Swearing - would you speak to the school?

[PuddingPie16]

To cut a long story short...my child has become friends with another child since starting school and it isn't going down well.
My child thinks the world of this friend and as do they but since becoming friends, it has impacted their behaviour and they have started swearing at us.
When confronted about the swearing, they say they learnt it from the other child. I have spoken to the other child's Mum occasionally walking back from school and she has a very 'laid-back' approach to parenting but I have heard the child swear at the Mum too.
Is it just a case of we continue to teach our child that swearing is bad and never to say those words or has anyone been in this position and spoken to the school?
I know children pick things up all the time but it's getting ridiculous and no, having spoken to the Mum a few times, she isn't the type of person you can speak to about the issue as I can imagine I'd just get a mouthful of abuse.

Thank you.

How old are the children?

I might mention it in passing to the teacher (maybe just saying that you think your child has picked up some swearing from the playground) but ultimately it's up to you to continue to teach the child that just because Jim does something doesn't mean he can do it.

Some children swear and you cannot change that, not can the school. But you can teach your child not to join in.

I’d tell DC swearing isn’t appropriate, that they will get in trouble if a teacher hears them and if they do they have to take whatever the teacher decides is the appropriate consequence.

If you tell them never to say the words it could make them do it all the more because they know you don’t want them to, so they do it because they’d get a kick out of being a bit naughty.

I always told my kids 'different houses, different rules'

We brought our kids up not to swear but we swear at times and we don't censor people around the kids. I see it like alcohol, driving, cooking on heat... all things they see and hear others do but aren't allowed to themselves. They accept that and don't swear

Had this in nursery but fortunately my son is speech delayed unfortunately he was very clear on this single solitary swear word I spoke to the staff and said I believe we have a swearer? They said ummm yes sorry, as I said it can't be helped and it could be worse we also had a free weeing child who liked to pee outdoors wherever the fancy took them they would drop trou and pee ds picked up that one too that was fun stopping that behaviour