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Help with primary school teacher please

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CoconutIce1 · 10/10/2019 19:53

Hi I really need some advice please as I don't know what steps to take or what to do. My DD is in reception and I was called today to say she had bitten two children and it was unprovoked doesn't sound like my daughter at all but I thought ok she will be punished when she's home and I apologised.

When I've got to the school now and asked what exactly happened the two teachers told me that they had tried to call her in and she refused to come in and ran up to two children and bit them both however one had a mark one did not and they had put it down to an attempted bite on the one who didn't have a mark, she was being supervised when this happened apparently, so I asked how she managed to bite kids if she was being supervised? and to do two kids it must of happened fast.

They then tell me this is was a random attack she gave no warning and she was given a detention and taken to the Y4 classroom to apologise. I then asked why are reception children allowed to be in the playground with all other years up to year 6. And was told they all play together at lunch. And that my daughter has possible issues Confused.
I told them her behaviour at home is fine and she's wearing a sticker saying she was good today and I have no concerns on her behaviour and neither did her childminder who has had her for the last 3 years.

Something didn't sound right but I thought ok she's done wrong took her tablet away and banned the tv, also told her teachers she's disclosed to me that someone is picking on her and they said that's nonsense.

About an hour after we got in my neighbour came up to see me and said had I heard about what happened with my DD at school as it was her DD who was supposedly bitten and is in Y4 by my DD.

I said yeah and told her she laughed and said that's not true at all, My DD was hiding behind a basketball thing after lunch by herself after all the classes had gone in, scared to come out and was laying on the floor, no teacher knew she was out there and she was spotted by this girl and another Y4 girl, they told my DD to come out and get up and she wouldn't as she was scared, the other girl tried to drag my DD out by the hand and my DD bit her to make her let go which I know is wrong.
They then went to find a teacher to say that my DD is hiding and won't come out when a teacher asked them what happened they said she's hiding and bit the girl when she tried to get her out, the other Y4 girl is my DDs friend and wasn't bit at all and said she didn't leave a mark on the other girl at all.
This has now been backed up by a lady who works there and see it but why did no one notice my DD hiding or recognise she was missing?
Why was she not noticed to be gone from her class? Why did they tell me she was being watched and randomly bit two kids when she wasn't and didn't do that at all?

I just don't understand now what to do as I don't feel my DD is safe there she keeps saying she doesn't want to go to school and then my DD was made to apologise in front of the class to the Y4 girl for biting her and given a detention.

OP posts:
Soontobe60 · 12/10/2019 07:10

Op, didn't you manage to speak to the Head?

Sleephead1 · 13/10/2019 07:42

If she was outside alone it be very worried and it's a safeguarding issue so you need to raise it with the head but who is this person you are saying saw it happen ( an adult ?)if so she wasnt outside alone was it a lunch supervisor ? How has this person told you what happened I just can't get the time line right ?also I dint think she should have spoken to you if she works at the school she needed to raise it with the head I think the fact that she has spoken to you will be a issue for her ( do you know this person ? ) your child hid I'm guessing this was after lunch time and the other years were still outside ? So the teacher was perhaps just getting everyone inside and doing the register ? You do need to look into what has actually gone on then the head cam speak to the students, the adult involved and the teacher. If you are unhappy with the school and have other concerns you could look at other schools in the area and see if they have spaces.

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