Young primary DC. We had a class whip-around for a Christmas present for the teacher and TA. On the last day of term, the teacher handed out Christmas cards — but not to all the children. She made it clear that some were excluded because their parents didn’t contribute to her gift (a substantial John Lewis voucher). I understand she feels under-appreciated and I know teaching can be a really tough job, but this just seems cruel. It’s a state school and some families won’t have the money/don’t speak much English/have a different religion. Some parents just didn’t contribute for whatever reasons. But surely you don’t exclude a child for that?
I feel like I should say something so it doesn’t happen again in the school. But what?