Maddie is officially walking across the stage with the rest of us. The district reversed the expulsion and she gets to finish her senior year because you refused to let them treat her that way. I am still processing this win but I am so relieved she finally gets the …
February 7, 2019
Final supporters
Maddison Cothren has attended attended Kelso School District since kindergarten. She has always gotten good grades, never gotten in trouble, is Captain of the Tennis Varsity team, and attends LCC part time, all while working part time. Recently, she ran into a teacher that she felt was picking on her. Lots of other students have felt this way too, and expressed that in personal experience forms about her we created and passed out. Maddison took a video of her turning in assignments this teacher would later claim we’re never turned in-which is similar to stories written on our personal experience forms given out to other students that have had that teacher. This and other incidents were happening for months and as one of Maddie’s bestfriends I would hear about it often. She would finish her assignments, and cry when she said that she never turned them in and she watched her grade slowly fall. After these months of pain Maddie was going through, she tried going to the counselor for help and to get switched out, but was declined the proper help she needed. She went to Facebook to express her emotions, simply stating, “My name is Krieder and I fail some students for no reason”. Instead of suspension, like other incidents like this, Maddison received the cruel punishment of being expelled. She’s unable to play Tennis this season, graduate at Kelso and walk with all her friends since Kindergarten, and it’s just unfair. I’ve personally attended that school, and had videos of people telling me to kill myself, and those individuals only got a slap on the wrist. This punishment is too extreme, and we would like the Kelso High School to reevaluate their decision
Updates
December 24, 2018
Seeing 500 signatures on this page reminds me that Maddie is not alone in this fight. It hurts to think about her sitting at home instead of walking at graduation with our friends. Thank you for helping me show the district that we see what is happening to her.
Reached 500 supporters
December 21, 2018
Reached 100 supporters
December 21, 2018
December 19, 2018
Maddie has worked so hard for years and watching her lose everything over a simple social media post is heartbreaking. We are nearing one hundred signatures and reaching that number will show the administration that we are not going to look the other way while they treat her this unfairly. Please send the link to your own contacts so we can show them how many people care about this injustice.
December 19, 2018
Maddie has worked so hard for her diploma and seeing our total climb toward 500 signatures proves that so many of you see the injustice in how she was treated. Please send the link to a few people who might not know her story because we need to show the district that this community is watching.
219 Comments
I graduated in 2016 and had the exact same problem with this specific teacher. While I attended Kelso students frequently went to principles and counselors expressing their concerns about her to no resolutions. Time to let her go Kelso.
I believe this is not only unfair treatment but also very unjust. She should not be the one penalized for the teacher's wrong doing!! Let her walk with fellow students at graduation, in the very least.
I agree the punishment is too harsh for Madison. If she has video of the teacher purposely losing her papers, then it's the teacher that needs punished. I've had similar experiences from Kelso myself and went to running start to avoid the Kelso High teachers antics.
I’ve had her as a teacher b4 in the passed and had a similar problem I barley passed the class because of these same indigents I almost wasn’t able to graduate and get into the college I wanted because from having to retake the class with a different teacher
Personally I have seen many students fail Mrs. Kriders class just simply because she did not like the student. I had many friends that turned stuff in and was told it wasn't. I believe sure should be fired. I hope that they let you back in school. You didn't do anything wrong.
khs faculty is full of bs.
Before handing out such a long term high impact punishment I would expect every concern is 100% investigated
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Maddie is officially walking across the stage with the rest of us. The district reversed the expulsion and she gets to finish her senior year because you refused to let them treat her that way. I am still processing this win but I am so relieved she finally gets the …
February 7, 2019
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Maddison Cothren has attended attended Kelso School District since kindergarten. She has always gotten good grades, never gotten in trouble, is Captain of the Tennis Varsity team, and attends LCC part time, all while working part time. Recently, she ran into a teacher that she felt was picking on her. Lots of other students have felt this way too, and expressed that in personal experience forms about her we created and passed out. Maddison took a video of her turning in assignments this teacher would later claim we’re never turned in-which is similar to stories written on our personal experience forms given out to other students that have had that teacher. This and other incidents were happening for months and as one of Maddie’s bestfriends I would hear about it often. She would finish her assignments, and cry when she said that she never turned them in and she watched her grade slowly fall. After these months of pain Maddie was going through, she tried going to the counselor for help and to get switched out, but was declined the proper help she needed. She went to Facebook to express her emotions, simply stating, “My name is Krieder and I fail some students for no reason”. Instead of suspension, like other incidents like this, Maddison received the cruel punishment of being expelled. She’s unable to play Tennis this season, graduate at Kelso and walk with all her friends since Kindergarten, and it’s just unfair. I’ve personally attended that school, and had videos of people telling me to kill myself, and those individuals only got a slap on the wrist. This punishment is too extreme, and we would like the Kelso High School to reevaluate their decision
Updates
December 24, 2018
Seeing 500 signatures on this page reminds me that Maddie is not alone in this fight. It hurts to think about her sitting at home instead of walking at graduation with our friends. Thank you for helping me show the district that we see what is happening to her.
Reached 500 supporters
December 21, 2018
Reached 100 supporters
December 21, 2018
December 19, 2018
Maddie has worked so hard for years and watching her lose everything over a simple social media post is heartbreaking. We are nearing one hundred signatures and reaching that number will show the administration that we are not going to look the other way while they treat her this unfairly. Please send the link to your own contacts so we can show them how many people care about this injustice.
December 19, 2018
Maddie has worked so hard for her diploma and seeing our total climb toward 500 signatures proves that so many of you see the injustice in how she was treated. Please send the link to a few people who might not know her story because we need to show the district that this community is watching.
219 Comments
I experienced the same things in 11th grade Launguage Arts in Mrs. Krieder’s class. Along with my best friend. No matter how long we worked on an assignment or how hard we tried it was never enough.
I graduated in 2016 and had the exact same problem with this specific teacher. While I attended Kelso students frequently went to principles and counselors expressing their concerns about her to no resolutions. Time to let her go Kelso.
I believe this is not only unfair treatment but also very unjust. She should not be the one penalized for the teacher's wrong doing!! Let her walk with fellow students at graduation, in the very least.
I agree the punishment is too harsh for Madison. If she has video of the teacher purposely losing her papers, then it's the teacher that needs punished. I've had similar experiences from Kelso myself and went to running start to avoid the Kelso High teachers antics.
I’ve had her as a teacher b4 in the passed and had a similar problem I barley passed the class because of these same indigents I almost wasn’t able to graduate and get into the college I wanted because from having to retake the class with a different teacher
Personally I have seen many students fail Mrs. Kriders class just simply because she did not like the student. I had many friends that turned stuff in and was told it wasn't. I believe sure should be fired. I hope that they let you back in school. You didn't do anything wrong.
khs faculty is full of bs.
Before handing out such a long term high impact punishment I would expect every concern is 100% investigated
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I experienced the same things in 11th grade Launguage Arts in Mrs. Krieder’s class. Along with my best friend. No matter how long we worked on an assignment or how hard we tried it was never enough.