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

I collected my own statements from kids in that class and it's actually a very different story. I presented these to the last person investigating, but he seems to only really acknowledge the school statements, including the teachers!

Correct procedure for gathering statements is to sit the children down without any prior discussion or warning and get them to write down what they remember, unaided and without discussing it with each other or anyone else. I'm guessing you didn't follow that procedure so it's not surprising your statements were not used.

It isn't.

I would be annoyed if an adult threw something at my child. It's not professional and what is it supposed to achieve? I was a child in the 80s and 90s and I didn't witness this behaviour from teachers. I would not be after her job for this, and I would not move my child if it was an isolated incident. But I would be unhappy enough to email in and insist that this isn't done again. That's not asking much and it's not unreasonable.

She has you right where she wants you! Missing school a day a week with your full approval because she's sooo emotionally shook up 😂

Probably off with stress because of parents like you.

It is though

I highly doubt that. When I was a classroom teacher I was sworn at, spat at, had doors barged open into me – yes and pens and gluesticks thrown at me. I mean not all the time and obvs not by everyone.

I reported all incidents and I am pretty sure none of the students was excluded over their actions.

do you think that would in the slightest bit bother a state secondary school teacher? Really?

Probably suspended pending investigation

Teaching? Doubtful.

Unless an uber strict Michaela type school, throwing a pen wouldn't be a suspension. Even there it's probably a detention or similar.

Who said it was a joke? It wasn't a joke!

Uber 😂

Ahhh so it's the teachers you think get suspended for throwing pens.

Uber 😂

Fuck all this nonsense. Tell her to go in and next time lob the pen back. They won’t do it again. Believe me!

Again... No, it wasn't a game! This has been confirmed! It hit her after she had answered.

If she’d intended to hurt your child, surely she’d have done something other than frisbeeing a highlighter at her blazered arm? So what do you think the teacher’s intention was?

Well she didn’t answer though, she said she didn’t know the answer.

Was it thrown at her or to her?

Uber yes.

"denoting an outstanding or supreme example of a particular kind of person or thing."

What's your point with saying they had a cover because the teacher was absent? That she wasn't getting a very good education? Missing 20% of school days isn't going to help with that!

If she isn't going to attend any more music lessons then she might as well drop the subject, then she can at least attend her other lessons normally without missing out.

Also agree with an earlier poster that you should chuck a highlighter at her in parents evening if its all such a laugh.

And the shit that was acceptable for teachers to do back in the day was pretty appalling and some of them were proper sadistic fuckers.

are you always so over-dramatic?
That can't be good to raise a child in that environment

What do you want to happen now?

So if someone chucked something at you would you just have a good old laugh and get on with your day