Hello, sorry this is more of a WWYD than an AIBU as I do get anxious about things so may not be thinking things through clearly. My son was bitten by the son of an 'important' (can't give away too much info) parent in his first two weeks of Reception over a year ago. I made no fuss at all as I know all too well what young children can be like! The other parent however began telling other people at the school gate that it was actually my son that bit hers which was totally untrue and this was confirmed by the school.
However, ever since then he has been left out of parties, invites etc as so many parents have listened to what this mother said over a year ago. I even invited a friend of my oldest daughter for tea once and was told their child didn't want to come as they were too scared they would be hurt by my son.
My son has never hurt anyone at school, has never been in trouble with the school and as a teacher myself I make sure I always check that everything is going ok. He is also very happy at school and loves his teachers and is doing well.
I just don't know what to do. My two older daughters love the school and one has anxiety so a change in school would be very problematic for her. I also work full time so having once child at another school would also be problematic.
My son at the moment is pretty oblivious to it all but this is starting to become more obvious to him. His teacher says he is popular with the other children in the class - it is just he seems unpopular with parents due to them believing every word the other parent said over a year ago. It even got to the point where this parent created a nicname for him (along the lines of 'terrorizing tim' but have slightly changed this. What makes it also hard is my son and this parents son are actually the best of friends at school.
Help - sorry, I don't know what help you can give me but any ideas greatly appreciated. Thank you