How do I report a teacher for abuse in the classroom?

Roseva - posted on 03/27/2012 ( 258 moms have responded )

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My Son is five years old he was transferred to a new classroom and now he is afraid to go to school. There have been several incidents that I reported to the school social worker. 1. my son told me that his hands were grabbed and yanked down to the floor and the teacher told him to pick up his gloves she was screaming loud. 2. My son came home with an unreported scratch on his wrist, 3. My sons speech therapist wrote me a letter concerned as to why john was hysterically crying and putting his hands over his ears and didn't want to participate in speech therapy. When I asked my son what happened he replied, the teacher screamed at me, she yelled so loud, she said if i don't stop crying she's going to call my daddy.



This morning was awful, my son was hysterical, the neighbor had to carry him to the bus where he refused to get on the bus, he was begging me not to send him to school because hes scared of the teacher hurting him and yelling at him. He came home yesterday with a large scratch on the side of his face and a note from the nurse stating that he fell down a slide, John told me he didn't fall down the slide he said he can't tell me its a secret.



I refuse to send him to school until he is transferred back into his original classroom where he was comfortable and unafraid to attend. Please any advice would be greatly appreciated mhoolan@aol.com

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America3437 - posted on 03/27/2012

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Yelling is a form of emotional abuse if done to the extent that the child fears violence!

America3437 - posted on 03/27/2012

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Call your state office of early chilhood education and file a complaint. Document EVERYTHING!!! Take pictures of his injuries and I would file a police report for abuse on a child! This is unacceptable and the principal and teacher should both be fired. Ask around and see if anyone else has had these issues with this teacher. At the very least I would file a police report.

Amanda - posted on 03/27/2012

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Sounds to me that it isnt that the princpal doesnt care, but feels like your son is playing you. Some children cant handle change and take time to adjust. Also some children lie and carry on to get out of dealing with the change.



Sit down relax and be realistic about what might really be going on. Children get hurt at school all the time, sometimes teachers do raise their voices to get childrens attention. Your son is in speech has his ears been tested? Maybe what he think is yelling isnt actually yelling at all.



Edit *Btw yelling is not child abuse lets not over react*

Jen - posted on 03/27/2012

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Contact the local news media. Tell them how you're case of potential child abuse by teacher is being ignored.

Roseva - posted on 03/27/2012

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I am, and I spent all day calling. No one could help me to transfer my Son today. I was just given number after number. I have to call The preschool committee for special education again to speak with the woman who placed john at the school. I will not be able to eat or sleep or rest until I know that my son is in a safe school and that no student should be abused, this will not be tolerated.

Mandy - posted on 03/27/2012

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i would ring the department of education if it was my son. this is unacceptable.

Roseva - posted on 03/27/2012

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The Principal contacted me this afternoon and told me that the teacher in question never raises her voice, when I mentioned that there were other incidents she said nothing. She said that there was no room for John and that He would have to be transferred to another school and offered no reassurance. She sounded as though she could care less. My Son is currently unable to attend his school due to fear of his teacher yelling at him. Yet The teacher isn't being repremanded, questioned, or asked to transfer? My Son is thriving from the therapy, the therapist was concerned enough to write a note. I am so angry, hurt and scared for my sons safety. Any advice you can offer would be so helpful and please pray that my son is transferred into another school where he can feel safe, and learn in a comfortable enviornment.

Kaitlin - posted on 03/27/2012

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demand a meeting with the principal, write it all down, and see if you can talk to a school therapist or the nurse and document it.