Something Special Learning Center Inc

The first incident that I can remember is where a little boy accidentally/purposely grabbed my son on his privates when they were playing at daycare under Something Special Learning Center's care. As a concerned parent and being told about this incident, I went and spoke to Joretta. When I had brought up the incident to Joretta upon hearing the name of the child, she instantly said that she couldn't believe that boy did such a thing. It was troubling to me that she'd instantly dismissed my child's side. I explained that the boy most likely didn't understand or know what he was doing, but if she could look into it. She said she'd let the employee know in that age group to keep an eye out. There were times when staff spoke to the children in ways where if the parents of that child were there, they would not have. I brought one incident to Joretta where one of the preschool teachers told a little girl, "Girls don't act like that. That's how boys act." She was correcting a little girl from the prek 1/prek 2 area while I was walking thru to the prek3 area. I assumed the little girl was misbehaving, and the teacher wanted her to stop, but instead of doing so, she made the action wrong for girls, but ok for boys to do. Joretta said she'd speak to staff. On one pick-up day, I came in to prek 3 to see my son being apologized to by a young boy while his mom stood next to them. I asked the mom if everything was ok, and she told me, "I did not know my son was a bully, and I was having him apologize." She had let me know of an incident that had occurred between our boys and another where the two boys were bullying son. I spoke to my son, then the teacher in charge. Apparently, they were hitting my son with a toy, and the teacher only saw the end of the incident because of how loud the smacking/hitting was. I was NEVER notified by staff nor Joretta about this incident and probably would have NEVER known about it if it wasn't for the awesome parenting of that mom. Thank you to that mom and for raising your son to be a better person. I spoke and let Joretta know of this incident. I found every time I had a concern and I brought it to Joretta, she gave off the feeling, "Here we go again." Or "here's this parent with her 'concerns'" so now that my son is 5 and starting kindergarten, I placed an app on his phone where it could track his location, the speed he's traveling, if he was in an accident, and even where if the child isn't responding you can listen to the noise around the phone. The first time I used this app, he was on SSLC's bus on their way back from Liberty-benton school. He is not allowed to be using it since it is only for emergencies. The app showed he was somewhere that appeared to be stuck in traffic, but then it was saying he was walking, so I checked in. You could hear he was on the bus playing with his phone with the little kids. I went back on the map, and it showed he was traveling and on his way back to the daycare. So I waited and spoke to him about his phone use and reminded him he's not supposed to be on it just for emergencies. A few days go by, and once again, I'm waiting at the daycare for my son's bus. I checked the app, and it shows he's walking again, so I go on the audio to make sure that isn't the case. At first, it sounded like it was out, and I thought I had to have another conversation, but I heard distortion to where it made it seem like it was in his backpack, but in that time I overheard a conversation I felt was not age appropriate. The teacher informed me later that my son wasn't behaving during the rr tracks, I corrected my son and had him apologize the next day to the bus driver. Days go by. I follow up to check in she tells me of a different issue,we're talking, and I bring up the app. The next morning, Joretta confronts me about the app I agree to not use the audio during their care issue was dropped, during pick up she told me the children will not be allowed to use phones or have their phones out and she was sending out the papers to the other parents. Yesterday, I reminded him not to take it out for no reason. If they need to get a hold of me, they can. Upon arrival, she accused my son of acting of not knowing how to turn off his phone. At this point, I can tell she's fed up with my son and myself and all my concerns. My son does NOT know how to turn off his phone because he has NEVER HAD TO. We had 5 to 10 min convo, and in that, I agreed to listen to their rules, but I also explained my side and why it came to such measures. She blantly denied every incident and then proceeded to tell me my son was the bully. That I do not correct my child. I am not you, Joretta Bermudez, that denies and says, "I can not believe 'child/ teachers name' would do such a thing." I do correct my child and explain the situation so he can understand and learn from it. Your staff has witnessed and seen him being mistreated/bullied just bc you fail as an advocate and child giver does not mean it didn't happen. If my son was the bully, then why was I never notified to correct his behavior. To the parents protect your child(ren). Research your rights and laws. Joretta is a liar and will turn the tables. Keep your documents and records. You are your child(ren)'s advocate if you see something say something.