teacher injures my child

[lulamay]

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?

Lula, you state in your last post that you are new to this and have never joined a forum before in your life.
I note you yesterday posted this same problem about compensation on the financial site that you joined in 2005 and since then you have made 290 posts on the financial site. You received the same answers about compensation that you got here and then complained that both they and Mumsnet had misunderstood you.

Well that's interesting......

"What can I expect in recompense"

So have you been injured??

mumsnet miss marple strikes again

I have zero investigating skills and am more like inspector Clouseau

Really unfair that people are making snidey comments about a 14 year old not 'opening her mouth'. There are lots of 14 year olds who may be quiet and who generally toe the line who would find it really hard to say to go against what a teacher has asked them even if it is in their detriment.

ForexTrader You're stalking her across websites?

You might want to get a hobby and take a step back from the internet for a breather. Whether she's been on forums before or not isn't the point.

On a financial site....

Could it be you are interested in 'recompense' of a financial nature....

You did ask us what you could expect....

You might want to get a hobby and take a step back from the internet for a breather. Whether she's been on forums before or not isn't the point.

I think it is. If the OP has lied stating she has never joined a forum before but that appears to be untrue then surely she could be lying about the whole thing. Then that would make her a troll or at the least very odd for seeking attention in this way.

What we do need to get away from in this country is a 'compensation culture'- it damages our children as everyone plays safe.
Do not expect anything other than an apology- that is quite adequate.

I personally think it speaks volumes....especially when they repeatedly claim they have 'never used a forum etc'

People invest time and often compassion giving advice....

Nowt wrong with a quick Marple around now and then ....

That'll teach me to give the benefit of the doubt

At 14 its the kids own responsibility to say whether they can do PE or not. I'd be looking at your own responsibilities here.

What's with the witchhunt?!

OP yes you worded your post crassly but your daughter shouldn't have had to go through this. You should write a letter of complaint to the school and take it from there.

Whete theres blame is that how the advert goes your ddwas not iinjured she was in pain she is 14 not 4 she should have said of course ab apoligy should be offeref bur I diont think that will be good enough for you,I had to write a note for dd to give to pe after she got a plastet off she wasnt to take pe most schools exoect it,

I was supportive but I don't see why OP would feel the need to tell porkies about never joining an internet forum...

What's with the witchhunt?!

OP yes you worded your post crassly but your daughter shouldn't have had to go through this. You should write a letter of complaint to the school and take it from there.

What witch hunt?

Okay I'm not going to join in the hunt for your posts on other sites or anything like that... That's not in the spirit of MM in my opinion.

But... I had an appendectomy at the age of 15. I was doing PE a week later. 6 weeks is very extreme in my opinion. In fact I went in a light run 6 weeks post C section! The ligt pelvic pain could be anything, it could be her period, tenderness, muscles tightening, general healing... Feel free to take her to the GP for the once over but so long as the wound is intact I personally wouldn't worry too much.

The nose thing. That was an accident. My brother got hit in the face with a rugby ball twice and broke his nose, as an adult he's had to have nasal surgery to help with breathing/snoring as a direct result of childhood injury. But they were accidents. I'm 100% certain that the PE teacher would have apologised at the time of the accident. That should be sufficient for you. But you could just check that it was entered into the injury book in the school.

Please don't being up your daughter to think everyone owes her something. Accidents happen, apologies are always welcome. But to make a drama out of this and start talking about lawyers, recompense etc... Is quite frankly ridiculous and a very unhealthy attitude to have.

Yes quite significant that the first port of call was a money orientated website.

I wonder if the op didn't like the response they got from the hard nosed types at moneysavingexpert and thought the fluffy cuddly lot on AIBU would give them the answer they wanted.

blimey so now on AIBU? (note the question mark - as in the OP is asking the question - and asking for answers) if you say YES YABU you are now guilty of a witch hunt

okay then - duly noted - it's going to become redundant this place very soon though

fluffy cuddly lot on AIBU

ARF

I am lovely and fluffy - go on give us a cuddle

Yes 'witch hunt' or 'a bully' if you disagree with the original poster.

Bullying or a witch hunt (in my opinion) involves sustained personal attacks on a poster, not disagreeing with them (albeit robustly) over a single issue.