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Saintpierre and Claizile Silien didn't understand the latest report card the youngest of their nine children brought home. His test scores were way down. So the parents, who are from Haiti and don't speak English, went to PS 135 on September 3 with their teenage daughters as interpreters. The family claims the conversation with an assistant principal quickly became heated and when the principal became involved, it only got worse.

"When he walked in, people was talking. He was like 'Everybody shut up! This is my school, I do what I want. Shut up and translate what I'm saying,'" said Jeansline Silien.

The principal of PS 135 is George Hadjoglou. One of the daughters -- who did not want to appear on camera -- claims what Hadjoglou was saying was more threatening than helpful.

"'You need to get out of my school. Take your son home. It's not my problem that he has issues. I don't give a f--ck about you all. Ya'll Haitians think you can come in and do anything in my school. No. This is my school,'" said Sredeline Silien.

"My sister was like 'Why you got to talk like that?' And he was like, 'If you don't like the way I'm talking, the door's right there and you can get the hell out.' And then they was arguing and my mom gets up and she passes out," said Jeansline Silien.

Doctors later said the mother had likely suffered a panic attack. As she lay unconscious on the school floor, the other family members say they were ordered out of the school. But the Department of Education says Mr. Silien walked out on his own and that the daughters were shown out because they were threatening the principal -- something they deny.

"My sister, she was mad, she was crying. She was like, 'This is your fault. You didn't have to scream, everyone was speaking calmly and then you started screaming.' And he didn't say anything. They was just 'call 911,'" said Jeansline Silien.

An ambulance took Mrs. Silien to the hospital where her husband complained of heart pain. He was admitted as well.

"I was in my dad's room and my sister was in my mom's room because we had to translate for the doctors," said Jeansline Silien.

And the 4th grader whose report card started the whole conversation blamed himself.

"My sisters called me from the hospital and then I was crying a lot," said Stanley Silien.

The Siliens say they had no choice but to send Stanley back to PS 135, where he is repeating the 4th grade.