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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Assistant teacher detains entire class after final bell because two students left early or something.

I was waiting in parent lot for dd to take her to doctor. DD informs assistant teacher of this fact. [b]Teacher’s response: “Do I look like I care?”
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I get somewhat regular reports of adults in school speaking to students with such a tone. I think I am finally ready with examples to raise this with the principal. But gut-check me here. Until now I have told dd to just ignore it and let it roll off her back. But I think I am done. [/quote]

I was a teacher.  That is an unacceptable response.  Sarcasm is never acceptable with young kids. However, teachers are human and it could have been an especially rough time.  There may be a backstory that explains this.  Your child may have embellished the response, too.  You need to talk to the teacher before you take it up a level.[/quote]

I agree with all of this. It’s not acceptable but please get the entire story.  I never hold students after the bell and would say that if asked.  I’m remembering a time when a significant amount of food wrappers and trash was left on the floor and I held students until they picked up their garbage.  I was uncharacteristicly angry and frustrated that day because they were refusing and saying they had to leave because they would be late.  All I wanted was for them to pick up their own garbage that shouldn’t have been there in the first place.  I could see me making a snappy comment I would have regretted later.  I didn’t but it was a very bad day.  [/quote]

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