Unfortunately, we’ve just received an email from Sean Gribben of the Trust.  Apparently there is “no basis under which” they would be prepared to re-instate us back into the school community.  

They are not either “prepared to debate the matter any further”.

So that’s two more things that they are not ‘prepared’ to do to add to the list...  They were not ‘prepared’ to look after our daughter properly, neither were they ‘prepared’ to look at their failings in an ordinary adult manner.  

They were not ‘prepared’ to consider the impact on our children of taking the aggressive step of dumping them (you would not believe the evidence we are finding of them having done this to numerous other families), and they were not ‘prepared’ for our immediate reaction,  or our subsequent actions, and they will not be in the least ‘prepared’ for whatever we do next.

There is a worrying lack of preparedness in the Titirangi Steiner School entities, for anything which they have not proscribed and cannot control.

They are probably not prepared for the fact that when a human being Googles “Titirangi Steiner”, you get what is in the picture above.  How long before we occupy the top position?  

Firstly Sean, you do things ‘upon’ a basis, not underneath one.  The basis is like, er, the base....

Secondly, what on earth can you mean “debate any further”?  You haven’t debated anything at all so far! Only one irritating meeting that you swore you would deny ever took place and during which we had to comment that we were feeling bullied by you because you got your facts wrong and said it didn’t matter and you could hardly control your anger with us for not submitting to the bullying.

You haven’t even given us a proper reason for expelling all our children.  But that’s because you all think you are above having to explain yourselves to mere mortals, above having to behave fairly or reasonably, and above the law too.  

But it’s not really about us, or our kids at all, we realise that now.  You’re famous for this kind of institutional bullying.

You guys are full of it.  We weren’t expecting you to change your minds and re-instate us just like that.  We are expecting to have to take you through the mill until you realise that your unlawful and bullying history, with all the flotsam and jetsam that you have arrogantly tossed aside to keep your strain of Steiner so pure, is coming home to roost.

That’s right, all the embezzlements, the sordid affairs, the teachers having to leave, goodness, there’s so much material here, it’s at least a whole series....or maybe two.

We promise you we are the very last people who will ever be caught unawares by your ‘treatment’.  From now on, anyone who ever walks through your gate with their little darlings will already know all about your history of bullying.  That is our pledge to you.

Anyway, you did say that you could take our site down if you wanted, so go on then before we knock you off the top spot.  

And you also said that you and Paddy could pay for a lawsuit out of your own pockets.  So good luck with that.

It is interesting to see that you also “reserve your rights”.  It is the first acknowledgement that people actually have any rights and we suppose that is an improvement, even if its only yours that concern you and not the rights of all those you have abused over the years.

BTW, here’s a bit of feedback for you...I wonder if you can guess who said this?

“I have a daughter who just turned 8.....  As a father I believe I can understand that you want to do the best for your children....[my wife ] & I discussed your situation at length this evening and we questioned what we would do if we had been in your situation.... we concluded that we would have not kept quiet either”.

Gosh, who could that be?  We’re not convinced about your non-divided stand because we know that there are plenty of people in the school who can see beyond our anger to the fact that we are justified in being angry because you have abused a well-meaning family and certainly damaged our kids.  These people can see that these are the only tools we have to give your aggression back to you, and some of them are quite impressed!  

You are letting all those people down too, but don’t take it from us, you just carry on, you do it so well.  Why stop now?  Judging by the numbers and feedback, it’s riveting material.