teacher picking on pupil

cathkidson

what do you do when a teacher of a primary school pupil is picking on the same child each day? do you speak up or iqnore? please advise

Moonbeam

Speak up.
In my primary school there was an awful bully of a teacher and if something had have been done about her behavior 100's of kids would have had a happier life.

ShamoBuc

cathkidson wrote: »

what do you do when a teacher of a primary school pupil is picking on the same child each day? do you speak up or iqnore? please advise

Speak up - no brainer.

Trotter

How do you mean picking on the child? As in is the child getting into trouble each day due to misbehaviour or is the child just for no reason being singled out by the teacher?

cathkidson

i spoke to proncipal and it was pretty much iqnored i know i have to say something but my job is at risk and i dont want to make my life hell if nothing is done about it but at the same time i find it hard seeing this happen everyday to a young child. i want to do something but make sure it is stopped and not iqnored

MagicMarker

Instead of speaking to the principle, is there any way of notifying the parents?

cathkidson

just mum at home she knows about it and spoke to teacher and principle and it got worse child is no bother in school she never causes problems from what i can see teacher just seems to have a set on her

byhookorbycrook

Speak up, of course. Has the mam talked to teacher and then principal?If not or if it was not recorded, then speak to both, keep notes. If things don't improve she then takes it to the BOM.

Long Term Louth

Advise the parent to put the complaint in writing to the principal, you may also do this, be careful not to put your position in jeopardy. You should also keep a written account of the associated bullying. The parent should do the same. If it continues, responsibility then lays with the principal, though I'd imagine he/she will act, upon receiving a written complaint.

alexanderomahon

Have you spoken to the teacher?

Clodz6

I was this child five years ago.My mom moved me and my siblngs to the next school. Our lives and education improved dramatically. Lots of families followed suit and now that schools population has fallen so much so that they are fighting to save a teacher.
Don't let that teacher get away with it SPEAK UP.The best option is to move the child to a diffrent school the first two to three weeks are very hard I will say that but youmake new friends and children settle down very quickly.
If the child is being bullied and bullying is what it is their quality of education will be very bad.
Sort that teacher out. Report it

Equality

It is not likely that the teacher will change. This may be her general pattern of behaviour, or she may have a grudge against this family/child.

Moving the child is the only option. If it is a 16 teacher school, the parent can ask for the child to be moved into the other class. If it is a small school, then another school is the best option.

I know of a school that closed for this reason - so many parents graduallly decided to move their children out of the school that numbers dropped to a level that resulted in closure.

Have you considered looking for work in a different school, as I think this might become a major problem for the school where you currently work?

mat cauthon

If the teacher is genuinely picking on the child, I'd try a word first with her, then with the principal, and then if all else failed, the parents.
But if its a case that this kid is causing disruption every day, then that's a fish of a different colour.

okiss

I speak to the mother of the child again and tell her that her daughter is still being bullied by this teacher.
She need to keep a record of what is happening over the next month and then she can do the following:
1. Go to the head and tell her about the bullying that has happend each day over the previous month.
2. Send the head a register letter saying the following - following our meeting of (date) I just want to confirm the following to you and give the list above.
I would also put in this letter that as you have spoken to them about this previously and if it continues you will be going to the board of management.

I know that a lot of schools are fighting to keep a teacher or the resources they have at the moment. If the board of management are aware of the problem and that the principal is doing nothing about it they will sort this out.
Also if a teacher is like this the school could be losing pupils.

mat cauthon

Your choice, but I wouldn't.
I don't know your position in the school. Are you a teacher, sna, or secretary? Not that it matters, I suppose, but unless you are sitting looking at the teacher five and a half hours a day, as she interacts wtih this kid, you don't know.
Is it multi class or single stream? Because if it is single stream, then the child will be moved on by july anyway.
And has the child themselves said anything?
Because you may think that the teacher is picking on them, but they mightnt mind. Have they told their parents? Maybe take that route, you tell principal, and encourage child to report to parents.

Or else just carry on with your work, and do what you can to protect this child. I'd love to hear the teachers point of view on this one.

xtinataguba

of course you have to speak up. isnt that favoritism? and favoritism inside a class is not healthy. that is unfair to other students.

limklad

cathkidson wrote: »

just mum at home she knows about it and spoke to teacher and principle and it got worse child is no bother in school she never causes problems from what i can see teacher just seems to have a set on her

If the Principal have done nothing while knowing about the abuses, then you need to get the mother to complain to the board of management in writing and for her to highlight the possible legal case the child have on the school. They should have no problems dealing with displacing the rouge teacher once evidence is produced over a series of events.

Everything must be in writing and events noted and in triplicate for records keeping. One copy for the Person making the complaint, One copy for the School of management and one copy for the offending teacher. If things get worst complain and complain again in writing and keep taking records of events and get the child to start a dairy of bully events taking palace too.

If it keep continuing then the mother should pull the kid out of the school for the kids safety and complain in writing to the board of management and send a copy of all records of the event to the Department of Education for the reason for pulling the kids from the offending school. If they harass you as a witness, then keep note of records and complain in writing to the offending persons to the Board of management. If it persists then Write and Board of management and patron for a Transfer and cc the Department of Education and keep writing those letters and keep a record of them and have the letter send by registered post for proof for possible Court cases.

There is no excuse for an adult especially a Teacher bullying a young student. For another Teacher ignoring that events only highlight a major issue in the school Teachers or Board of Management of the school or both for covering up abuses and it will destroy the school reputation and expense in having to deal with Court cases due to ongoing harassment and bullying. Teachers or principals or any witness to refuse to act is also guilty of bullying the victim as it further compounds the act of the bully on the victim.