What to do with School Issue?

thehappybutterfly

My son, when he was about 3, had an 'accident' at nursery (private I might add) and he'd already gone through the change of clothes I'd taken in. His problem was that he would sleep for hours at naptime and so soundly, he'd wet himself. Anyhoo, this particular time, they put bright pink leggings on him! Along with his brown Dockers

His dad picked him up after work and took him home on the bus! :eek:

bestpud

It's no big deal.

A 6 year old won't usually worry about their pants being on show - they are just an item of clothing after all.

I'd be more pee'd off if the school had made a fuss and potentially encouraged her to do it again!

madison-nyc

as a mother of a 5 year old I wo0uldn't be happy about her walking round all day with a huge rip in her trousers and knickers on show. Whether she did it herself or not I would've expected her to have been given trousers/skirt or shorts from lost property or pe spares.

Alleycat

I've an 8 year old daughter and if this had been her, I would have expected the school to either ask her to put on her PE shorts underneath or to loan her a pair from lost property. If it had just been across the knee then I wouldn't be bothered but right up the leg, especially as it's so cold at the moment I would expect that they would have the thought to ask her to get changed.

It's not about showing the child that actions have consequences but about common decency towards the children in their care.

I would probably mention it to the teacher at drop-off or pick-up. Ask her in an "oh dear, what has daughter done now" kind of way but mention that I was a bit surprised that she wasn't given the opportunity to change. Therefore it's not you having a go, but suggesting in a round about way that they could have had the thought not to leave her like that all day.

thegirlintheattic

If she wasn't bothered by showing her pants or being cold then I wouldn't bother complaining.

I'm sure if she had complained to the teacher or was cold they would have found a solution.

thorsoak

Maybe the teaching staff thought that she should learn the consequences of damaging her clothes.

Personally, I would be more cross with the child for deliberately damaging her clothes that cost hard-earned money than that the teaching staff let her spend the day with her knickers on view!

meritaten

I tend to agree that the teachers were aware she had ripped her clothes herself and let her suffer the consequences!
I doubt if she has come to any harm - and may have learned a valuable lesson! ie 'dont damage your clothes as you then have to wear them'!

bylromarha

I teach 6 year olds and I would never let a child walk round with their pants on show all day to teach them a lesson not to rip their clothes.

I'd have a word with the teacher and ask if it becomes a habit for her to put her PE shorts on under her ripped trousers.

I agree it isn't a big deal, but I'd never have let her walk round like that.

JC9297

bylromarha wrote: »

I teach 6 year olds and I would never let a child walk round with their pants on show all day to teach them a lesson not to rip their clothes.

I'd have a word with the teacher and ask if it becomes a habit for her to put her PE shorts on under her ripped trousers.

I agree it isn't a big deal, but I'd never have let her walk round like that.

I agree, if the trousers were open from her crotch to her knee I would have sent her to change into her PE shorts or found some spares. I would also have told her off for deliberately damaging her trousers.

merlot123

Personally, I agree with most posters, i wouldn't have expected the school to do anything as she had torn the trousers. If they had asked her to wear shorts all day, would you then be appalled at the teachers for your daughter being cold and not dressed correctly for the month of January?

Teachers can't do right for doing wrong at times.