Teacher played April Fools prank

[Emma330912]

Okay, so I know I'm super late as we're near the end of April, but I was just RE telling the story to my mum & it stirred up feelings again. On April the 1st, I picked my son (9) up from after school club, he was grumpy and a bit tearful on the way home. Later, as we were chatting at home, he told me his teacher & TA had played a prank on the class, they were told to keep their coats on as they were going on a surprise trip to Legoland, they were super excited & the TA was directed by the teacher to check if all their pack lunches were ready. All the kids thought they were going according to my son. But it was an April Fools, many of the children, including my son cried, he was okay talking about it, but only after I told him I didn't think it was a funny prank either.
Even as I write this my belly burns, I feel I should of rang the next day to say something, but I wasn't sure if I was over reacting or being over protective. Now, I feel I want to say something when we get back from half term, just as an FYI to be mindful of pranks next year.
Would you just leave it now as too much times passed? Am I blowing it out of proportion?
Thanks
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This is horrid, the April fool at my school was telling them they had to stay until half five to make up for an early closure (because of snow) earlier in the school year. None of them fell for it 🤣

It does seem surprising that kids of that age would fall for it, but it's nonetheless a cruel "joke" and it shouldn't have happened

If this happened it's shit. Although my Y1 and Y2 kids are both smart enough to know that no school trip happens without all the parents authorising it, and that the gets weeks of reminders trying to get some parents to tick the bloody box on the email.

My DS LOVED his teachers prank this year. She told the class that if they were all good they'd get a Brownie at the end of the day. And then handed them all a letter "E" cut out of brown paper as they were lined u0 to leave......

Another one not buying this. For a start if it had happened other parents would have raised this as an issue when it happened (not three weeks later) and an apology would have been made because whatever the OP thinks schools and teachers are not stupid and are very conscious of media disparagement ( long word OP, look it up!). Additionally children aged 9 know how school trips work, they might be fooled for a bit by talk of a trip in the future, but not a "surprise" trip.

Okay so last post on this as I feel it's resolved, thank you so much to those that posted supportive posts with advice. I informed a vice head at the school gates today who looked a bit surprised but said she's sure it wasn't meant maliciously but to leave it with her, which I'm okay with, I didn't want a big deal made just more like a casual chat with teachers.
Ermm, I am new to posting for advice onine so not sure of protocol but as a single parent of two working full time, thought it would be good to reach out on a non judgemental parent focused site. I broke up from work on the 5th of April, as did the kids, so I guess I just process things slower, away from the rushing work environment. Why anyone would think I would sit and make up such a strange story is amusing & perhaps tells me more about them & what they get up to, however, those that did offer words of wisdom I'm truely thankful. Also, those saying my son shouldn't of believed his teacher & their child wouldn't, sort of proves my point that all children are different, we should not be comparing them and we should most definitely not assume that all children would instinctivly know not to put there trust in a teacher/TA they see every day and learn from just because it's the 1st of April. I don't really play cruel tricks on my son so he's not constantly on guard but again, obviously there are those of you that do so each to there own.

Again, thank you for all the useful advice and support
Emma
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Vice Head? Intriguing.....

Yes, I play tricks on my son daily . He's always on edge.

Or maybe by 9 years old he knows that a school trip involves permission slips and money, reminders the day before, packed lunches. And yes, not all kids are the same; I can imagine some are naive at that age but certainly not a whole class.

I don't think that a 9yo believing a trusted adult telling them they are going to LEGOLAND is naïve.

Whereas, on the other hand, a 10yo believing that on a residential, once an hour the water fountain turns to lemonade, and still believing that 4 years later...