Hi Corina,
I would say that believing your child should be in a different class and keeping her out of school will NOT be an excused absence. Additionally, you have a great opportunity to teach your child how to develop skills that her teacher WANTS to see, even in the face of adversity. what a life skill gift you will be giving your daughter.
However, here is some info that might help.....If you go to the wake county website and look in the handbook the contact info is in a couple different places. You have to know what district you are in and you can contact that person directly - it's on the 2nd page of the pdf that pulls up.
http://www.wcpss.net/parent-handbooks/10-11-parent-handbo...
However, the # for the Interim General Superintendent is ###-###-#### and was on page 4 of the pdf. If you call that # they will be able to tell you who to call based off the school that your daughter currently attends.
Additionally, on page 31 of the pdf (listed as 25 in the actual document) - you will find the steps to file a grievance, or appeal a decision. You need to get the decision that your daughter can't change teachers in writing from the pricincipal. You only have 5 days to contact the superintendant to file. Here is the process.
6520.2 Step I—Principal Conference—A student, parent, or guardian wishing to invoke the grievance procedure shall make a written request for a conference with the principal to discuss the grievance and seek resolution.
The request shall detail the basis for the grievance, name the specific policy, rule, or law believed to have been violated, and specify the relief being sought. The following additional guidelines shall be observed in
Step I.
A. No grievance shall be heard unless it has been filed in writing within thirty (30) calendar days after the act or condition giving rise to the grievance and states with particularity the basis for the grievance, the policy, regulation and procedure, rule or law believed to have been violated, and the remedy being sought.
B. The principal shall grant the conference within five (5) school days following receipt of the request. The principal will state in writing his/her position on the question to the student or parent within five (5) school days following the conference.
C. Only the parent, guardian, or someone acting in loco parentis shall be permitted to join or represent the student in the conference with the principal.
6520.3 Step II—Appeal to the Superintendent—If the grievance is not resolved at Step I, the student, parent, or guardian may appeal the principal's decision in writing to the superintendent. The appeal must be made within five (5) school days following receipt of the principal's written response in “B” of Step I. The superintendent or his/her designee shall review the grievance within five (5) school days following receipt of the appeal. If the superintendent or his/her designee determines that additional time is needed to develop the factual record, the grievance may be put on hold for fifteen (15) additional days (or longer if by mutual agreement) to allow time for investigation. A written response shall be made to the student, parent, guardian, and principal from the superintendent or his/her designee within ten (10) school days following the review.
6520.4 Step III—Appeal to Board of Education— If the grievance is not resolved at Step II, and it involves an alleged violation of state or local board policy or state or federal law or state rule by a final administrative
decision, it may be appealed in writing to the board of education. This written appeal must be made within ten (10) school days following the written response from the superintendent at Step II. The board’s consideration of these appeals will take place in closed session and will be limited to the written record unless the board determines that additional information is necessary. The board may affirm, reverse, or modify the decision of the Superintendent. The Level Two decision will be reversed if the board determines that there has been a material violation of board policy or state or federal law or regulation, or that the decision is unsupported by substantial evidence in view of the entire record as submitted. The board shall offer a final written decision within thirty (30) days.