From: sarah.miller.jensen@westmail.com
To: superintendent.walker@district47.edu
Subject: URGENT: Inappropriate Situation at Franklin High - Need Immediate Intervention
Dear Superintendent Walker,
I apologize in advance for what will likely be an incoherent email. I've written and deleted this five times now, and I still don't know how to explain what's happened. But I need help.
Three weeks ago, I approached Franklin High about my son Tyler being bullied by a senior student (Brandon Matthews). In my emotional state - and I realize now this was completely irrational - I somehow convinced Dean Rodriguez and Principal Harris to let me monitor the situation by... oh god, I can barely type this... by attending classes disguised as a transfer student. I used my maiden name, Jenny Williams, and they actually agreed to this arrangement.
I know. I KNOW. As I'm writing this, I can hardly believe it myself. What kind of school administration agrees to this? What kind of mother SUGGESTS this?
But that's not even why I'm writing. Things have... evolved. Certain situations have developed that I absolutely cannot detail in writing but that make it IMPERATIVE this arrangement ends immediately. The original bullying issue remains unresolved, but now there are complications that... I'm sorry, I'm shaking just trying to write this.
I need your office to intervene. I have documentation of everything (though some of it I'd rather die than share), but most importantly, I need this "student attendance" situation terminated IMMEDIATELY. I realize this may result in disciplinary action for everyone involved. I accept that. I just need it to stop.
Please understand - I was just a terrified mother trying to protect her son. I never imagined... I never thought...
I'm available to meet at your earliest convenience. Please, PLEASE treat this with utmost discretion. My son still doesn't know everything and I'd like to keep it that way.
Desperately awaiting your response,
Sarah Jensen
555-0183 (personal cell)
P.S. If you need to verify this situation, my student ID number is 24-789 under the name "Jenny Williams" (I can't believe this is real)
P.P.S. Please do NOT contact me through any school channels
P.P.P.S. I'm sorry for the scattered nature of this email. I haven't slept properly in days.
Sent from my iPhone at 3:47 AM
From: superintendent.walker@district47.edu
To: sarah.miller.jensen@westmail.com
Subject: Re: URGENT: Inappropriate Situation at Franklin High - Need Immediate Intervention
Dear Mrs. Jensen,
I have received your email with great concern. While the situation you've described is indeed highly irregular, I want to assure you that your communication will be treated with the utmost confidentiality and sensitivity.
For the purposes of proper documentation and to ensure we address all aspects of this matter appropriately, I would appreciate if you could provide a detailed chronological account of events via email, starting from your first interaction with Franklin High regarding the bullying situation. This written record will be essential for:
1. Understanding the full scope of the situation
2. Identifying all parties involved
3. Determining appropriate corrective actions
4. Protecting all students involved, including your son
Please feel free to be thorough and candid in your response. This email chain will be treated as a confidential record, accessible only to necessary parties involved in resolution.
Given the sensitive nature of some details you've alluded to, you may mark any sections as "CONFIDENTIAL - FOR ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW ONLY" if you feel they require additional privacy.
I will hold off on contacting Franklin High administration until I receive your complete account.
Regards,
Dr. Eleanor Walker
District Superintendent
District 47 Schools
Office: (555) 132-4700
CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email contains privileged and confidential information intended only for the use of the addressee above.
From: sarah.miller.jensen@westmail.com
To: superintendent.walker@district47.edu
Subject: Re: URGENT: Inappropriate Situation at Franklin High - Need Immediate Intervention
Dear Dr. Walker,
Thank you for your prompt response. This is humiliating to recount, but I'll start from the beginning:
On October 12th, Tyler came home different. Withdrawn. I found bruises he tried to hide. He wouldn't tell me who was responsible - just that it was an older student. My son, who used to love school, started making excuses to stay home. As a single mother who's raised him alone since he was three, seeing him broken like this destroyed me.
I immediately scheduled a meeting with Principal Harris. His response still makes my blood boil: "Boys will be boys" and "It builds character." When I insisted on action, he actually laughed and suggested I was being "overprotective" and "hovering." He even had the audacity to say Tyler's issues stemmed from "lacking male guidance."
In my emotional state - and I'll regret this forever - I made what I thought was an impossible suggestion: let me monitor the situation personally by posing as a transfer student. Instead of dismissing this clearly inappropriate idea, Principal Harris smirked and said "If you think you can pull it off..." treating it like some sort of amusing challenge.
To my utter mortification, I was assigned a student ID as "Jenny Williams" (my maiden name), and given a class schedule. Then came the uniform situation - I'm a 34-year-old woman with a... very mature figure. The standard-issue blouse and skirt were obviously not designed for someone with my proportions. When I raised this concern, Principal Harris just shrugged and said "Make it work." I've never been so humiliated.
[CONFIDENTIAL SECTION BEGINS]
I've since learned the bully's name - Brandon Matthews. Our interactions have become... complicated. Lines have been crossed that I can never uncross. I have documentation but I'm not ready to share it.
[CONFIDENTIAL SECTION ENDS]
Dr. Walker, I'm currently hiding in the girls' bathroom during lunch break writing this email, trying to adjust this ridiculous uniform for the hundredth time today. The absurdity of a mother my age, with my figure, pretending to be a high school student... I can't believe any school administrator agreed to this insanity.
I need help ending this. Not just for Tyler's sake anymore, but because this situation has spiraled beyond anything I could have imagined.
With deepest shame and regret,
Sarah
P.S. I have Chemistry next period. The teacher actually makes me solve equations at the board. The mortification never ends.
Sent from my iPhone
From: superintendent.walker@district47.edu
To: sarah.miller.jensen@westmail.com
Subject: Re: Re: URGENT: Inappropriate Situation at Franklin High - Need Immediate Intervention
Dear Mrs. Jensen,
Thank you for your detailed account. I am deeply troubled by several aspects of this situation, particularly the apparent casualness with which such an irregular arrangement was approved.
For our investigation, would you be able to provide any documentation related to this "enrollment"? This might include:
1. Any written communication regarding the arrangement
2. Your temporary student ID or registration materials
3. Class schedules/assignments
4. Any forms or paperwork you were required to complete
5. Official correspondence about the arrangement
I want to assure you that this matter will be handled with the utmost discretion. Our primary concerns are your son's safety and resolving this highly inappropriate situation.
Please forward any relevant documentation at your earliest convenience. You may scan and email them or bring physical copies to my office.
Regards,