Would you be worried about a male teacher in a pre-k?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, be VERY concerned. Just change schools.
-preschool sex abuse victim’s mom

PP, assuming this was a real post, how did you find out about the abuse?

Shut-up, mr nasty. -DP

[Anonymous]

OP do not feel bad about questioning this. This is a real concern and the data does suggest that men are more likely to be predators. So yes, I would think about. I would ask the program real questions about child safety. How do they handle complaints about teachers, ensure that children are never alone with teachers, ect...Also, start teaching your child about body safety. Your child should know the correct name for their private parts and understand that they are private. I dont think you need to rule out the school, but there is nothing wrong with being cautious.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, be VERY concerned. Just change schools.
-preschool sex abuse victim’s mom

PP, assuming this was a real post, how did you find out about the abuse?

Shut-up, mr nasty. -DP

Huh? I am asking bc I want to know what to look out for?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, be VERY concerned. Just change schools.
-preschool sex abuse victim’s mom

PP, assuming this was a real post, how did you find out about the abuse?

"Assuming this was a real post" - is EXACTLY what a predator might say.

Never mind how the parents discovered the school hired a sexual predator who assaulted their child.

But DO know that if anyone is assaulting children, you ARE going to lock-up.

No unknown (to me) man is getting near MY little child.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My son has a preschool teacher this year who is male. He's young and plays with them and all of the kids love him. Would I want him changing my kid's diaper, no.

Only women should change diapers?

I guess that means only men can be abusers?

No, I wouldn't be concerned.

[Anonymous]

It's simply USUALLY a male who is the criminal sexuality assaulting a child.

A woman molesting a young child? No. Not typically.
If anything she's after an adolescent boy, and that's extremely rare.

The COMMON thing is for a man to "groom" either a boy or girl child, and then assault them.

This is HORRIFIC. Parent BEWARE!!

[Anonymous]

Would not bother me unless i got a weird vibe. Same for a female, too

[Anonymous]

A man for childcare? No. Just no.

[Anonymous]

I don’t let men other than DH and our dads hang out alone with our kids, period.

[Anonymous]

Watch out for a male who seems to treat your child "special".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"opposite gender bathroom policies"?

So I understand that means you want the male teachers to never help a girl in the bathroom or change her diaper.

So... umm...that means that no boys should ever get diaper changes if there are only female teachers (which is 99.9% the way it is) and also any boys who have a toileting accident shouldn't have anyone help them change their clothing, etc. because, again, most teachers are female.

Sucks to be a male in that school! Guess all the parents just come and change their boys every 3 hours? And pick up their boys if they have an accident?

Think about it.

+1. And in our preschool there is basically an open bathroom. There are two or three toilets lined up and no door, so the idea of bathroom privacy is very different, particularly since some kids still need help wiping.

I said an opposite sex (not gender) bathroom policy if that is what you were trying to quote.
A policy, people.

Ours also has open bathrooms. But some schools don't. Schools should have a policy/procedure in place if anything could be questioned. E.g., 2 teachers in the classroom, an extra teacher nearby during bathroom time or not taking only one kid I at a time (although things could still happen). Male or female teachers. A prudent school has policies in place to protect both staff and students. (And I've worked at places that had those policies...for both men and women).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"opposite gender bathroom policies"?

So I understand that means you want the male teachers to never help a girl in the bathroom or change her diaper.

So... umm...that means that no boys should ever get diaper changes if there are only female teachers (which is 99.9% the way it is) and also any boys who have a toileting accident shouldn't have anyone help them change their clothing, etc. because, again, most teachers are female.

Sucks to be a male in that school! Guess all the parents just come and change their boys every 3 hours? And pick up their boys if they have an accident?

Think about it.

And to add on to above, my daughter's Male teacher helps change her for swimming and when she has accidents. But in the middle of a big open room with at least one but usually 2 other teachers. Because that us school policy...for both make and female teachers. POLICY does not mean they get put of doing the work. It means they have adults in the room for everyone's safety.


Maybe use a dictionary or google if you don't understand words.

[Anonymous]

How old is your daughter, 6:29?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:One of my kids' best preschool teachers is a male. A quality program has mechanisms in place to protect children and staff (e.g., opposite sex bathroom policies, multiple teachers in a room etc.).

What are opposite sex bathroom policies? Anusers can be the same or opposite sex to kids.

I agree that layers of supervision and consistent policies are what protect kids.

[Anonymous]

From my own experience about 30 years ago, my favorite teacher in the class was male. My mom always asked the right questions about inappropriate touching, etc (there was none) but as long as you're doing your due diligence and teaching right from wrong, there shouldn't be a problem with any teacher.