Primary school child refusing school

[Troubledprimarymum]

I wonder if anybody who has had a child in this situation might be able to advise.
My child (11) (A student) in the top set at school, very bright, quiet, works hard, can be a perfectionist, has started to refuse school saying the teacher is picking on them every day. Child, has never been in any sort of trouble whatsoever, and has no idea why this is happening or how to respond to it. Child's response so far is to run to the bathroom and cry quietly before returning to seat only for it to happen again.

The teacher in question is young and from speaking to parents whose children had the same teacher last year, has had meetings over treating children unequally.

From listening to child all year, this teacher seems really immature. Plays pranks every single day on colleagues and gets the children to carry out the pranks. Doesn't show up some Monday mornings and seems short tempered telling the children that he isn't there to help them (?), plays TikTok videos during the day for the kids as well as as sports channel and then complains the kids haven't finished their work.

I've thought it was all exaggerated but child is now saying they aren't going to school as the teacher spends the day picking on one or two kids (and now it appears to be my child's turn).

While its near the end of the school year, I'm reluctant to let it go. There are a lot more specific examples but they may be outing.

What have you done in this situation.

Yes this isn't acceptable behaviour by the teacher. Reminds me of a teacher my child had in Year 5 (though not as bad as yours and there was no picking on the children) but he was trying to be cool and I don't think he did any real teaching all year apart from computing.

It is difficult, I'd be 100% with you in complaining to the Head BUT for the fact that your child has this moron for another 5 or 6 weeks and I'd worry that it might make that last bit of primary school even worse. You either do nothing and count down the days or weeks together, OR meet with the teacher and see if you can get them to change how they are treating your son, OR meet with Head and see if something can be done (is there another class your son can move to?), OR keep him off school, OR move him to another school (I know that sounds a bit daft but if there is another locally it might be worth doing). Best of luck!