For a few weeks I've noticed my sons teacher being quite friendly towards me. He's quite a friendly person towards most people but I always had the sense that he was leaning in towards me when I had to discuss anything with him. At the end of last term he called me from his personal cellphone to thank me for volunteering to go on a school trip (he had asked for parent volunteers) and to invite me to come along. I thought something serious must have happened at school to warrant a phone call at home from a teacher but no, just an invite to the trip. I later found out that he had promised to call another parent to let her know if she was needed on the trip and he didn't bother to call her.
On the trip, he was fairly cordial but he did come over to me a few times to make small talk and ask about my plans for Christmas. He also touched me in the small of my back whilst I was crossing a road.
This term, he has been just as friendly but now when I speak to him about school related issues, as I walk away when the brief conversation has ended he has called after me, "what did you do at the weekend?" or "what are your plans for today?".
I can't decide whether he likes me or its normal for a teacher to be friendly and cordial with parents. He stands very close to me when we talk. 5inches away from my face sometimes( he doesn't do this with other parents or staff) and he makes eye contact quite a bit.
My concern is that I think he may have a girlfriend although he hasn't mentioned one to the kids since September. It's all very awkward. Especially as he teaches my son.
Is he being friendly or is there more to it?
BTW I'm a single parent.