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Teacher ripping my sons work up even though he has a visual impairment

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Charl871 · 22/10/2023 18:05

My son has an eye condition which makes him visually impaired. The council assessed him at school and advised on all the equipment he needs to help with his learning.

The other day he came home from school and was upset as he said his teacher had ripped his work up twice in front of the whole class. He told me he can't see the thin lines to write on (which the council has requested to the school that he has thicker lined books) so his teacher ripped his work up saying he hasn't written on the lines.

I have got parents evening next week and would like some advice on how I can approach this incident with his teacher

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Dibbydoos · 22/10/2023 18:36

Just say you know they did it and ask them to justify tgeir behaviour.

End of.

So sick of poor teachers they made tge rest of them have bad names. What an AH!

annonymousandlikeit · 22/10/2023 18:37

Dibbydoos · 22/10/2023 18:36

Just say you know they did it and ask them to justify tgeir behaviour.

End of.

So sick of poor teachers they made tge rest of them have bad names. What an AH!

what is the point? What sort of constructive conclusion could this conversation possibly come to?

ThisIsntThe80sPat · 22/10/2023 18:38

That's disgusting. I'd be straight on the phone to the headteacher.

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Charl871 · 22/10/2023 18:48

My son doesn't lie, and wouldn't of been so upset over it if it didn't happen

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saraclara · 22/10/2023 18:50

I world also be wary of attending the parents evening when you have a formal complaint in place. When you talk to the head tomorrow, check with them whether you should attend while the complaint is being investigated.

PokeyLaFarge · 22/10/2023 18:58

Go on the school website;
Print off their send policy (your child has a disabilty)
Print off their staff behaviour/conduct policy
E mail the chair of governors and ask who the send link governor is and then e mail them with your complaint - they have to investigate as per the school complaints policy and usually have to get back to you within 14 days
Go on the gov.uk ofsted website and check their complaints policy
Utterly unacceptable behaviour
Sounds like EDI and send training is needed!

muchalover · 22/10/2023 18:59

Be careful about your son moving classes. I had a similar event when I was about 8 (my teacher marking sums wrong that were right and my mum went to see her).

I never recovered from moving class because my teacher was not held to account and no-one spoke to me and told me this was not my fault. I was unable to make friends because I think rumours went before me, friendship groups were already made, and my new teacher was nasty to me I assume to make me pay.

Any move needs careful management and direct and ongoing support for your little one.

Or the teacher is replaced but no blame attached to your son. (Which is what should happen).

Ifyoulikealotofchocolateonyourbiscuit · 22/10/2023 19:00

VI teacher here. Contact your VI teacher asap as well as the senco and head teacher. The school should be providing modified work books for your child and under no circumstances ripping up work for any child, especially one with a disability. I hope you get this sorted op, this is shocking. Your VI teacher will be able to support you with this.

NotMyFinestMoment · 22/10/2023 19:00

Teacher sounds like a nasty ignorant bully. I would be making a formal complaint and a very big deal out of it.

Desdemonadryeyes · 22/10/2023 19:04

I’d be ripping her a new one.

Awful behaviour

mamaof2girls · 22/10/2023 19:06

I don't understand as a parent why parents ask other parents what they should do etc! I would be straight in the school having a word with the teacher and head teacher not leaving until it was delt with and child felt safe and happy to go back to class. It's your job to protect and be your child's voice and not let anyone bully them cause that's essentially what that is!!

Canisaysomething · 22/10/2023 19:07

Only go to the parents evening if you want to tell the teacher to their face what a disgusting bully they are.

annonymousandlikeit · 22/10/2023 19:08

Canisaysomething · 22/10/2023 19:07

Only go to the parents evening if you want to tell the teacher to their face what a disgusting bully they are.

do not do this ( obviously)

BlowDryRat · 22/10/2023 19:10

No teacher should ever rip up a student's work. End of. I'd be complaining to the head.

PantsOfDoom · 22/10/2023 19:11

Vile teacher!

Good to formalise complaint and inform exterior teacher

Countryliving0180 · 22/10/2023 19:18

That's a teacher bulling a student. It's not on, I would not be having my child in this person's class anymore if its really what happened

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Charl871 · 22/10/2023 19:20

Thank you. I have informed his VI, I believe she is due in again this week as she believes he needs touch type.

I have had so much trouble with this school, he has only just gone back after me taking him out for 10 days due to racial and physical bullying. So I am currently looking for another school for him

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Charl871 · 22/10/2023 19:22

I posted here for a chat about it, I protect my children at all costs!!! I wasn't looking for negativity, just a chat about my situation.
#remembertobekind

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Pleaseme · 22/10/2023 19:25

We had a teacher do this to two children last academic year. He was a new teacher. One of the children involved had sen and the teacher never really got control of the class from that point as the children took a strong dislike to him. Formal complaints got no where and he is still with the school but is bounced around doing p.e. / icy / cover for teacher planning time rather than having his own class.

CurlyhairedAssassin · 22/10/2023 19:25

The only way I would (just about) accept someone ripping up my child's work is if they did it in a funny way which made my child laugh, and they'd only done a couple of lines. eg if they'd been too busy chatting to their friend and made no effort and so rushed it and it was really scruffy. If the teacher knew he could do WAY better and the teacher was known amongst the kids for doing daft things like that to make the kids laugh and keep them motivated then it might be a "thing" of that teacher that they ripped up a couple of scruffy lines of work and said "Oh I think one of the Reception kids has left some work in here that they didn't finish, let's put it in the bin" with a big wink, to make all the kids laugh.

TheSugarcubes · 22/10/2023 19:29

Nobody should be ripping up anybody's work.

iamenougheveryday · 22/10/2023 19:29

Is it 1 form entry or 2 form entry?

ShazzaF · 22/10/2023 19:30

saraclara · 22/10/2023 18:19

I'm a (retired) teacher. Ripping up any child's work in front of them is absolutely appalling, and I'm shocked to hear that anyone would do it in these more enlightened times. It's something that I can only imagine happening back when I was at school in the '60s and early '70s.

So yes, absolutely it needs addressing, and I would approach the SENCO on this straight away, rather than waiting for parents' evening.

It happened to me in primary school in the early noughties! My teacher didn't think my handwriting was near enough - I was in year 3!

It really, really used to upset me because I was writing as neatly as I could, and I was writing in cursive too which I think is pretty good going!

I think it was horrible to of my teacher to do to me, let alone to a child with additional needs! I would be absolutely fuming OP

Noideawhatisgoingon · 22/10/2023 19:42

Speak to the teacher first - is this actually what happened? Not saying it isn’t but please don’t go in all guns blazing until you know you actually need to.

I once was accused of ripping a child’s work up. Formal complaint and everything. What actually happened was the child asked me to take the page out of her book as she had made a massive mess and wanted to start again. I pulled the page out of her book. No ripping, she wasn’t in trouble but that’s not what she told her parents. Luckily I hadn’t been on my own with her and had witnesses (the children were asked by SLT).
She admitted had gone home and lied because she hated maths and wanted to get me in to trouble so she wouldn’t have to do maths!!!!

Noideawhatisgoingon · 22/10/2023 19:43

If it is what happened though, that is completely unacceptable!!!

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