Just maybe, a meeting should be had with the principal and the teacher. Not all children are perfect, neither the teachers. But these days the amount of bullying, physical abuse and mental abuse that teachers are subjected to would make me think twice before I out the teacher down. Have you ever thought back to the things you did to your hapless teacher when you were at school? You may have thought it was harmless fun at the time, but was it? Sorry – but I have seen what children do to teachers and it isn’t what you would like done to you. Go and talk and see if you can work something out – you could be depriving your child of a fantastic teacher otherwise.

Is this article about an Australian School? As I noted it states : “Bearing in mind that this is not even six months into a new job and in a class of 28 children there have already been at least five complaints (that I’m aware of). If it is an Australian school this story /article is way out of date now.
However these parents needed to speak up and approach the principal not just take their children from the school to be placed in another school.

I think the parents need to have a meeting and vote a spokesperson for them, then all go to the school as a group and have a meeting with the principal. Explain either the teacher changes her attitude or you’ll all transfer your children to a different school or homeschool them if nothing is done about her.

I think the parents need to take their concerns to the principal and if the principal won’t do anything about it, the Department of Education. There is no excuse for behaviour like this in the workplace, so why should children be expected to put up with it. I can understand raising a voice occasionally, but for the kids to be scared and feel unsafe, it’s completely another.

My daughter was in a similar situation last year. The teacher was terrible and we had to complain multiple times. Using sarcasm with grade 4 kids, that they didn’t understand so it came across as bullying. The teacher didn’t understand my daughter’s ADHD and instead of helping and supporting her the teacher tried to fix her.
In one class the teacher was talking about the law and rules and asked the students to go home and ask their parents if they had ever broken the Law and report back to her.
I daughter went from loving school to not wanting to go.
I wrote an email to the principal with my concerns, only to receive a phone call from from the principal and the teacher days later after they had come up with excuses.
We organised a meeting with the teacher and the vice principal. After airing out concerns the teacher started crying because she knew she had messed up big time. Every parent teacher conference after that she had another teacher sit in on the meeting and wouldn’t make eye contact with us.
I walked my daughter into class one morning and as I was walking away from the class she came out and said “ya good?” I replied yes I’m just dropping my daughter to class. I walked off and muttered something under her breath.

She is still at the school

Bullying teachers is not on. If it was happening to my child I’d be meeting with the teacher involved and have the Principal also attend the meeting. If still not satisfied maybe chat to other parents to find out if their children are also experiencing the bullying and if so ALL parents contact the Department of Education. Action in numbers. Once reported keep following up until you have a positive outcome.

I’m sorry but this parent is going by what her son says. Has she ever been in earshot of this teacher or is it that all the kids are telling their parents this? I have a friend who’s a teacher and I can tell you now it’s not easy. They’ve been attacked and this is primary school kids too! So before you jump up and down about this teacher I’d be getting proper proof, not hearsay. Do you ever think your son might be misbehaving? Maybe you’re one of those parents that think their child is wonderful and would never play up. News flash!! They do!! I can’t agree with your assessment of this situation at all until you had positive proof!

More and more parents need to stand up to this type of situation. We can’t have teachers be bullies to children. The principal needs to take a stand and deal with this type of behaviour. I had an issue with my son’s teacher and principal when he was in year 2. I addressed the situation and had many meetings with a few teachers and the principal. One teacher pulled me aside after a meeting and advised that my son is not as bad as they make him out to be and there are worse students in that class that get away with everything.
After this meeting I pulled my son out of that school and he flourished at his new school. 2 years later that primary school he was at closed their doors as too many students left that school.

I don’t understand why parents wouldn’t complain. The article says that many parents are too polite to complain. Not complaining / standing up when something seriously wrong is happening is not a matter of being polite. It sounds maybe harsh but not speaking out and standing up when something seriously wrong is happening (especially as a parent) is in my opinion what cowards do.

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  • • Ellen replied
    • 11 Nov 2024 , 8:53 am

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  When student or parents are afraid to speak up, at many schools you can make anonymous complaints via for example Stymie.
  Stymie provides online reporting for schools. Encrypted, anonymous notifications are delivered within seconds to authorised recipients, who respond according to their well-being framework. The notification provides the option to include images that validate the notification.

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    • • mom93821 replied
      • 12 Nov 2024 , 6:16 am

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    I have never ever been afraid to speak up and to address issues with school and with anyone in a position of power. Parents need to be a voice for their children and it is important for children to know that their parents have their backs. A conversation and any actions do need to be respectful and outcomes need to be achieved.

A Principal is the person that manages a school and any concerns about teaching and staff need to be raised and addressed by them. It is always a good idea to ensure concerns are discussed and that there is an outcome. Concerns and outcomes in writing should get addressed and actioned.

I would speak to other parents and ask them to contact the Principal if they too have complaints. If all do then something surely has to be done.

This is terrible! These kids are what, 7 or 8? Honestly they’re just babies and they’re terrified to be at school.. School should be a fun, safe, environment where children feel safe and confident to learn and grow. I would definitely be putting in a complaint to the school and then the education department.

Oh my god this is awful, why hasn’t the school done something about this if there has already been complaints about this teacher. The school has a responsibility to look into this. I would be asking for a meeting with the principal to find out what he/she is doing about this and if not result then take it to the education department. If still nothing take it to your local government and se if other parents will back you and do the same. This is not acceptable.

I would put it in writing to the principal as a first step. At the very least, the teacher needs to be spoken to by someone in authority. And if there are multiple year level classes at the school, I would be demanding that my child be moved out of her class.

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  • • Ellen replied
    • 10 Nov 2024 , 5:30 am

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  Yes, it’s always wise to put things in writing and even put telephone conversations and conversations in person in writing and email it to thoses involved. That way you have a papaer trail in case you need to seek things higher up. When you feel you’re verbally not strong enough it would be good to seek support or even some free legal advice.
  Every child has the right to feel safe at school.

Bullying fundamentally disrupts the trust and nurturing relationships necessary to achieve any school’s mission. Most observers within and outside education would agree that fair and civil treatment of students is—or at least should be—embedded in the ecology of academic work. However, the opposite is true: The problem of educator-student bullying is compounded by a general absence of school policies and procedures written to handle allegations of abusive conduct.
Inaction supports a discriminatory and hostile environment that undermines learning and teaching—and puts schools at legal risk.
For every teacher who engages in this abuse of power, there are many more teachers who care deeply and try to mitigate the enormous damage this behavior inflicts upon our students—and our educational ideals. They should not bear this burden alone. Policies can help. Speaking up can pave the way.

All the parents should come together and speak with the school collectively

Definitely need to speak up otherwise you cant just expect changes to occur

This parent, and the other parents, need to raise concerns with the principal. Hopefully they will take the concerns seriously and have someone oversee the class room. I would also log all incidents that the child can remember when they get home. But they are so young so it would need to be approached in a sensitive way. Really disheartening to hear this happening.

I think it’s most important to express your concerns about this teacher to the Deputy or Principal of the school.
It reminds me off a teacher my daughter had and after several parents spoke their concern, this teacher was put under observation. I believe the complaints went as high up as to the Department of Education and someone from outside of the school came in the class to observe this teacher.