To raise this with the headteacher?

[NickNacks]

i've had a call from school this morning to say that my son got extremely distressed during his swimming lesson. They wanted to let me know now instead of at pick up time because another parent had gone along to watch and suggested to the staff that he should be taken out of the water. Teachers disagreed and left him in the water as they felt it would only set him back to see that tears would mean he got to leave the water.

I'm not comfortable that he was left in the pool distraught for 30mins but since I wasn't there should I leave it to the school to make the judgement or is the fact that another parent felt she had to step in enough evidence that they went too far?

The teacher said he was "extremely distressed."

I would therefore be asking why an "extremely distressed" 5 year old was left in the water for 30 minutes.

You should speak to the teacher initially then the Head Teacher if you aren't satisfied.

I would bring it up with the school, if your son was that distressed he should not have been left in the water. Allow him to keep going swimming wiht them but make it clear if he is scared they must let him get out. Is there way you could go with them.