A Plea to Parents

This did not happen to me but when my house mate, also a fellow warden in this school, told me what happened, I was equally angry. Yesterday one of our students fainted after the routine Sunday jog. This stubborn kid participated in this activity despite the reminder from other seniors who strictly instructed ill students not to run. Apparently she's asthmatic. Prior to that another students hurt herself from the school Cross Country the day before. My house mate was on her way back from hospital when another warden reported about this student. Once she arrived in school they immediately carried her to my friend's car and she was brought to the hospital. My friend and a few other wardens tried contacting her parents but those attempts failed as they reached the mailbox each time they called. After a few tries, one of the hospital staff informed the wardens that her parents were already contacted. Thinking that everything would be fine, my friend decided to go back. To her astonishment and dismay, the parents of the girl came barging in wearing such beastly look on their faces and stormed in scolding the wardens and questioning why the hospital staff had contacted them, not the school warden. My friend and another warden tried explaining that they had already called the parents using the number written on their beloved daughter's card. When that number was shown, her mother glared at the wardens and simply said she didn't know whose number that was. To top it up her husband questioned why we didn't check the information given at the office. For crying out loud, all those documents would be in the office and it's a damn Sunday! Office is closed. It's your child's fault, as she had put an unused number on the card. That would be our only reference especially during times of crisis such as this. Can't they just be grateful to us, at least we brought their to child to the hospital to get proper medical attention. No words could describe how enraged I was hearing about such nasty behaviour coming from parents. If you think we are unfit to care for your child, don't put them here. FYI, we haven't even got our warden allowance and had it ever occurred to them that we don't even get any claims for the times we send students to clinic or hospital, what more making calls to them to inform about their children. We already have a day job which consists of planning lessons, teaching, doing clerical work, reading essays, marking exercise books and dealing with various problems from school administration and students. So, please don't make such a big case as if we abandon your child or leave them unattended. If we're such bad people, take care of your own child yourself, it'll make our life happier and easier. Thank you.