Should i complain? (again)

[lifesteeth]

Went in to see the head about bullying yesterday. Today my son came home yet again in tears.

Basically he had gone to pick up a chair, another boy (known trouble causer, terrible behavioural problems etc) shouts out and tells the teacher that my son is taking his chair...to save "a scene" the teacher told my son to let him have the chair and instead brought out a tiny baby chair that the nursery use for him (he's 8), she may as well have stuck a sign on him saying "please laugh at me and degrade me further, I like it".

Would you let this slide?

No I definetely would not.Your poor ds he must feel awful.

Oh your poor ds! No - I wouldn't let this slide. Outrageous and lazy by the teacher. Why should your son be made to suffer just to make teacher's life easier re the trouble maker.I really think they worry so much about the trouble-makers that they forget the impact unjust decisions have upon the well-behaved kids. If the teacher carries on like that she will lose your son's respect if she hasn't done so already.

That is truly awful - complain in person to the head first thing tomorrow morning. Stay calm. Can you corroborate the story - a good friend whose child is the same class? I find it useful to sometimes have another view. To me this type of behaviour from a teacher is akin to bullying. Good Luck!

Go in there and kick ass. unacceptable.

This is exactly the sort of behaviour I alluded to in another thread, where the staff colluded with the bullying. The head of my son's primary school implied that my son's situation was his own fault because he didn't want to join in with the thuggish, football hooligan type of behaviour in the playground. She said that "if he didn't fit in, the other boys wouldn't like him". She even said "they don't like children who are different, you know". This, because he actually liked to read books...

No NO NO!, this other boy can not be made to think he is ok treating other like this, the school inc that silly teacher and parents needs to take this matter in hand before it gos any further and you may be able to start that ball rlling.good luck

oh my god, would she have dared say your son doesnt fit is because he is black.asian/in a wheel chair???, very very abd practice from school!, i would contact head and ofsted, even as a childminder we have standards to meet and school are the same including equal ops and diversity!

This happened several years ago, but I don't think things have changed much in that particular school. Ds is grown up now!