Before Christmas my 8 year old's class pulled names out of a hat for a secret santa. Presents were exchanged yesterday.
I asked him many times but he was unable to give me an indication of price range for this present. There were no details in his homework diary.
I contacted 4 different parents, including the class rep, and all of them replied
"I don't know how much. I'm guessing 5-7 euros/less than 10/max 12/have no clue".
DS was upset last night because he didn't have a present. I assumed the other child had forgotten it, but no. DS opened his present, the teacher saw it and said it was too big/expensive and took it off him and gave it back to the giver (G), telling G to bring a smaller/cheaper one in on Monday.
DS was so upset and convinced he wouldn't have one.
I know G's mum so texted casually just to check the story (because it seemed unbelievable) but she confirmed it! Said she was as astonished as I was but that G had chosen it specifically for DS (they are friends). The present was 12-13 euros so not very expensive.
G is going to give the present back to DS after school today but AIBU to think the teacher should not take a present off a child? She could have just gently said to G that it was a bit "big", although she never specified a price range...Instead, she left DS feeling upset and G feeling embarassed.
To add a tiny bit of context. There was one other child who didn't get a present...the one who was meant to get one from the teacher because she forgot...!!!