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teacher hurting children in class

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dmo · 06/12/2006 14:06

i am a childminder and have 10 children after school 4 of the children are in the same class (all boys) and have told me things about their teacher such as:
he pokes them in the chest with his finger
hits books on their heads

i have asked them if he was joking (ie laughing) but no he was cross
one forgot his lines for the play the other drew some grass wrong

anyway i reported it to the parents who went into school this was 2 wks ago and the head hasnt done a thing about it, and one of the boys was quite upset yesterday after school

my sil is the head gov at school so phoned her and she said she would speak to the head but i've had no words back as yet

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WanderingTroll · 06/12/2006 14:10

Christ almighty.

Can you ask the parents if you can approach the school? Can you speak directly to the teacher?

Sorry, too dumbfounded to offer an advice - poor kids and poor you!

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dmo · 06/12/2006 14:15

i am involved in the school alot (my boys go) but i feel on a void as this is really an issue for the parents to sort but i feel nothing is being done
teather is quite old and he is a temp teather as normal teacher has just had a baby not due back till after easter. this teather used to be a head, me thinking why is he just a temp now

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snowydelight · 06/12/2006 14:20

If the head won't deal with it I think the parents need to go to the LEA. Totally unacceptable in this day and age!

bubblepop · 06/12/2006 14:27

hell ! this is way out of order! the parents themselves need to make an official complaint

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dmo · 06/12/2006 18:38

who to?
whats LEA?

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MistleToo · 06/12/2006 18:39

how old are the children?

We used to get chalk, board rubbers, books anything to hand really, thrown at us in secondary school.

LazyLou · 06/12/2006 18:40

if my dd came back and told me that her teacher had 'hurt' her in any way, I don't think I would be faffing around with the LEA. I'd be on the phone to the police.

nutcracker · 06/12/2006 18:42

Sounds awful.

My old form teacher once held a classmate round the throat up the wall. This was in secondary school though. Scared us all half to death though.

LazyLou · 06/12/2006 18:42

thats not to say, though that you did in any way do the wrong thing, just in case i get jumped on for my last comment

kama · 06/12/2006 18:43

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PeachyIsNowAChristmasFruit · 06/12/2006 18:45

Definitely speak to the LEA, as a childminder you also have a responsibility surely to the children in your care, to protect them? Copy any letters to OFSTED and indeed social services- if the LEA see all the differing agencies mentioned they will then get their arses in gear.

snowydelight · 06/12/2006 18:45

LEA is the Local Education Authority. DS1 was assaulted by a teacher at his school and I got some really good advice and support from my LEA when the headteacher and governors were crap.

hulababy · 06/12/2006 18:46

Definitely out of order, if what they are saying is actually what is going on. As 4 of them seem to be agreeing it would certainly point that way.

Normal order of who to speak to would be, IME anyway:

the teacher
the head
Governors
LEA
OFSTED

I wouldn't call in the police at this stage. You need to investigate further first.

HuwEdwards · 06/12/2006 18:47

dmo, have the children actually said he is hurting them?

CaRowlers · 06/12/2006 18:48

How do you know the school has done nothing?

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dmo · 06/12/2006 19:24

the children are 7-8 yrs old

imo the school has done nothing cause he is still teaching and the head has not responded to the parents verbally or writtern

and as i have said it happened again yesterday

hulababy i think as the head and govs are aware the next step as you say are lea

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CaRowlers · 06/12/2006 19:29

With all due respect I still don't see how you know what the school has or hasn't done.
The fact that he is still teaching means nothing.
And if the teacher is now going through a sort of disciplinary procedure, for example, this may be lengthy and on-going.
I would contact the head for some re-assurance.

hulababy · 06/12/2006 19:30

Yes, but are you definitely sure the school hasn't done anything. They may have spoken to the teacher and asked him to sort his self out, and given a warning. If you think the teacher is still hurting the children you need to go back in to the head. Follow your visit with a letter and CC to the Governors, and request a reply within 7 or 14 days stating what steps have been taken to ensure this behaviour by the teacher has been stopped and what there asurances are that it won't happen again. I would also tell them that you intend taking this further with the LEA and/or OFSTED if the head fails to do these things. If you get no joy, go to the LEA.

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dmo · 06/12/2006 19:32

will ask the parents to go in on friday for an update (i take them tomo)
thanks for your ideas

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