Have the school done the right thing even though it punishes the wrong set of people ?

Just a thought, OP, do any of the parents have a Cricut machine? The child's name could be added to the existing hoodies then, in iron on vinyl. If someone was willing to spend the time ironing them on, it would be a much cheaper option than reordering them, or returning them all for extra printing.

Of course, the horrid woman should foot the bill for the vinyl.

No. The child has been erased from the class on all the bodies. They all need replaced, courtesy of the class rep, for this to be fixed. But nobody can make her.

That really doesn’t stretch to all situations.

If you don’t volunteer, then don’t complain when the PTA pelt you with cakes and deliberately feed the anaphylactic child peanuts at the cake sale because he got the part of Joseph in the nativity and their children were sheep and donkeys…

I wonder if parents organising them
is a primary school thing? It’s not something I’ve come across in secondary. It isn’t something I’d be comfortable asking parent reps to do, though school resources are so stretched I can see why it would end up happening.

This. It's bullying to allow one child to be left out. The school couldn't just go along with it. They don't have a choice.

That isn’t fair tbh. Every should pay the same- whether is a kid’s hoodie or an adult is a bit moot. When we did it we charge an adult price with vat for all the hoodies and we used any extra raised to go towards paying for the parents who couldn’t afford the hoodies and the PTA paid the difference. No one had a problem with this approach.

School did the right thing. Bullying isn't OK.

Next year either take control or don't do a leaver's hoodie.

I'm a teacher. I'm always involved in my Year 6 end of year hoodies and celebrations. My head checks the hoodie order. HTH.

I’m sorry but I really don’t agree. I understand that the rep’s job is a lot of work but to say that this effectively gives them carte blanche to do anything they like and say no one can raise any issues does not logically follow. It’s one thing to make a mistake but another to act with mean spirit and deliberation where the impact of that will be on a child who is 11.

We’ll have to agree to disagree @FlockofSquirrels- as some people here have pointed out, this takes hours and hours when doing it as a group and it sounds like this rep was doing it alone. The parent does sound mean, but equally we don’t know the full story. Don’t step forward then you have to accept how things are!

if parents feel that strongly, why are they not volunteering?

It's easy to moan that things are not right, or not the way you like, but why aren't you doing it yourself then?

You absolutely can complain about a parent bullying a child!

Making a mistake is one thing. Being a vile, horrible person is not OK.

Unless you’re going to step forward & volunteer, I don’t think anyone should complain about anything!

This is a ridiculous blanket statement. Parents shouldn't keep quiet about unfairness and bullying just because they can't or don't want to take on a task themselves. It sounds like this parent has form for conflict and bulldozing over people and it's gone on because anyone who does speak up gets this sort of treatment from her.

Of course complaining can be excessive and exhausting. But you're advocating for an equally unacceptable extreme.

If you don't volunteer, you can't complain. If you know better, then by all means, do volunteer and get involved.

Honestly the school wouldn’t have time. I was part of a parent committee that did the hoodies, yesrbooks , party etc and it took hours of my time. Getting the sizes, collecting the money, organising the design etc. the situation the OP describes is very rare.

I think the whole class should complain about the class reps actions. Really not ok to remove the child’s name. There has to be some accountability for such mean spirited and unkind behaviour directed at the child.

This is just appallingly. Poor kid. The school have done the right thing. And also perhaps the parents who ordered adult hoodies should of paid the VAT, not everyone.

I agree with this. The rep sounds mean, but equally who’s to say that she hadn’t had so many complaints about the VAT that she snapped. Unless you’re going to step forward & volunteer, I don’t think anyone should complain about anything!

Completely agree. Why on earth exclude one child

Hi, class rep 👋

Parent of left out child sounds like a total nightmare. I feel sorry for their kid and for the class rep.

I would support the school. It’s horrible for that one child. Doubt my kids would even wear a hoodie after that.

I remember a Mum at DD primary school who tried to organise a secret Santa for DD friendship group for all but one kid as she didn’t like her. We chose to opt out after this and she not very happy - I believe my name was mud!

That’s awful! They need to fix the situation though rather than ignore it by not allowing the hoodies. Get the name added and get the child a hoody. Ask the rep to pay the difference.
The other parent was right though about not paying vat on a childs hoody, though I wouldn’t have argued over the few £. The vat was only charged on the 10 adult ones. At £30 each they were already expensive.
Is the rep taking any responsibility? Is anyone holding them responsible?

I agree that the hoodies need to be banned if one child has been missed out and agree with another poster that this is why the school should take responsibility for ordering them . The class rep should be thoroughly ashamed of themself , fancy doing that to a child however much you hate its parent .

The rep is a nasty cow! The other mother had paid the correct amount, no idea why the child’s name was removed from the jumper.