Aibu - secondary and Santa

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So yesterday my ds (year 7) told me that his RE teacher had told them that Santa was made up and nonsense. Now I'm not being a snowflake or anything and we had already told him that Santa only comes to younger children and he himself would be being Santa this year for his younger sisters, so I'm a little bit peeved that a teacher has spoiled it all. Ds said a few girls were crying in the class. I just don't think it's a teachers responsibility to tell children about Santa it's a parental job but maybe AIBU?

How are we 8 pages in and there are STILL people showing spectacular ignorance on what RE involves despite pages of people explaining it?

I'm spectacularly ignorant? Really? Because I had a bit of a giggle about this 🙄

Religious Education involves learning ABOUT different religions. The facts are what different people in different religions believe.

Yes it does indeed. I'm not sure I said otherwise.

It was a pointless jibe suggesting kids aren't taught facts in a subject.

I'll take what you say about a joke, but it's just yet another pointless and unoriginal comment like all the others about them not being taught facts, bit much having an issue with santa, the irony of teaching sky fairies etc.

Jokes all you like but the repeated mockery of a subject on here is totally depressing an highlights why it's still needed

Sorry to be so depressing. Literally didn't read the thread. So what. It happens. No harm meant. No ignorance present. Apologies again for being so pointless.

My nieces are in y7 and y5 respectively, both have ld and both believe. They aren't bullied because of it but tbh, with the eldest in particular, they're so out of step with their peers in every single way that if bullying happens due to naivety and being different, she doesn't stand a fricking chance.

Joblotbubble
That makes sense.
I saw your comment and was like "FFS! Not this again."

Apologies for seeming short. Glad you RTFT.

Another thread reminded me of this but in y8 PSHE our school (comp in leafy area) covered drugs, gangs (like County Lines) and knife crime. It's pretty incredible that kids who believed in Santa a year previously will be learning about the dangers of carrying a knife and drug gangs grooming vulnerable teens the next. Drugs and gangs are a problem where we live (Home Counties) so it is an appropriate topic to cover. Pretty sure FGM was on the PSHE syllabus in y7 too.