To think some teachers are getting away with all sorts with no way of challenging them??

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Mainly SLT! So today my ‘high needs’ son who the school tried to off roll had a head bump. On the way back from A and E I bumped into the Head getting her weekly shop in the supermarket. During school time. She didn’t seem stressed at all! Just getting her shopping in. V happy to interrogate my son as to why he wasn’t in school. Head and non teaching SENCO are always in the playground chatting every morning, yet can’t do any of my son’s paperwork without - at worst - an 8 months delay because they are ‘snowed under’.
I also work in a school where planning meetings, courses, computer based admin trumps : actually attending to the children’s needs.
AIBU??

What time does the school have lunch? My childs school has break at 11.30 and lunch at 1.50pm so a teacher being in a shop at 2pm they would be on a lunch break. I think the op seems completely unhinged. Schools don't expel kids willy nilly, it costs them thousands to expel children. They will try all sorts before exclusions and even managed moves cost 2/3k to the school per child charged by the LA. In effect schools are punished for removing unruly children.

Sounds more like a librarian to me

I’m sorry what?! I think you have completely misread my post, I completely support teachers including myself leaving site at lunch. Not sure how you misinterpreted my meaning there