teacher injures my child

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My daughter of 14yrs has recently had her appendix removed, and was told by the hospital doctors NOT to do PE for six weeks.
The school were aware that she was absent due to her operation, and I had sent three emails to the school, to tell them what the doctors had advised.
The staff were aware, but the cover teacher told my daughter to just be a fielder, which meant lots of running around, as the ball seemed to come to her a lot, and the pupils were overly keen for her not to let their side down. She then gets hit in the nose by a tennis ball, thrown at her by this teacher!
She was in so much pain around her stitches that the school called me after PE for advice on what my daughter should do! She wanted to soldier on and come home on the bus, as I don't drive. But, when she got home I was really cross with the school, as they should never of allowed her to be pressurised to play.
She even had school work she could of caught up with due to her absence, under the guidance of another teacher, had she been aware that she was being made to do PE, even after I told them she can't.
The school is afraid of what I might do now.

Can anyone advise me as to my next move. Do I take her to the doctor's in the morning and make a case, or report to the school? Do I write a firm letter, or email. This should never have happened. Am I being unreasonable to expect the school to be held accountable for my daughter's injuries? Is this a case of negligence on their part? And what can I expect as recompense?

Why would a ball to the face affect her stitches in her abdomen?
She's a big girl. She can say no. Was she physically forced to do PE?
You're just adding to litigious nature of society by your actions.

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What damages are you going to sue for? Your medical care is free isn't it? I'm assuming you're from the UK.

You daughter is 14. She's old enough to tell the teacher she had an operation and that she's not suppose to be moving around. She did something stupid, and is now in pain. That's not the school's fault, it's hers. If a 14 year old can be tried as an adult for murder, I think they can be accountable for going against doctor's orders. If it hurts, I doubt she'll do it again.

Tennis balls are soft, I doubt it did much besides sting a little.

Ask for an apology I suppose if you feel you need it. But I'd be more keen on talking to your daughter about making good decisions.

Why didn't she say she couldn't play? Why, if she has not been doing PE, did she even get changed for PE?

It is could have , would have , should have.

She then gets hit in the nose by a tennis ball, thrown at her by this teacher!
She was in so much pain around her stitches that the school

Je ne comprende pas.

Is your daughter's appendix located in her nose?

Oh I do feel sorry for you, you must be so angry. I don't really think there is anything you can do, because she wasn't forced to play at 14.

It's horrible she was hurt while still recovering but I don't think there is a case here.. I think you'll see that too when you've had time to calm down

I think what you can expect as recompense, is a biro and a scrap of paper.

That way you can send your child with a written note like most parents would expressly stating that the Doctors said no PE for six weeks.

Or I'm sure us lovely Mumsnetters will have a whip round for said stationery.

When I was at school a supply teacher would be called in for pe no pe would take place.

And just in case I wasn't clear OP, YABVVVVVVU. You've made me cross. Threatening schools indeed. Are you aware of the incredibly tight budgets we're trying our best to stretch for the benefit of YOUR children? Grrrrr.

Hmm

Inconsistency in grammatical mostake in last paragraph

Hmm

Me too mindthegap. Cross just as I was about to go to sleep!

You lost me at "recompense." You weren't even there! How can you be compensated?

Are you practising your sad face for The Daily Mail?

Pumpkin....I thought the same....

Very puzzled

Thank you for your advice. I am new to this site. I don't want to sue, I just want to find out how this could of happened, who is responsible and for the school to acknowledge that they messed up. As it can't happen again.

My daughter told the teacher taking PE, and I have emails from the art teacher responding to my request to take her out of PE to do catch-up work with her, followed by another email to say she thought that her PE lesson was later and didn't get to her in time. But, still the school knew and so did the PE dept, as they were sent a message from the school office. My daughter's requests were ignored and she was told to change into her PE kit which was still in her locker. She is not able to stand up to school authority figures, as she does as she's told, even it seems to her detriment.

when's the photo shoot, OP ?

ah, there you are

what are your daughter's injuries ?

Bingo

Has your DD not got a mouth in her head? Why did she not speak up?

I've never emailed the school when my kids couldn't do PE, it was a note to the teacher.

I think for recompense you can expect an apology.

I see....the final paragraph of your Op gives the impression you may wish to sue....

Hope your dd is feeling better.

Has your DD not got a mouth in her head? Why did she not speak up?

That's rather unfair. The OP's DD did tell the teacher. Plenty of, if not most, 14 year olds would lack the confidence to stand up to a teacher who ignored what they were saying and told them to get changed and participate anyway.

recompense means: make amends to (someone) for loss or harm suffered; compensate. It doesn't mean money.

give over

14 is still very young, most are not going to carry on arguing with the teacher.

I would want to speak to the school, at least to avoid another pupil going through the same distress

Used in the same paragraph as 'negligence' and 'daughters injuries' it certainly gave me that impression.

any chance you could us what your daughter's injuries are ?