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Really disappointed in DS's Yr 6 teacher...

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usernamesarenotimportant · 08/07/2016 23:57

I'm probably going to get a lot of YABU but that's ok. I just want to rant a bit.

It is DS's Birthday so he brought in some sweets like all the kids do. However there is a child who has been really nasty to DS throughout the whole year (violently). To the point that DS had to be educated at home for a month. It's all a very long story. He absolutely didn't want to give this boy a sweet. I assumed he wouldn't have to? His teacher said he wouldn't be allowed to give his sweets out if he wasn't going to give to all the children. My DS said that he wouldn't give the sweets out. I thought that was fair enough. But then his teacher seemed to pester him about how that wasn't really fair as the class had got excited about getting sweets and he had taken that away from them. DS said he would give them the sweets outside of the school gates so she confiscated them and said he won't be and that "considering the year he has had, she is surprised by the way he is deciding to treat somebody" no. no. no. no! that's really unreasonable in my opinion, this isn't some poor little boy who my DS is deciding to exclude, this is the child that violently attacked my son many times throughout the year and couldn't give a shit about it as he kept doing it repeatedly. She also wouldn't let him hand out his part invites in her classroom as he was the only boy not invited... But also wouldn't give him the invites back (they have to give them to the teacher at the start of the day). I'm just absolutely appalled. Is it me, or is this not exactly fair?

OP posts:
tinytemper66 · 10/07/2016 12:04

For everyone`s sanity Smile speak to classroom teacher in the morning, but by making an appointment so it is not a rushed conversation. Get invites and sweets back and start from scratch, leaving out said bully and hope your son enjoys his birthday.
Then please post stating the outcome. No one likes a cliff hanger really.
I also hope your son is going to a different secondary school than the child who made his life hell. Been there as a mum and I also have to deal with bullying by children daily [as a teacher not as a victim.]

KissMyArse · 11/07/2016 17:49

usernamesarenotimportant

Did you get the sweets/invitations back?

What did the teacher say re: her conversation with your son?

PhloppysFonics · 11/07/2016 17:55

This is why some schools ban the giving out of invitations and sweets during school time.

WreckingBallsInsideMyHead · 11/07/2016 18:06

Ywbu to expect teacher to give a whole class treat to everyone except one child. I think it's a bit odd to have whole class parties at 11 (well whole class minus 1...) I do understand why you l/your son want to exclude this child, but the teacher can't condone it, I hope the school has followed its own disciplinary procedures with the child.

I'm not a teacher but I volunteer with children and of course I would have sympathy with the bullied child and would do my best to address the issue and keep them separate. However, I still have to interact with the offending child and treat them fairly.

Don't let your child become the bullied turned to bully

YourNewspaperIsShit · 11/07/2016 22:09

Wrecking did you read the thread? OP had said a bazillion (real amount honest) times that she did not expect the teacher to condone what her son chose and she agreed with her choice.

KissMyArse · 12/07/2016 08:13

Did the OP get the sweets back?

Have the invitations finally been distributed?

Has the teacher given an explanation/repudiated OP's son's version of events?

Is the OP in a Haribo-induced coma or will she be back to update on the situatoin?

Questions, questions ...

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