How would you feel if a teacher did this to your child?

[Beenherebefore]

Background -
Private school, in year 7. Good kid, all the teachers say so and so do I. Was head girl last year. Doing well, respectful yadda yadda.

So she was in a maths lesson. The teacher was a supply teacher. My daughter raises hand to ask teacher for help as she was stuck on a question.
As she was looking at her book and explaining where she needed help the teacher suddenly took my Daugher's head in her hands and snapped it up and round to the white board, said "read what it says and then speak to me" and then sharply turned her head back to her book and let go.

My daughter came out of school an hour later and told me about it immediately. Not one to make a fuss she told me it had hurt her and that while it didn't still hurt she could feel where it had happened.

I called the school. They said they would treat as safe guarding issue and meet me on Monday.

How would you play this?
I'm not happy and I want this dealt with but not sure how far I should take it.

Would you be as cross and upset as I feel about it?

@Backstabbath just found it sorry

@Beenherebefore your last two posts have been the most sensible on the whole thread.
Although it seemed like I was against you, I was just trying to keep things in perspective and give a second side to the story. Your daughter is lucky to have you and I'm glad you are not taking some of the extreme advice given on this thread.

@Beenherebefore I've asked a few times now and I'm not sure why but you seem to be ignoring the simple question of Has your daughter met the Maths Teacher before? I'm only asking to know if there is a history between your daughter and this member of staff as that might have affected the way the school is dealing in their response...which regardless is still unacceptable and should be updating you to what happens for the rest of the term and beyond.

I do hope your daughter is ok and can move on positively from what's happened.

@Sparklyshoes16 do you not think if the OPs daughter had met her before she'd have known that she was not a supply teacher?

@sunshinewithabitofdrizzle at first OP thought she was a Supply Teacher and then found out she was a member of staff.

I was wondering if there was an issue between the daughter and the member of staff from before that might explain her behaviour towards her daughter (even though it is still wrong!) and is the situation something that has built up over time.

Sorry this wouldn't be good enough for me, I'd be taking it much further and would be told exactly what consequences this teacher would be facing for what is basically an 'assault' the School are basically closing ranks and shutting you out, probably in the hope you don't take it further - I would be putting in a complaint with the governors, school board etc!

@sparklyshoes16 not sure sure why you would think I was 'ignoring' that question. Think it might be more a case of not really being able to directly answer every question, or just not seeing it, or thinking I had made the answer obvious in another way. Either way, I'll answer it for you now - no my daughter had not met this teacher before. She had used the word supply when describing her to me but actually she was covering her usual maths teacher.

@Beenherebefore apologies, I hope your daughter has recovered from the shock of it all and enjoys the rest of the term...hopefully without having to come across this teacher again!

Beenherebefore- thank god you are a reasonable and sensible parent. I think you’ve dealt with the situation perfectly (and managed to rise above the MN hysteria). Well done. As has been said before, the investigation will be confidential but you may well be entitled to hear the outcome at the end of it. Sounds like you trust the school to handle it correctly.

If the LADO is happy , then I would be happy. Schools are scared of the LADO, so I'd rest assured.