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sandra06

how hard is it to sue a school that teachers mistreated your child and didt teach her a partical subject properly and now she needs grinds to catch up with subject the principal and board of managment know about the mistreatment

sandra06

should have said only want to sue for grinds that i cant pay

schemingbohemia

I'd say it would be close to impossible. Unless there are a significant number of pupils in the same class going for grinds (which would imply an incompetent teacher) then saying that only 1 pupil didn't do well would be very difficult to prove. Would be very easy for the school to say that the student just wasn't paying enough attention, not doing enough work, wasn't intelligent enough, the questions didn't suit him/her, the list goes on.
Focus on the mis-treatment and get that issue resolved rather than looking for grinds to be paid for.

Mr. Incognito

Not being smart but you are very quick to blame the school. Why cant you sit down with your child each night and go over their homework with them?

sandra06

Mr. Incognito wrote: »

Not being smart but you are very quick to blame the school. Why cant you sit down with your child each night and go over their homework with them?

my child was in a mixed class 3/4 together she was in third class and learnt 4 class irish before this she was in top 2 of class in irish because they didt teach her third class irish she now struggling in 4 class in new school ..i moved her out of other school because of bulling from other students but mostly teachers and yes i went to principal and BOM about this but nothing was ever done quite a few parents went to principal about theses teachers but nothing has ever been done ,so yes i do blame the school for having teachers that scare pupils as for me sitting down with home work i dont know any irish and neither does my hubby. i also blame the educatition system in this country that makes schools have to many students in a class that the teachers cant cope with the amount of kids per class

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sandra06 wrote: »

my child was in a mixed class 3/4 together she was in third class and learnt 4 class irish before this she was in top 2 of class in irish because they didt teach her third class irish she now struggling in 4 class in new school ..i moved her out of other school because of bulling from other students but mostly teachers and yes i went to principal and BOM about this but nothing was ever done quite a few parents went to principal about theses teachers but nothing has ever been done ,so yes i do blame the school for having teachers that scare pupils as for me sitting down with home work i dont know any irish and neither does my hubby. i also blame the educatition system in this country that makes schools have to many students in a class that the teachers cant cope with the amount of kids per class

It's not entirely clear from your post what you mean, perhaps if you edit to to include punctuation it would help. Apologies if English isn't your first language, but if somebody can point you in the right direction they would need yo know what you are saying first.

notabasicb

From your post I've gather you have removed your child from the school where in your opinion they received sub-standard education. Attempting to return to that school and demanding the cost of grinds while your child is educated in an entirely separate school seems both illogical and unlikely to succeed. You have closed the door on that part of your child's education. Time to move on.

Threatening legal action is all too often destructive of relationships, time-consuming and can often be avoided by practical solutions. You are obviously a discerning parent - organising grinds for your child at primary school level. Oftentimes children find jumps in class years difficult - if they were 'in the top 2' at 3rd class it is likely they will be quickly caught up after a few grinds.

If the cost of grinds are putting a strain on your finances it is worth noting the costs of pursuing legal routes would also be prohibitively high (a unfortunate reality of the legal system). IMHO focusing on your child's education, meeting their teacher and coming up with new strategies even things you can do with your limited knowledge of Irish will all help bringing this saga to an end.

conorh91

Murphy v Jackson.

Costello J was asked to rule on a piggy-back race which had resulted in injury to two little boys. He ruled it was a perfectly well-organized piggy-back race. I'm not sure what exactly the evidence consisted of, but I like to think it involved six-year-olds tearing around the well of the Court.

This case is broadly indicative of the rough-and-tumble approach the courts have taken regarding negligence in school. Whilst accepting that negligence in teaching and supervision are actionable, the courts have been very slow to entertain the grievances of over-sensitive, nervous parents.

Although the standard of care demanded of teachers is high (i.e. parental, in loco parentis) it would have to be a particularly egregious shortcoming for the courts to intervene in school instruction, e.g. a failure to offer any supervision, or an inexcusable failure to adhere to their own policies.

You mention the word 'mistreatment', which has all sorts of connotations, and it's really not appropriate to ask you what you mean by that. It suffices to say that if you owned a €250k motor which your mechanic was mistreating, you wouldn't be asking for legal advice from possibly-incompetent lawyers on the internet. The place to get that advice is in person, from a solicitor.

Pat Mustard

sandra06 wrote: »

my child was in a mixed class 3/4 together she was in third class and learnt 4 class irish before this she was in top 2 of class in irish because they didt teach her third class irish she now struggling in 4 class in new school ..i moved her out of other school because of bulling from other students but mostly teachers and yes i went to principal and BOM about this but nothing was ever done quite a few parents went to principal about theses teachers but nothing has ever been done ,so yes i do blame the school for having teachers that scare pupils as for me sitting down with home work i dont know any irish and neither does my hubby. i also blame the educatition system in this country that makes schools have to many students in a class that the teachers cant cope with the amount of kids per class

This is not a hypothetical scenario. This is a request for legal advice.

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