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To think this teacher should be sacked??

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Isitorisitnot12 · 08/07/2025 18:21

ds1 is 11 (adhd) and being taught in a secondary school by a teacher.
This teacher has a child who is 8 and so is my ds2 and are both in the same class in another school.I found out a few months ago that in fact she teaches my son.
Her son goes into school today and tells people that his mother had said that ‘your class mate’ (my ds2)’s brother has special needs and so people have been approaching my son asking if it was true that his brother has special needs???
Is this outrages or what?? i work in a school and no way i would do that.

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Isitorisitnot12 · 08/07/2025 18:27

no. my son is in mainstream. He is one of the top achievers in class but has adhd and can someone play up. There is no reason her son should know about his classmate’s brothers disability.

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simsbustinoutmimi · 08/07/2025 18:27

Unfortunately this happened to me in school back in the early noughties. The staff knew I had epilepsy and one of the lunchtime assistants told her daughter, who then told other pupils, who then approached me to ask if it was true.

I would certainly be putting in a complaint to the headteacher and if I didn’t get a decent outcome (ie her reprimanded if not sacked and a written apology) I would be taking it further to the governing body.

is it possible her son overheard her talking to another school teacher/assistant? If he overheard there probably isn’t much you can do however she definitely would need a talking to to be more discreet around children who could hear.

while ADHD is nothing to be ashamed of and some pupils would be happy to tell others, it’s the lack of control and it being told without our consent that is the issue here.

I don’t know if I’d want the boy in trouble exactly (as he’s taking his lead from his tactless mother) but the teacher should tell him (nicely) to not share info like that if he overhears it again, as it is wrong and can be upsetting for some people. If your son doesn’t want him to get in trouble though, that’s understandable.

I would not tell your son that you plan to complain about his mother.

I would email the school your complaint so that you have a paper trail as it were.

unfortunately I never told my parents at the time and I bitterly regretted it.

Clairey1986 · 08/07/2025 18:25

I think you should speak to the teacher/mum. It may be that she mainly teaches SFL, which her child knows, and she’s mentioned seeing your ds1 at school or something.