To think it's primary school teacher's responsibility to ensure children drink during the day?

[LondonGrimmer]

Happy to be told otherwise. Child is in year 3. Frequently comes out pale, lethargic and today with stomach cramps. Transpires his full water bottle was still in his backpack so hadn't drank all day again (8.45 - 3.15) and he doesn't have a drink at lunch time either. He's an introvert who struggles with anxiety at times if that makes any difference.

Yes I have tried to explain to him the importance of staying hydrated and tell him he should try really hard to remember. I emailed the teacher last year and she said she'll try and remember to remind him (there are 23 kids in the class and one TA so I know they have their hands full).

Just frustrated and not sure if I'm being unreasonable?

YABU - your child is 7 or 8 and fully responsible for taking his water bottle out each day and remembering to drink.

YANBU - the teacher/TA should be helping more.

What else is primary school teachers’ responsibility, now that it’s; knowing the whereabouts of 30 pairs of PE shorts, socks, shoes, hats, water bottles left on playing fields, whilst primary teacher dares to snatch a 7 minute lunch break to do a wee, complete some Parent Mail task from their own child’s school and neck a coffee before going back in to a classroom that is gas mark 6 to teach your sweaty children for the afternoon. Children who spend the first 30 minutes of their afternoon lessons telling tales about playground scenarios that should have been dealt with by staff on duty.

Whose responsibility it is to ensure that all 30 children are being met where they are in order to learn with many of them undiagnosed dyslexic, ADHD, ASD or with issues of attachment. Undiagnosed because schools do not tell parents any of these things because they don’t have the money or resources to support them as they should.

You’re right though, on top of all of this and more, teachers should (despite the fact that none of us drank water for all of the 70s and 80s) ensure that your child. 1 of 30, who has been led to water but does not wish to drink is watched drinking by one adult every day.
Great use of resources that. 🙄

YANBU. If you're child is known to be struggling with their mental health and he struggles to drink in hot weather, someone ought to spend 5 minutes spread throughout the day encouraging him to at least have a few gulps.