Teachers; how would you deal with 9 year old boy drawing boobs on a mermaid?

[DrNortherner]

Ds's school have a red and yellow card system. Usually give 2 warnings, then a yellow, then a red. Teacher writes reason on the card, parent signs an sends it back to school.

Ds gutted he got a red card. Teacher wrote "ds defaced someone else's work"

I was as it sounds terrible. However, upon investigation it became clear that lunchtime play was stopped today due to bad weather, they stayed in the classroom watching a DVD and colouring in/doodling. A girl on ds's table was colouring a mermaid, ds drew boobs on the mermaid, teacher came in and saw the boobs and asked who did it. Ds admitted. She dished out the red card.

I feel a bit miffed that her description on the card leads you to believe he actually defaced someones hard work during a lesson, when in fact during unsupervised DVD watching he drew a pair of boobs on a mermaid. I think 'that's a bit rude' chat would have sufficed, or am I wrong?

I would appreciate opinions please.

Clawdy actually a lot of children do draw breasts (and other bits) on their pictures at one stage or another

God yes, mrz- I sometimes used to hand out blank paper at the end of term to my KS3 art classes and tell them that they didn't have to put any names on it and they could draw what they wanted.

The resulting filth was unparalleled and exceptionally creative; clearly labelled diagrams and arrows ensured that there was no confusion on the part of the viewer, and maintained accuracy. Fantastic.

the point is BOT children were drawing together on the picture the girl and boy are friends and were both drawing together on the one piece of paper as the op has checked with the girl and parents, so he didnt deface her picture, it was THEIR picture.