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DD being bullied by a teacher?

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BackBone · 20/12/2007 18:19

My dd is adament that a teacher at school does not like her. She is 14 and the teacher is very young (still in her 20s) but apparantly its been noticed by other kids too.

Today was non-uniform day and DD forgot so went in uniform and apparantly the teacher saw her and whispered to another pupil that DD still had her uniform on with a big grin on her face!

Last week the teacher apparantly asked DD if she was still doing drama classes and another girl heard and burst out laughing and the teacher apparantly smirked at the girls reaction. DD didnt want anyone knowing about the drama classes.

And then in PE this teacher apparantly always says that DD doesnt try hard enough and threatened her last week that if she didnt think she was putting enough effort in she would make her do PE all through her dinner hour.

2 other girls have told me about certain instances where this teacher has apparantly taken the piss out of DD, made her look stupid in front of other people or told her off for no real reason.

It all apparantly comes down to something that happened in September when DD was cheeky to said teacher.

Should I make a complaint or am I being too over-protective? The last time I spoke to the teacher she told me that DD was stubborn and a bit of a bully?!?

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Heated · 17/03/2008 22:36

I'm mostly with MB on this one in the 19.08 post.

The other consideration is that given the rude comment your dd made, challenging a nervy NQT, presumably to look amusing in front of peers, that the teacher has got your dd down as a trouble maker and is getting the firm word in first? i.e. stamp on any trouble early?

There are a number of solutions. I would be tempted to see if dd can resolve it herself first, as a useful lesson in negotiating the adult world, before intervening myself. Did dd ever apologise to the teacher for her rude comment, off her own back? This immediately makes the teacher feel warm and fuzzy and puts your dd in a position of strength!

gworgiie · 22/05/2008 20:58

Tell Your dd that if she keeps doing it start to stand up for her self and if she gets into trouble you can get involved

Hulababy · 22/05/2008 21:02

This thread is from January!

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