Teacher looking in to child’s mouth for gum?

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Teacher insisted that year 7 DD was chewing even though she told the teacher that she wasn’t but that she had a painful ulcer. Teacher clearly did not believe DD so she asked DD to have a look in to her mouth in front of her peers and show her that there was no gum and that she had an ulcer… Whilst I appreciate that gum in schools is a pain I don’t think it is ok for a teacher to inspect a child’s mouth for gum in front of her class mates…

Not happy about this, especially not that it was done in front of her peers.

Just wanted to vent...may mention it on parents evening...

thanks

Sorry for inferring that one child might have many mouths. I was stressed. Its a topic that still riles me, eighteen months into retirement.

You're being silly OP.

You sound rather precious OP. If this is the only thing which your child has happen which is embarrassing then she is very lucky indeed.

She must have swallowed it. Simple.

Get a grip OP, she looked into her mouth. Save your venting and complaints for when something actually bad happens at school.

If you bring it up at parents evening your 5 minute slot will be taken up with nonsense instead of actually finding out how your DD is getting on, and the teacher will think you are totally bizarre.

We used to get lined up at assembly, and told to close our eyes while our form teacher came round to check for signs of make up. She would get really close, will never forget the smell of her breath - yuck. But she spotted each and every little bit of mascara, eye liner, lip gloss - everything! Sent to the loos to wash off. How else was she supposed to enforce the rules?!

Teacher insisted that year 7 DD was chewing even though she told the teacher that she wasn’t but that she had a painful ulcer.

Which was probably the 30th time a pupil had insisted it was an ulcer/cough sweet/not gum/not chewing in the last hour.

Pupils often complain to parents about how they where embarrassed (or humiliated) by the teacher when the teacher has said that they will follow up with something that will go home to the parents and the pupil wants to get their story in first.