Do you take stock in what I say?

Today was one for the crazy record book! Oh, how it all began...

The kids were downright LOCO because of their confinement in the classroom for the past two days of TAKS. I understood their craziness and dealt with is as much I could. It was manageable. On the way to art, I had multiple kids tell me they knew who the graffiti artist was from Monday. This began an "investigation" by the principal in order to track down who began the rumor and if there was any truth to it. At the end of the day, I still don't know if the mystery was solved.

Class went well until I picked the kids up from lunch. They were beyond loud and unmanageable in the cafeteria, which didn't make me a happy teacher. It's hard to hear how uncontrollable your class is throughout the day. As we were leaving the cafeteria, I had 2 girls TELL me they had to use the restroom. They weren't asking for permission nor were they waiting for my answer. They rolled their eyes, walked towards the bathroom, and said whatever. I found this very disrespectful (considering that this was not the first bit of "attitude" that I've seen/heard from these girls...they supply plenty of it all day/every day). My intentions the entire time were to stop and use the bathroom as a class, but these two girls caused me to change my mind. I don't respond well to disrespect because I feel that kids will think they can speak that way 24/7 and always get their way...not something I want them thinking.

During recess, these girls continued to roll their eyes at me, not follow directions, and even made very rude comments. The load of blatant disrespect that they were piling on me was more than I've been given all year. I gave each girl an office referral. They needed to know that talking to me the way they did (and the other teachers) was not okay! I am respectful to you, so you should be mutually respectful to me and also because I am your teacher.

I thought I was done with this situation...sort of...
As we return to our classroom from recess, the principal confronts me about how long the 4th grade recess was today. Yes, we did have a long recess because our kiddos were TRAPPED in our rooms for the past 2 days...no PE, no recess, no talking, no walking around (worse than solitary confinement). It was just not the appropriate time/place to confront me about all of the 4th grade classes. I know why we were outside, but I'm the newby...don't get upset at me.
She is also still working on the vandalism mystery and the office full of 4th graders she currently has and is including this in the confrontation I received. She tried telling me that our extra long recess was the reason for seven 4th graders in the office. Keep in mind that two of these kids were mine, four were from another class (fighting) who had a sub and went in from recess after 20 minutes (the allotted time), and another was because of bullying yearbook style...none of which were because of an extended recess.

It's over, right???
I get my kiddos settled back in and get a call that my two office referred kids will be returning back to class. They've been talked to, etc. I get an e-mail a few minutes later from one of their parents that says, "I'd like to cancel our conference. I don't take much stock in what you have to say."

Took my breath away!!!! (literally)