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Am I overreacting to this teacher’s comment?

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queenkettricken · 24/02/2026 20:19

I’ll start by saying that I’m a teacher myself -primary. My daughter is in year 7 at high school and today her personal development teacher was talking about stereotypes. He mentioned the stereotype that English women go abroad on holiday, get really drunk and sleep with lots of men.

I’m shocked by the reference to sleeping with lots of people and want to email the school but honestly don’t know if I’m overreacting. I teach in UKS2 and cannot imagine touching on this subject even at the very end of year 6.

Should I accept that this is high school and that stuff like this is ok? Or am I right to be shocked that my 11 year is being exposed to this.

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Haggisfish3 · 24/02/2026 20:24

this is a sexist stereotype. It’s why it feels so wrong to me. If he had said ‘British people go on holiday and do all that’ it wouldn’t feel so wrong to me.

NamedAfterABeatlesSong · 24/02/2026 20:24

This is outrageous. No YANBU.

I’d be contacting that school and sharpish. The stereotype is humorous - but inappropriate for a grown-ass teacher in a position of authority, demanding respect, to say that to 11 year old children.

Its also misogynistic!

Haggisfish3 · 24/02/2026 20:23

I teach pshe and stereotypes. We might discuss things like this but we would always try to unpick it in terms of what is wrong with the stereotype. And I wouldn’t suggest that as a stereotype to that age-muc more appropriate to talk about stereotypes of teenagers! I would complain tbh.

SilverSprings510 · 24/02/2026 20:21

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