It was my DD's 4th birthday last Friday. Her school has a policy that the kids can bring in a toy on Fridays, so she chose to bring in a new (expensive) doll that her GM had given her that morning to show her friends (I know, I know - it was stupid to take an expensive toy in, but it was her birthday...).
When I went to pick her up that afternoon the doll was missing. The teacher told me she'd put it on a shelf so everyone could see it, and she herself had seen it 10 minutes beforehand. We had a quick look around, but no sign of doll. I didn't see the teacher again until Tuesday morning when she told me she couldn't find the doll and it must have 'fallen in the bin'.
It's possible I suppose that it fell in the bin, and I may be out of order, but I suggested perhaps emailing parents to see if another child had accidentally put in their bag and taken it home - adding that it was a longed for birthday present. This was met with something along the lines of incredulity.
I should note that I live abroad and the school is small and bi-lingual (my daughter is not in the English language side) and open plan with all children and adults able to go into all areas.
The last thing I want is to appear to accuse anyone of stealing, or getting a reputation as a difficult parent, as we do our best to blend in with the other parents, (even though it's surprising how different our thinking is on occasion...).
For some reason this has kept me up at night - AIBU or should I just let it go?