Could you contain your anger?

[B00]

If this was your child it happened to? I cried when reading it.

http://www.dailymail....etting-classroom.html

[B00]

Not only that- the sadistic way of making the child stand facing the wall for 10 minutes....at 5 years old?

[rockyracoon]

God, I can't even form a respectable response to this, my heads starting to explode just thinking about that happening to one of my lil racoons.

[andy-hughes]

It is incomprehensible that any teacher would react to an 'accident' in this way with any child, regardless of the background medical history.

I would certainly make an appointment to see the teacher and involve them in a 'full and frank exchange of views' confirming that as my child is only five, I will be speaking up on her behalf if anything like this occurs again in her lifetime, and it would not be adviseable for us to meet again under these circumstances because the Head Of Governers would also be invited along for some input and reaction.

[Mick-Talbot]

I think the teacher needs to look elsewhere for a job more suitable.
Disgusting.

[beso]

Regardless of the cancer or any other issue the child should not have been humiliated in that way. The teacher should be re-educated.

[mccfluff]

whoever the teacher is should not be teachign if that's the way they treat kids

[daffy654]

I would also have been livid if this were my child. I would have taken them out of school immediately and would have lodged a complaint with the school and the education authority. If that didn't get the response I would expect then I would seek legal advice.

Most mainstream primary schools won't accept children who are incontinent unless they have a special helper with them all day, for this they have to have a S.S.E.N and be allocated the funds for the carer by the EA. Otherwise they may need to go to a special school as my son did at aged 4, he was still in nappies as well as being unable to communicate verbally.

[beso]

I don't think it is reasonable to sack the teacher. A better solution. Insist that the teacher sit in the room with children and drink water until they cannot contain their bladder. Then make the clean it up in front of the children.

[naomi24]

That's cruel. She should be sacked.

[rockyracoon]

I like that idea Beso.

[eyethenkyew]

Solution: Require offending teacher to bend over, then insert red hot poker in that part of anatomy where s/he keeps brain?

[albaqwerty]

The school has said the matter had been dealt with.

No it hasn't and never will be until that teacher is sacked and cannot work with children in the future, ever. If that teacher is a parent, then can society please look out for their child as they cannot even look after or consider anybody else's child.

I'm losing it....

[cazzz1975]

truly disgusting, I would have made mincemeat of her.

[China Doll]

I will probably be shot down in flames for this so should point out that I don't think the child should have been punished for an accident... but I do wonder if she is known to have medical problems with this, then should she not be wearing some sort of special pants in order for the least embarassment to be caused to her if she does have an accident? (I'm thinking like pull-ups or something). I think I'm coming from the point of view that it's a horrible thing that has happened to her but I am wondering why she ever needed to be in this position at all?

Hope taht makes sense and doesn't enrage to many people.

[B00]

Nawww, doesn't enrage me anyway CD. See where you're coming from, that thought crossed my mind too. Maybe she should be wearing them? Because even at 5 she'd no doubt be embarrassed to be wetting her knickers, especially in front of her friends, I know mine would have been.

[albaqwerty]

Even with pull-ups CD, accidents can still happen. I understand your point tho, but to make the child face the wall for 10 mins!!!! Surely that just goes beyond the place.

[rockyracoon]

You're right CD, but I would have thought this would have been sorted before she started school. My youngest had an immature bladder when she was younger and it was advised that she go to the loo straight away when she felt full, the teachers were excellent with her, I just had to make sure there were clean clothes in her book bag incase of an accident, which there was on 2 occasions I think, it was all dealt with very discreetly.

[China Doll]

Yes, I absolutely agree that no child should be punished for an accident. Particularly if there's a medical condition.

However, I'm not saying she should be in nappies but it would seen sensible for some sort of disposable knicker? (Which really other children wouldn't necessarily be looking at (unless they're all showing their knicks at playtime which is not unheard of)so they wouldn't know she's wearing). Obviously it will always be embarassing for anyone to soil themselves but if there's a way of minimising that embarassment then that should be done. And shouldn't the parents be responsible for doing that?

Again, no the child did not deserve to be treated that way. I just don't think she should ever have needed to be in the vulnerable situation in the first place.

[cazzz1975]

I would imagine at that age though there would be some sort of routine in place regarding her continence, otherwise she would be wetting herself on a daily basis. I have no doubt the school have a care plan in place for her continence.

My thoughts are that this incident has happened outside of her routine, maybe brought on by stress or part of her medical condition.