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My child is getting bullied by teachers

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Kidsaregrim · 14/10/2022 20:54

There was a really minor issue with the teacher and I went to speak to her about it and she was horrendously rude to me.

since that point my daughter has been pulled out of class for various minor reasons and this has escalated to being pulled out of the class by the head and being told that she is a snitch and no one likes a snitch.

I have never had one bad report of my child, never had a phone call home, never had another parent approach me - so I can only conclude that since this chat they have decided that she is paying for my chat with the teacher

I know there are instances when children lie, exaggerate etc but this is not the case. She has come home tonight so distressed, she is year 6 so not a baby.

any advice on how I can move forward?

OP posts:

Smartiepants79 · 15/10/2022 09:19

Move your child.
I’m a teacher and cannot for the life of me understand why any parent would
leave their child in the care of people they have such a very low opinion of.
You don’t trust them, you feel they are damaging her. Leave.
You can still make a complaint if you wish to try and get change happening in the school.

Celarra · 15/10/2022 09:25

NewtoHolland · 15/10/2022 07:19

I would be speaking to the local education authority and Ofsted. But if I genuinely believed that my child had been told not to snitch by a teacher I would take them out of school, if it happened it's a completely unsafe culture at that school.

Not if it is an academy @NewtoHolland.
It really shocks me that so many parents do not understand what the Academy system means.
An academy has been taken or chosen to be taken out of Local Authority control. The LA is not responsible.

A huge factor in breaking up our education system and as parents gives you less objectviity when you voice your concerns. ( as these will be to the trust that this the school)

marcopront · 15/10/2022 09:26

Kidsaregrim · 14/10/2022 23:10

@CoastalWave im wondering if this is the same school. They have denied this conversation happened and said that they have several members of staff witness the conversation. We were in a completely empty playground!

I have NEVER encountered anything like this before.

I am confused by this.
They denied the conversation happened but they have witnesses.
Were there two conversations?

Doowop1919 · 15/10/2022 11:58

Also one to say follow your gut. My art teacher in 4th year (I think 9th grade in England?) was horrible to me. I wasn't a trouble maker in school, throughout high school, I got one lunch time detention for being the one caught throwing someone's rucksack to them, and maybe 2 punishment exercises for incomplete homework. Never anything worse, I was a bit chatty but I was never in proper proper trouble with my teachers. My art teacher just hated me, he would constantly separate me from my friend in class, sometimes as soon as I'd walk in the door he'd move me alone to a table in the corner whilst the rest of the class were able to sit and talk together. Then one day, he screamed at me in front of a class of 1st year high schoolers. It was humiliating for the first time ever, I yelled back at him. Spoke to my guidance counsellor who actually believed me and he said if I wanted to drop the course I could but needed my mum's permission. My mum believed and supported me too, wrote the note and that's why I'm the only one who has 7 standard grades instead of 8. I never went back to art and helped out the younger kids with their German instead that hour. I can't imagine how I would have suffered if nobody believed me and left me to it.

sandytooth · 15/10/2022 12:03

This is so depressing. Please move your child to another school.

Heatwavenotify · 15/10/2022 13:51

I totally sympathise. I went through this with my daughter. I followed all the procedures until eventually the Head cried in front of the LEA, Governor’s, Diocese rep (faith school) and admitted this teacher was out of control. They STILL did nothing to protect my daughter from the teacher.
In the end I home schooled until I got her into another school. It took months to get her smile back. But she did. She’s now thriving at a top University loving life.
My advice is to just move your child. Complain by all means but it’s not worth the stress to your child or your family. Good luck x

Heatwavenotify · 15/10/2022 14:00

Just to add, my child was in primary when it happened. She was hounded by this teacher. It happens. She was bright, funny, a little shy. She broke her that year. I wish I had pulled her sooner.

Johnnysgirl · 15/10/2022 14:02

maddy68 · 15/10/2022 14:05

Kidsaregrim · 14/10/2022 20:54

There was a really minor issue with the teacher and I went to speak to her about it and she was horrendously rude to me.

I know there are instances when children lie, exaggerate etc but this is not the case. She has come home tonight so distressed, she is year 6 so not a baby.

any advice on how I can move forward?

It depends. Oscahe telling tales on lots of kids and trying to get them into trouble ?

I would expect the head to be involved of that was the case.

Go and speak to the head and get the facts first

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