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AIBU?

Share your dilemmas and get honest opinions from other Mumsnetters.

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To be annoyed with school?

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Hotfuninthesummertime · 14/05/2023 07:44

On Friday my 5 year old teacher phoned me in work to inform he had been messing around and not listening in PE. He had supply teachers rather than his usual. I spoke to him and he admitted it and we spoke about respect. However he also told me twice a child strangled him and punched him in the head whilst the supply teacher looked on. Aibu to be annoyed I'm getting a phone call but wasn't informed of this incident?

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Houseupdate · 14/05/2023 07:46

He is 5. 5 year olds aren’t always reliable in their understanding of the teacher can see. Ring his teacher and discuss it with them.

pinkstripeycat · 14/05/2023 07:46

How weird the school don’t just deal with the behaviour in school and keep it to themselves. Children mess about all the time in school, that’s for the school to deal with.

The strangling thing; yes that’s should be brought up by you with the school

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Hotfuninthesummertime · 14/05/2023 07:49

Houseupdate · 14/05/2023 07:46

He is 5. 5 year olds aren’t always reliable in their understanding of the teacher can see. Ring his teacher and discuss it with them.

He told me twice the teacher intervened

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Mousey23 · 14/05/2023 07:52

To be honest, I would suspect that part of the silliness going on in PE was a play fight and he is minimising his behaviour by putting it on the other child.

fortifiedwithtea · 14/05/2023 07:53

So how do you know the strangler child’s parent didn’t also get a phone call?

supply teacher doesn’t sound effective at controlling the class.

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Hotfuninthesummertime · 14/05/2023 07:55

fortifiedwithtea · 14/05/2023 07:53

So how do you know the strangler child’s parent didn’t also get a phone call?

supply teacher doesn’t sound effective at controlling the class.

I dont but I would have like to have been informed of this incident

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Oysterbabe · 14/05/2023 08:00

Kids do that kind of shit constantly. You can't expect teachers to tell you everything that happens.

JenniferBarkley · 14/05/2023 08:12

Play fighting sounds most logical here.

Kids that age can be very literal in their story telling. DD fell at her after school club a few months ago, tripped while playing chasing and got a nasty bump on the head. Well, that was the adult take on it. Hers was "James was trying to kill us", because that was the game they were playing.

Sirzy · 14/05/2023 08:15

I agree with others it sounds like play fighting type behaviour for you to have been called too. The fact he only mentioned it to you as a result of being in trouble for his own behaviour suggests he was using it as a “but he did…” type argument.

worth calmly clarifying with school on Monday

Equalitea · 14/05/2023 09:32

Mousey23 · 14/05/2023 07:52

To be honest, I would suspect that part of the silliness going on in PE was a play fight and he is minimising his behaviour by putting it on the other child.

This.

AngryGreasedSantaCatcus · 14/05/2023 10:44

However he also told me twice a child strangled him and punched him in the head whilst the supply teacher looked on.

He told me twice the teacher intervened

Sounds like you have already made your mind up .

Kokopenny · 14/05/2023 10:46

They were play fighting and the other child’s parents probably also got a phone call

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