My husband is a teacher at my daughter's secondary school (she is in 1st year). We have come up against a dilemma. While we always encourage talking about problems and worries and want to keep our lines of communication as open as possible with our daughter, we are also aware that she may find it more difficult to speak to us about any concerns she might have about any of her friends, due to the duty of care that my husband has as a teacher.
The situation has come about because tonight she mentioned that a couple of her friends had confided to her (individually) that they had recently self-harmed. She says that she is pretty sure the school is aware and that they are ok now. Husband naturally feels duty-bound to report this but our daughter is desperate for him not to as she will have betrayed their trust. We are glad that she felt able to speak to us about this but are worried that she may never confide in us again, depending on how the school handles it.
How do any fellow teachers out there manage this dual role - of teacher and parent? Any advice very welcome.
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illtrythis · 14/06/2016 23:45
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