School lost priceless item
Hi there,
I’m curious about what type of lawyer I’d need or if I would even have a case in this situation as I have no clue. I’m honestly not trying to gain anything monetary. I’m more looking at next steps for accountability and perhaps lighting a fire to find the item or find out what happened. At this point if someone tossed it, id rather be told then holding out hope someone stashed it and forgot.
When my daughter started school I bought a Dr. Seuss “Oh the places you’ll go” book. Every teacher, para, principal etc since pre-k has signed it. She graduates in a few weeks. At her new school I had talked with office admin about it, and every year they’d take the book, pass it on to the teachers, and I would collect it after a week. Until last year. I gave it to the same lady at the end of the year while school was still in session. I called and went back numerous times to retrieve it only to be hit with “teachers still have it”. I emailed all the teachers and none of them had/have it they said. I have spoken with the principal about it but honestly I feel like I’ve just been brushed aside. The book was in a brown manilla envelope with her name on it, post it notes, papers in side with her name and describing what the book is. A graduation card and old passes from her old school. It was clearly labeled. The book is more sentimental than expensive so that’s not my concern. This whole debacle has put myself in so much stress to the point I can’t even look or hear anything about Dr. Seuss without breaking down. Sometimes it’s tears, other times it’s full on panic attacks. Which seems silly to say but I’m a super emotional person and this has been eating me alive. I finally told my daughter what the mystery item is that her school lost as it had been a secret for the past 14 years and she was saddened by this loss as well. She’s my only child and I had worked hard for 14 years building this gift for her. It was going to be given to her as a graduation gift. So many memories, loving words of encouragement and congratulations gone.