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Were you being unreasonable when your child was injured at nursery or school?

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Shinybits · 20/09/2012 13:04

I know children get bumps/grazes/bruises/cuts under the supervision of their teachers, accidents happen.

During my time working in an early years classroom i had to hand out accident forms explaining what had happened, many parents seemed care free but i also had a fair few whom i felt were being unreasonable and a bit pfb in their reactions. - fortunately there were never serious incidents.

But after the two tragedies that have occurred recently it got me thinking....

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-19632847

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2202297/Dicky-Birds-nursery-Police-investigate-death-year-old-Tiya-Chauhan-choked-jelly-cube.html

So in hindsight do you think you were justified in how you handled nursery accidents? Have you taken your complaints further? How was you handled? Who do you think was being unreasonable?

OP posts:
steppemum · 20/09/2012 14:30

I get regular phone calls from school to explain ds scrapes bumps and bruises. I am always pretty relaxed, he is pretty full on active kid and has accidents at home too. I have always believed in encouraging him to be active, and adventurous so only have myself to blame!

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