teacher keeping children in

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I really would appreciate your views as I'm not sure if AIBU or if teacher is.

Shortened version of events. My 7 year olds class is not an easy one - some difficult characters. Teacher is new and has had to work on discipline in the class.

Yesterday some of the boys were seen wrecking the younger childrens' sports day preparations by another teacher. This teacher apparently didn't see which boys it was so class teacher decided to keep all the boys in for half an hour at lunchtime.

This meant my son missed a club (that I'd paid for). My son denied he'd been involved. He's a little sh*t at times at home but has never been in trouble at school.

I asked the teacher today if he had been involved. He said "no" he knew my son wasn't involved but as he didn't know who had been he had to keep them all in. He apparently told my son and 2 others that he knew they weren't involved.

I explained that my son felt punished by being kept in. He said he's very sorry but he would do the same again.

AIBU to feel aggrieved on my sons behalf? All the girls were allowed out (even though my son swears one of them was involved). Or is this normal? Thanks X

Generally yes, they do. Better than punishing the innocent. Over 16 years in teaching-still seems to be working here.

Another teacher here. Collective punishment is wrong, no matter how tempted or annoyed you are.
I will say to a clas that nobody leaves until the place is tidy and that it's a communal effort, they all pitch in.
If it takes them into their lunchtime, well, so be it. They soon learn to help and not just stand around doing nothing.
But I think that's a completely different scenario from the one the OP describes.
Sometimes, I will go round the class and tap them on the shoulder if their table is tidy, that's their signal to line up.
But I wouldn't punish children that I actively knew hadn't been involved in an incident.