To have made a big deal of this?

[EvaPerron]

Braving AIBU as I need some honest feedback on this. My ds is just turned six, generally speaking a lovely boy and until tonight I thought, kind.
Tonight his class has done a little play for the parents. A girl from his class took a small but important part, she has Down's syndrome.
Tonight whilst discussing the play and telling him how well he did he asked if I understood what this little girl said. I told him I did and thought she was very good. He then launched into quite an unpleasant impression of the way she talks saying "she goes like this so you can't understand can you?"
I was quite cross/upset by this, sent him to his room then had a long talk with him which took the place of the iPad time he'd been promised. He's now really upset and my mum (who's currently here) feels that I should just have tutted a bit then moved on. So AIBU to make an issue of this? Thanks!

Actually OP, I think you’ve done exactly the right thing.

My kids have a disability (not DS) and the mocking, bullying and just general flippant taking the piss really negatively affects their lives. We’ve had to sell up and move to escape it.

So, while I don’t think your son was being a bully but that he was being nasty, I do think it’s incredibly important that you took a firm stand on that behaviour the very first time it happened. And as the mother of children subjected to it, I’d like to thank you for your response.

Because if more parents did what you did, my kids and many other kids with disabilities wouldn’t have to endure the taunting, mocking and bullying that they do.

So well bloody done and thank you.