I don't see any other way this could have been handled. Mrs. Wood mentioned she was not happy with the lack of parental imput in this procedure. I do not think it is realistic to think you would find eighteen sets of parents volunteering their child for this. I learned from the J.E.S. principal that the reason for the delay of this class was in finding a teacher acceptable to her standards and I thank her for this. This question can relate to many situations in a childs life.
Every parent has their own views on how to handle situations that arise.
I don't see my job as a parent as to always try to change the outside factors that are upsetting my child. My job is to teach my child that life is not always fair. My job is to teach my child how to best handle and view their upsetting moments. Life is what you make of it. Knowing that a lot of people don't play the lottery, or play it only occasionally, the numbers suggest that some people are shelling out a lot of money on the chance of hitting it big.