Hello, I’m 13 weeks pregnant and work
in very challenging secondary school in Northern England. I have a year 9 class that have been horrendous all year and I have reported something every single lesson, had conversations with head of year and removed several students. There is one particular student who consistently disrupts my lessons and is incredibly rude, across the school she often has her sanctions removed and has not been suspended for behaviour that other students have been e.g swearing and walking out of lesson. This week I was very tired, stressed from other things at home and obviously pregnant. That girl in particular was being her usual self. I was trying to remove her and she was refusing. I said “get out of room now”, turned away and I had started crying. Another student said “miss is crying.”
I walked out found the on call teacher and was sent home. I have asked for something to be arranged for that girl going forward and am due back in school Monday. Advice - do I acknowledge this with students? Do I tell them I’m pregnant? Do I get signed off for stress? Thank you for any advice.