My child was hit by a pen, thrown by a teacher

[Tiredallthetimelaura]

So my daughter who is in year 8 was in a lesson when her teacher 'cold called' her a question. My daughter responded she didn't know the answer and the teacher then threw a highlighter pen at her, hitting her on the arm. The teacher then did it again to another student, also hitting them on the arm. We have reached level 2 of a complaint, but it's always investigated by management within the academy. The school keep down playing what happened and not investigating what we ask. This teacher is still teaching, although my daughter isn't going in on the day of that lesson, which is greatly affecting her attendance. The school said they would move my daughter so she could do a different lesson (double Maths or double English), but we said no! This feels like a punishment to our daughter. She wants to do that lesson, just not with that teacher... and we agree.
Any advice on what/how the school legally should be handling this? Happy to answer any further questions Xx

she is the school captain of her Hockey team, football team and netball team

but she is left "embarrassed and humiliated* by an highlighter in music class?

I don't buy that 😂

So you don't think throwing something and it hitting a child for absolutely no reason is attacking them in some way?

Are you a teacher?

For the record, if you read my posts and not those of the trolls, you'd see she hasn't missed 5 weeks of school!

Your daughter has shown resilience and stood up for herself. Posters are saying teachers are leaving the profession because they can they have a choice and so does your daughter. She has bravely made a decision to not attend her class out of principle. Your daughter deserves respect as well and not be used for entertainment for the teacher.

Thank you 😊

when you start accusing posters who don't agree with you to be "trolls" you have really lost the argument I am afraid.

Didn't answer my question? Are you a teacher?

And I'm not calling people trolls for disagreeing with me, I'm calling people trolls for the horrid insults they've made about my daughter and about me. She's 13! Does it make grown adults feel good, insulting a 13 year old child?!

But she's not attending out of principle. She's been missing a full day of school weekly for the past five weeks because she doesn't "feel safe" in music class. Not missing the offending class and teacher, the entire day.

From the sports teams she captains I'm surprised a highlighter has caused her so much trauma. Stray balls and contact are common in those sports.

It was my partner who went through it he also had to deal with racism. The 60's and 70's was a terrible time.

It doesn't mean you are right and the op is wrong. I do think the teacher should apologise if her ego allows her to.

Tiredallthetimelaura · Today 01:39

And I'm not calling people trolls for disagreeing with me, I'm calling people trolls for the horrid insults they've made about my daughter and about me.

In that case, I suggest you don't post on here. You're coming over as a total snowflake.

The teacher should apologise she is meant to be professional not one of the kids.

With respect, your daughter is a zero amount of feisty and completely non resilient if a teacher tossing a highlighter at her arm has traumatised her to the point of not being able to attend lessons for five weeks. This is not normal.

If she was feisty, she'd have thrown the pen back. If she was resilient, she'd have laughed it off and be begging you to drop this nonsense.

No mate, trust me, I'm no snowflake! Just think it's shocking that a bunch of grown adults think it's acceptable to ridicule a 13 Yr old child? Give your head a wobble!
Try typing into your search bar - can a teacher throw a pen at a student UK - I think you'll be surprised!

Her DD has a learning disability she has selective mutism. The teacher should have got to know her students before introducing them to silly games. If she knew more about ops daughter I doubt she would have cold called her.

Again, clearly not read all my posts explaining what happened!

Nobody has directed horrid insults at you or your daughter.

It's almost like you're making something out of nothing...again.

Oh, and I've never used the word 'traumatised', not once!

You still haven’t answered what you’d like to happen?

Try reading ALL the posts, not just the last few!

Gaslighting is that the level now.

Apologies - "Emotionally shook up".

Yes, me too!

I'm thinking that most of the posters who think this is acceptable are probably teachers themselves.

What an example to give children...