To suggest ds being moved away from a certain child in class

[bubalou]

Advice needed from more experiences parents please

Ds is 5 and in year 1 of school. In reception we had no problems with any other children, we know there are some that misbehave more then others but that's children.

He has obviously moved teachers now and since being in year 1 they have 'assigned seating'. It seems like she changed the tables around a bit the first few weeks I'm guessing to establish which kids sit and work well together or to move friends so they don't mess around etc.

I don't overreact so when ds has come home and said that this particular child - lets called him 'Damien' () has pushed him over today - I cuddle him, talk about it and we let it go. The next week Damien hit him and told ds he hated him but ds also told me that Damien got sent to the office for this. Since then it has been 1-2 times a week of pushing, stabbing in the arm with a pencil!!! And yesterday ds had black felt tip all over the back of his sweater - Damien again! I found out that poor ds has had to sit next to Damien every day - probably why this is occurring so often.

It's parents evening tomorrow - Aibu to being this up with teacher?

[bubalou]

Bloody spell check - I meant 'run out' and 'potentially' another ten years!!

[Vivacia]

Yes colder. I respect the teacher's professionalism, their experience and the fact that they are actually there. I know this isn't a popular opinion but it's one I expect in my profession and a courtesy I extend to others.

What's the alternative colder?

If I felt I had enough evidence that my child was in any kind of "danger" and the teacher inept, I have the option of removing my child from their care.

[bubalou]

I'm confused Vivacia

You would 'remove your child from the teachers care if you felt you had enough evidence they were in danger and the teacher inept'

yet you think that if this continues me asking the teacher to move him is over stepping the mark?

I have left this for over a month and left her to handle it. She has pretty much brushed off the issue when I bought it up. The conversation went like this (shorter version)

'I am concerned about ds and a certain child' - yes I know, you mean (childs name). 'yes, ds has been coming home 1-2 times a week for over a month now with various issues and reasons for being upset (listed them) and i know he is having to sit next to this child every day' - yes but DS does say things back to him, they do it to each other, it's backwards and forwards.

So I said - Oh OK, has DS spat on this child - No
Has he stabbed this child with a pencil or any other instruments - no
Has he pushed him over in the play ground - no
Has he drawn over his clothes - no

(these are all things he has done to my ds)
I asked what he does and apparently ds 'says things back' to this child when they bicker - NO SHIT!

If it's writing on the book or saying something then I might let it slip but if DS gets hurt one more time by this child I have given teacher enough notice I think to insist - quite fairly that he is moved!

[Vivacia]

I haven't read through that post OP, but I wasn't referring to your situation, just in general and in response to colder's question.

[Vivacia]

Meant to say, I think you've handled this great and sem to have the outcome you wanted.

[LEMisafucker]

Ask him round for a play date - then check his scalp for the mark of the devil

[toobreathless]

YANBU & you sound lovely and very sensible.

I would ask the teacher to try and address matters, although to be fair it does sound as though they are trying. If things don't improve Ineoukd want DS moved. Tough if other parents d

[toobreathless]

.....don't want their child sat next to Damien. If necessary Daniem needs to sit at a table by himself if every other reasonable measure had failed. It is not acceptable for another child to put up with aggressive behaviour on a regular basis.

[bubalou]

Thank you all - sunshinemmum - I have thought about this and as I said I'm not a mum that beloved her child is the messiah and incapable of doing anything wrong but he really isn't like that.

Even at 5 he takes work, school and being in class quote seriously. He comes back daily and tells me how he can't believe 'so and so' wasn't listening to the teacher etc.

He is an only child and honestly is just so gentle and sweet with other children and the teacher did day this. I suppose I can't be 100% sure though but this kid has caused problems for lots of other people I know too and has had bad behaviour issues since he started reception with ds over a year ago.