What a buncha bullshit. 
Awwwww, now where's the "lesson in human kindness" in that?
Your parish priest/minister/pastor must think you are a laugh a minute. I must have forgot the passage in the Bible where God said to raise your children to disregard the feelings of others -- they come first, everyone else can kiss their ass. I do miss Mass on occasion, so I guess I have some catching up to do.
Whomever promised you that you and your kids could go through life without getting their feelings hurt lied. Badly. People get their feelings hurt all the time. You either learn to deal with it when your young; or you end up ****** up later in life. I have no problem with the school telling him he couldn't hand them out on school time, but their (and your) reasoning is wrong.
I think the cupcake analogy by Red October is the best. You don't make enough for the entire class, then don't bring them into class.
No one promised me my kids would not have their feelings hurt. I never implied or stated that. My oldest son is autistic, believe me when I say I know for sure there are some pretty sick bastards out there who can't wait to tease him -- it keeps me up at night, so I totally get that thanks.
Allowing a child to pass out party invitations in class should not be allowed. Parents sending them in when they know the entire class is not invited (and really matters not why they are not invited, unless they get some sick perverse pleasure of sticking it to 8 year olds) is baffling to me, and really is not anything I can wrap my brain around.
I have no problem with the school not allowing the kid to pass out invitations in class. I do have a problem with the school KEEPING what amounts to private property (I'm under the impression they kept the invitations?). I also have a problem with the real issue being the feelings of the children. You are setting kids up for failure if you give them the impression they will always be included.
What on earth are you taking about? They are always included in class and in the school as they should be.
Schools confiscate ipods, cell phones, notes kids pass all the time. Parent didn't ask permission, then oh well, really not feeling for them on this.
Hey, why not allow students to taunt and tease other students in the playground while we are at it since we certainly don't want schools policing "feelings."
