We work with young people with behavioural issues. She called an 11 year-old boy over that I was teaching to speak to her. It was a challenging class and I was dealing with other behaviour.
The boy walked back in and next minute they were all clapping. I didn't know why but told them they needed to be quiet and stop.
Again this teacher called the student out, appparently walking back into my room he had said something really vile about her, but I had not heard this. This is why they were clapping.
What he said was very unkind and the teacher rightfully recorded the incident.
I went to go and speak to her later on but couldn't find her. I emailed saying that I had not realised what the boy said and that I was very sorry that he had been so rude to her, that I did not want her to think I had heard and ignored his rude comment, and that I appreciated her recording it.
She never replied and looked really off with me when I passed her.
I would never knowingly let a child speak badly about a staff member and do nothing about it, I just did not hear what he said.