to be feeling really cross due to the reasons I had to drive my DCs to school this morning.

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It's their first day back and as I drove through my village this morning I couldn't prevent the tears. DD asked what was wrong.

DD has just started YR6 and it was always the plan that she should walk the mile to her local village school in YR6. She was excited and really looking forward to it.

I moved both DCs as soon as the Headteacher knew that I knew that she had forged an LEA document relating to DD. She wasn't immediately suspended.

I feel I was forced to leave as given what I knew I had to make the safety of my DCs a priority and couldn't even let them be given the opportunity to be picked on by the HT.

It's just a shit, shit, shit .

Sorry, I don't quite understand.

Sounds bad. is this her first term at the new school?

No, I don't understand either. I think you need to explain the issue a bit better.

OP, you sound really upset. Do you feel you have had to change schools because of the behaviour of the headteacher?

Let's see.

The headmistress forged an LEA document relating to your daughter. The headmistress wasn't suspended, but knows that you know about the forgery (I presume you reported her), and so you've had to move your children.

And so instead of your daughter being able to walk to her lovely nearby school, which she was excited to do, you've had to move them further away and therefore drive them.

And the driving reminds you of what happened, which is upsetting.

Have I got it?

Sounds grim indeed. You mean that the HT at your dd's old school forged a document and you reported her, and felt that you had then to move your children from the school at which they were settled, to a new one, which you have to drive to.

You must have felt very isolated and felt that your children were at risk at their old school. You did what you had to do to protect your children - but it sounds as if you are still left in limbo with the situation not resolved by the LA. Have they given you any information at all?

Sounds like the HT is suspended now though.
But I guess doesn't fix that the OP's DD has had to change schools.

Fab, didn't want this to go unanswered, but can you tell us a bit more, I don't really understand what's happened?

Tortoise and Notquite - yes, you're nearly there.

Made an official complaint immediately to LEA who advised Vice-Chair of Governing Body as to way forward. Didn't suspend immediately pending investigation although that was a decision made by LEA against their own disciplinary procedure relating to matters of gross misconduct. Hence my DC's moved.

Vice-chair suspended. Disciplinary panel of 3 school governors dismissed HT (gross misconduct, facts indisputable and in fact damning)and appeal panel decided to reinstate her (I have no idea why but I do know the Chair of Governors stood as a character witness - outrageous IMO - in HTs defence and following the decision to let her return 6 of the GB resigned), despite my complaint being upheld in full. There are gaping holes in the school governance system - these people are HTs friends FFS.

As far as I am aware she is back at school today.

My DD was happy there despite the massive teaching issues (which led to the forged document in the first place) that the kids were obviously not aware of.

DC's sadly missed their friends but most of them have now moved too so they are happier.

Doesn't make up for the fact that IMO this should not be allowed to happen - it is state schooling at its worst and I feel sorry for those remaining parents who know what she is capable of but cannot for whatever reason move.

It just stinks and it makes me cry.

And whatsmore, I have to leave now to drive to pick my DCs up.

It's just criminal - quite literally , .

Sounds absolutely outrageous! Well done for getting your dcs out of there. You will, of course, feel grieved that she is still there, but you can also look forward now, not back. You are well out of there, your dcs will make new friends and be safe and well taught in their new schools.

Perhaps you can invest in a favourite CD for the car to start to enjoy the drive and to celebrate your new start. As you say, at least you and your dcs were able to get out of there.

Perhaps you can invest in a favourite CD for the car to start to enjoy the drive and to celebrate your new start. As you say, at least you and your dcs were able to get out of there. Don't let her spoil anything else for you.

That situation does sound absolutely awful and I can understand your upset - but I do think you need some strategies here! Can your husband/friend/family take them until you are able to be less emotional? Can you do as suggested here and get a CD you love and put it on full blast and just look to the future on the drive; yes you have all been through a horrible time that should never have happened and you're trying to cope with a big injustice, but that is a complete irrelevance now in terms of your child's experience of their new school - and their future there, which let's hope will be 100% fantastic and whether or not they're walking to their local up the road won't (let's hope) be any kind of factor in their experience of school from now on.

Am home now.

Thanks so much for your thoughts and suggestions. Will try the CD. Kids are happy, moreso that they haven't got homework!

The funniest thing happened in the playground though (funny as in hee-hee to me but also funny as a bit odd). Someone I know asked after my welfare and went on to explain that they had heard in our village that myself and DH had split up!! (We definitely haven't btw!)

We are obviously talked about in the village because of all that has happened but this has come completely out of the blue. I got a lovely huge hug though when I said there is no truth in that rumour at all.

It's a funny old world .

Update - did the 'new' school run today without the emotion of yesterday - great feeling.

One slight hiccup when offending HT passed me in her car on the way to her day at old school.

I felt physically sick.

Yuk.

Golly! Glad that the school run was better today - and well done for not accidentally swerving into her path!!

Excuse my cynicism - but could HT have spread the rumour about you and DH to "defend" herself??
Only suggesting this because sometimes people use this sort of underhand thing to "explain" the reasons for accusations.
"Oh she's over-emotional, problems at home etc."
I'd investigate source of rumours and come down hard. But that's me
Outrageous that this HT is still in place but good you are out of it.

Mowiol - do you know, DH and I discussed that very possibility last night but although we wouldn't put anything past her decided that we have become totally paranoid.

Maybe not the case - thanks for the reassurance.

Off again to do the pick up and taking DH with me this time !

I hope ti goes okay.

I made a complaint about our head last week and she was all smiles and greetings when she saw me earlier .

am home!

sorrento - I wish you the very best of luck and stick to your guns because it's one of the hardest, most time consuming and stressful things I have ever done.

My complaint wasn't as big as yours as nothing official will come of it but I won't take anymore crap off her.