Recorded Webinar: Dealing with Difficult Family Situations – Managing Toxic Parents and Combative Situations at the School Gates

When it comes to children, parents sometimes overreact. A toxic parent can create significant headaches for a school’s management. Often, the difficulties arise due to family breakdown. This session focuses on handling difficult family situations in the school environment. It includes:

• Managing aggressive or bullying behaviour by toxic parents and combative parties

• Ensuring staff are provided with a safe place to work

• Communicating with each parent following a relationship breakdown

• Strong school structures and policies - is this the best foil for angry parents?

• Privacy issues and separated parents - managing information risk

• Responding to court orders and subpoenas

• The enrolment contract and separated parents

• Practical management issues - who collects the child, pays the fees and receives information following family breakdown?