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Argument with school

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Copper · 05/02/2002 14:24

We have just had the upsetting experience of our youngest son (7) losing 2 permanent front teeth at school, combined with my husband's angry reaction when he went to collect him - the message from school said he had chipped a tooth. DH found him with huge hole in his mouth, huge bulging bump under his eye and exploded with wrath. Not tactful and not how I would have done it, but exactly what I would expect of him. Very concerned to find out how it happened, school kept saying not their fault etc. We had an interview with the head teacher who was absent at the time. We had a different story from the one she had (2 games in the same space, it and football, collision and wham!was what our two sons had said, fell over while playing football was what she had been told). This was talked about quite calmly, and we proposed that better system of separating quick games was needed. She seemed more concerned with making us feel bad about DHs reaction and getting an apology. When it wasn't forthcoming, she told him how unpopular he was (he is usually very reserved).

I feel very upset about this - partly because my husband has obviously upset a lot of people that I have got to know quite well from helping in scvhool, partly because they think horrible things about him.

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Art · 07/02/2002 19:21

Copper, How awful for you all. From a teacher's point of view, I know accidents happen, even in the safest of playgrounds. But I would have expected the school to have rung you to explain the situation, especially if it was obvious that dental treatment was needed.

As a parent I would probably have acted the same way as your husband and it is the job of the head to calm anxious or upset parents - not criticise them!

Dont be too hard on your husband, he must have plenty of social skills or you would never have got together in the first place. It sounds like a lot of hurtful things were said in the heat of the moment that probably werent meant at all.

Anyway - hope you get it sorted out soon.

robinw · 08/02/2002 07:34

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Copper · 08/02/2002 14:38

Well, I tried ScummyMummy's advice of focussing on how they felt, and letting them know I regretted any distress caused to people trying to do a decent job. This led to them doing the same and a general clearing of the air all round. Everyone makes mistakes, and I don't think any mistakes made here had a bad effect on my son - only made my husband angrier. But I think he would have been pretty upset anyway because of absolute devotion to son and a nature that sees one kind of incident and immediately thinks of all the dreadful things that could have happened. Thank you everyone - you have been a real help. I can't tell you how upset I was by all this.

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Batters · 08/02/2002 15:04

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