AIBU to be angry at teacher who refuses DS water on long coach journey???

[Gizzle]

DS came home very subdued and downcast after the annual school day trip to the seaside today. Turns out that he left his bag on the beach (not unusual, he's an 8yo boy after all) but luckily it was retrieved by a teacher. However, when he asked politely for the bag, she refused to give it to him for the entire duration of the return coach journey, even though it contained his water bottle and he was clearly very thirsty after a day on the beach. I'm not sure what kind of lesson she was hoping to teach him, but I would have thought that children of this age should be helped towards independence, and not punished into it. And refusing a thirsty child water? Is there ever a case for that?

Crikey......so many posts on here showing complete hatred for teachers. Would love to know what jobs/professions these posters have that they think so superior to educators, medical professionals and the like. Also hope they 'educate' their own children at home, though with such unhinged and unbalanced views flowing so freely from them, the end product could be a tad worrying.

just jumped to the last two pages, so don't know if anyone has already pointed out that water won't do much to rehydrate a child that has been running round, or got hot, anyway.

I assume that the OP won't be back, because having heard the teachers side of the story, has found out there is nothing to carry on complaining about, anyway.

OP will probably say that it turns out that the bag was in the boot and the coach was on the motorway

Or maybe OP didn't get around to asking after all because it's not that important considering what happened in the rest of the world yesterday and last night.

Definitely complain. Its unacceptable.

LittleGizzle forgot his bag but was able to recall every detail to his mother when he got home?

Definitely complain. Its unacceptable.

Definitely have a chat. It's odd!

YANBU thats a human rights violation! I would be extremely angry!!!😡😠

Crikey......so many posts on here showing complete hatred for teachers.

Par for the course and a very depressing aspect of Mumsnet.

thats a human rights violation
Ffs.

If I'm going to lay bets, I'd put money on the fact that the OP went in all guns blazing, just like many of the demented posters on here do, full of "my child" "human rights" and "power hungry" and got a much more reasonable explanation from the adult teacher that: " I wanted to punish your son for being disorganised so I stopped him from having his bag and having water for two hours."

going without water for two hours is NOT a human rights violation. Water won't properly hydrate a hot child in any case. he didn't need water on a two hour journey. It wouldn't have been particularly good for him to have had it.

What is the issue, exactly?

If an eight year old in my care was thirsty, I'd get him a drink of water. Why would you refuse, whether or not he's left/nearly left his bag behind is irrelevant. And what adult doesn't remind the children in their care to make sure they have their belongings with them or help gather them up?

Only 'rule' I'm aware of about food and drink on school buses is to stop sugar/fizzy drink overload and sticky, crumby messes on seats. My DC have always been told to bring a water bottle on school trips. Teacher's behaviour very puzzling. Tread lightly, go in to thank her for helping him with his bag and 'mention' how thirsty/out of sorts he was when he got home which you don't understand because he had water in his bag. She'll know that you know- just a warning shot without any blood being spilled. If it happens again, then take it further

You see Kit, like the OP, you have no idea how often ALL of the teachers on that trip did remind, cajole, remind, point, remind, explain, remind...

... nor do the rest of us. Nor do any of us know about the bus rules. All we do know is that we have a range of experiences.

So, it is probably best, should you ever find yourself in a similar situation, to ask first and shoot later!

Well, now we have sorted out the pyschological condition of teachers, can we have a go at politicians again please?

Oh come on - who gets off on withholding water from another thirsty human?

It really doesn't matter if he's forgotten his bag - so the hell what? I forget my stuff, and I would be furious if another person stopped me from accessing it (and the water in it if I was thirsty) in order to teach me some sort of lesson.

I asked a friends husband who drives coaches.

He said that even is not permitted as the coaches are in use 24/7 and wet seats need to be dried out.

Doesn't matter what the teacher's side of the story is - she withheld water from another person for 2 hours. Take a certain kind of individual to do that.

It must vary from coach company to coach company Eve - I've been on coaches where food and drink is allowed, as have my DC when they've been on school trips.

My son went on a day trip to the beach and forgot his water bottle (he is 8),
The headmaster told him not to get too dehydrated! I would have reimbursed them, think this was wholly wrong yanbu

Power play IMO. Not nice.

You're all mental, "power play" ffs