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AIBU?

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Original poster

to be cross at dd teacher for making her spend 3 hours today practicing for sports day?

29 replies

whoingodsnameami · 21/06/2010 19:50

She broke her collarbone 3 weeks ago, and is not supposed to do P.E til she gets the all clear from the hospital, which will hopefully be this thurday.

So, AIBU, even if she seems capable of doing physical activities, surely doctors orders should be adhered to?

she is 6 btw.

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differentID · 21/06/2010 19:53

YANBU at all.

Her first PE session despite doctors orders and it's 3 hours long? I would be gunning for the headteacher, let alone the class teacher!

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whoingodsnameami · 21/06/2010 19:55

Thankyou, was'nt sure if I was being petty as she is capablr of doing it, though it does still hurt doing certain things, which tells me obviously it is not healed yet.

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Feenie · 21/06/2010 20:00

practising

YANBU at all. Obviously yo've told the teacher all about the collarbone incident and the subsequent medical advice?

HumphreyCobbler · 21/06/2010 20:01

If she was practising for sports day she probably only did three minutes actual running during the whole time.

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whoingodsnameami · 21/06/2010 20:03

Yep, they know all about it, and know when her follow up oppointment is.

HumphreyCobbler, she said she done alot, 4 different types of races, and each one about 3 or 4 times, including the race where they have to climb through hoops etc.

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gingernutlover · 21/06/2010 20:04

3 hours? honestly?

I find it really hard to believe that any teacher would plan and carry out a 3 hour long PE lesson for 6 year olds.

YANBU to be annoyed that she did any PE, and should complain about that, assuming the teacher was fully imforned about the doctors advice.

FranSanDisco · 21/06/2010 20:04

What did she actually do? 3 hours for a Sports Day practice seems long. Is it the mini olympics?

weblette · 21/06/2010 20:05

YANBU - if the school has specific medical instructions it should be following them.

paisleyleaf · 21/06/2010 20:06

I don't see how it could be 3 hours (unless they missed lunch/snack) ...but that doesn't really matter - yanbu anyway.

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whoingodsnameami · 21/06/2010 20:07

FranSanDisco.

I know, it's a long time is'nt it, she said they started after the first playtimne, so around 10.30, stopped for lunch, then went back out til afternoon playtime, about 2.30.

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whoingodsnameami · 21/06/2010 20:08

Oh and she and her twin are sunburned despite suncream being applied.

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FranSanDisco · 21/06/2010 20:11

Well, that sounds very OTT. YANBU.

runnyhabbit · 21/06/2010 20:11

I doubt very much it was for three hours.

Ds1, 5yrs, has his sports day tomorrow, and they have been practising every day for the past week. However, I reckon in that time he's probably only ran a handful of times.

However, YANBU to be cross at school considering your dd's injury

clam · 21/06/2010 20:12

Well, that would be an hour in the morning then, and possibly an hour in the afternoon. Depending on whether they remained in their PE kit over lunch time. Which is 2 hours.
But even so, if she's been signed off PE, then your DD shouldn't have been participating.

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whoingodsnameami · 21/06/2010 20:15

clam, they only have an hour for lunch, ad did remain in thier P'E kit, which reminds me, dd also had to do this wearing her school shoes as her pumps are at home, I figured there was no need to rush them back in as she should'nt be doing P'E.

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whoingodsnameami · 21/06/2010 20:17

runnyhabbit, would you believe today is the first day they have practised, and sports day is in 3 days?

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emptyshell · 22/06/2010 01:39

That's about average for sports day practice notice periods - if you put them too far in advance it builds it up so much that it gets the kids stressed out. The only real reason for a practice at all is to make sure they know what's happening when and have a vague idea of what they're meant to be doing for all the races (although there'll still be one littlie who'll put the sack for the sack race on their head or something).

I love the way it's always the TEACHER that's to blame when with something like this it'll be further up the school management - please try going and directing the anger at the head organ grinder for once instead of going in and shooting the monkey!

cory · 22/06/2010 07:17

emptyshell may have a point: have you specifically told the teacher/sent a note addressed to the teacher about this? I have always found with medical issues that telling the headteacher or the secretary in the office is absolutely useless unless you also tell each teacher individually

having said that, I have also known teachers to deliberately ignore medical advice that they have known about, or refuse to use their own initiative to help an injured child - and in that case I don't think lack of directives from the top is an excuse: teachers are adults and if they know the score should be able to think for themselves

so I'd leave it an open question as to who is to blame, but I would go into the school and pretend to be ever so concerned because your dd has brought home this strange story of having done PE, but of course that couldn't have been happening after you told the school about the broken collarbone....

RunawayWife · 22/06/2010 07:24

YANBU

Galena · 22/06/2010 07:31

You might even find that she was told not to participate and she asked the teacher if she could. She might have said she was now fine to do running, and so was told only to join in with the things she felt able to (i.e. the running) and decided that it all looked fun, so pushed herself a little further.

Out of interest, at lunchtimes has she been sitting quietly all the time, or has she been running around in the playground? Maybe the teacher couldn't see much difference between running in the playground and running along a track.

xstitch · 22/06/2010 09:52

YANBU

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whoingodsnameami · 22/06/2010 10:58

Well yes, she is running around at lunchtime etc, but you cant stop her doing that, but P.E is againsed the doctors orders, so I dont see that as a reason to go againsed the doctors advice and my wishes to let her do P.E.

Anyway, it turned out to be a fill in teacher (who I have never seen before) who told her to get changed for sports and partake, however the TA was there and knew full well she should'nt, I have had several discussions with her about the injury since it happened.

When I spoke to the fill in teacher this morning, she was very rude and did'nt even offer a opology, I was polite and explained why she should'nt have done it, and she just said, ok and walked away.

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Galena · 22/06/2010 11:18

'Well yes, she is running around at lunchtime etc, but you cant stop her doing that'

Yes, you can. We often have children sitting quietly at the benches with a book because they've injured themselves on their trampolines or some such and have been told not to run around. Teacher has acknowledged your wishes, and has said it's ok, so one assumes she won't do it again.

She should get the all clear from the hospital on Thursday? Sports day is three days from yesterday, i.e. Thursday? One therefore assumes she won't be at sports day because of hospital appointment. So I wouldn't worry too much. They won't be practising for it after Thursday.

borderslass · 22/06/2010 11:22

my ds broke his collarbone 2 years ago within 2 weeks he was back to normal ,when I went back to the hospital they said it's quite usual for it to heal quickly and if he'd been in pain he wouldn't of used his arm.

edam · 22/06/2010 11:27

I'd write a polite but firm note to the head, explaining what has happened, that they need to give some feedback to the supply teacher AND tighten up their procedures so important messages about a pupil's health are passed on to everyone involved.