DH seems to think so.
Dd(5) in junior infants, I think that's Reception in the UK?
Picked her up today and she was visibly upset.
There's a little girl who has form for being a bit nasty to dd among others but teacher handles it very well and some days they're the best of friends so I just tend to leave it.
Anyway she had been upset and crying about this little girl, teacher said it was justified but she'd told the girl off so all was settled.
Later that same day there was an assembly in the hall. Teacher was sent by principal to copy something and when she came back dd was sobbing.
I should say, dd is not like this at all and has never (literally never) been in trouble.
Someone had run when they weren't supposed to, he assumed it was dd and he told her off.
Now, he's a lovely man but he has form for being too soft sometimes and too harsh others.
Another teacher was present when he told off dd.
She called dd's teacher to one side and said that she'd had to step in because a) she saw who had done it but worse b) he had roared at dd. Really bellowed and had bent down to her face.
Dd burst into tears and he seemed genuinely shocked that she had cried but other teacher (who came in to back up dd's teacher's account) said he really went hell for leather.
When she stepped in he took it back but did not apologise.
So anyway (sorry it's long!) teacher told me all this. I won't say I wasn't concerned but I kind of thought what can I do? It was dealt with. Dd had to be taken outside to calm down and they were going to call me she was so upset (again, has never, ever happened).
But it's coming toward the end of term and she's tired, she was upset from this other girl and I'm thinking even adults get it wrong sometime, I'm sure he wasn't intentionally 'mean' to a five year old so I kind of dropped it.
Dh and my mum are furious and they think i let it go too easily.
So, MN, AIBU to not do/say anything? Should I have reacted differently? And if so, WWYD now?