A child stook on DD's broken arm and the teacher did not tell me...

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DD (aged 5) broke her arm about 11 days ago. both bones, one buckle break, one angulated break, manipulated back into place without general anaesthetic.

She had a soft cast put on on friday at fracture clinic and went back to school on monday.

She has been kept out of outdoor play at our request. The school let her outside to play with the other children without asking/telling us yesterday, and I found out because one of the teachers laughingly said they had a job keeping her away from the bikes they had out. I was not concerned (although a bit about them not listening to our PFB request) as clearly they were keeping an eye but she was running around and she is fast when she runs and should ideally not be running yet.

Anyway, roll on today. DD has just told me that a yr2 boy stood on her arm today at school. It was an accident, they were both tidying books away and DDs arm was on the floor. He stood on it right across the wrist. She said it hurt for a bit and she told a teacher, not her own teacher. DD cannot recall what the teacher said about it and DD carried on tidying away.

I collected DD from school today and saw her own teacher, we did not not chat (made eye contact, said hello, she said goodbye to DD) but DD showed me the potatoes and as I was running a little late the main scrum had gone and teacher was waiting the door for a moment before going inside. DD said the other teacher did not tell her as far as she remembers.

We have a little red book in DDs book bag for either us to write in, or for the teacher to make observations for us to note if we do not get to speak in person. Nothing in it about today.

DD says her arm is ok now, so I not hugely concerned now, I will ask GP tomorrow as I have to go there for a million and one other things.

But I am quite annoyed I was not told. It hurt DD enough for her to tell a teacher, she never remembers to let them know if she bumps herself unless they see. In fact the more I think about it the more annoyed I am that they did not tell me my 5yo's broken arm got stood on to the point it hurt?! It is not yet mended!

AIBU or is it no big deal?

Stood. A child stood I am too annoyed to proof read...

honestly, this is not one of those agree with me or else I will get annoyed and cry and stamp my feet although i might. I actually do feel angry (possibly not as much as angry, not sure yet) and not sure if it is reasonable to feel this way or to expect some information to be forwarded.

DSs nursery call us every time he bumps his head. He was blown off a hill by the wind and bumped his head, no mark, no real crying but they called us anyway, to keep us informed. I mean, really, its not difficult is it? a quick call to us 'just to let you know DDs arm has been stood on, it hurts, but she is absolutely fine' and then we can make a decision about if it is, in fact ok or if our knowledge of her break means we need to do something about it.

It was accident and her own teacher wasn't informed. If she didn't know about it, how was she suppose to tell you?

well, not necessarily her own teacher. a teacher. or, that teacher should have told her teacher. I am not cross at her teacher. I am cross at the teacher who did nothing about it. Certainly, whatever she chose to do, the information was not relayed to me.

I know who the teacher was who DD told. I will have a chat at school about it tomorrow I think. I won't go in steaming and making a fuss much

"and DDs arm was on the floor."

She dropped it?

sandalwood she was on the floor picking up books and I guess her arm was leaning on the floor while she was reading picking them up. I suspect they would have called me if they found it on the floor and she had wondered off, for example.

in fact, you have made me chuckle more now than I have all day so !

despite wiping tears from my eyes at sandalwood's post, I am still annoyed. There are a whole bunch of adults caring for my child on my behalf. someone should have taken it upon themselves to furnish me or DDs teacher with this information, or make sure it was put into her little red book at the very least. It is not trivial (unlike some of the rubbish they write in it).