I made a post about a WhatsApp group created in my son's Technical School. The group was meant to be a space where parents could share ideas, ask questions, and discuss matters concerning the children. Unfortunately, they gradually turned it into a war zone. There were constant complaints, especially whenever teachers discipline children for things like not bringing their books to school. They insults the teachers and call them names. It was going on and on and I am not comfortable with it. After making my post, I did not stop there. I went straight to the group and share my thoughts. I spoke about the way some teachers were being treated and talked down to simply for doing their jobs. I tried to reason with the parents and encouraged them to look at the matter from a different perspectives. We are asked to love our neighbours as we love ourselves and treat them the way we want to be treated. I told them that neighbours are not only the people living around us. As parent