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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A LOT of people were crying yesterday.  For me, it's not because I'm sad or bitter that "my team lost" but because i'm genuinely scared - for my future, my child's, and my friends who are minorities, gay, female, not-Christian, etc.

Yesterday a 30-person meeting was canceled an hour before it was meant to start because the speaker was too distraught to attend.  People are REALLY upset.

Just tell your DD, since she's so small, that he's going to make decisions that are bad for adults, but you'll be fine, and he's not mean to children. [/quote]

A preschool teacher should NOT say negative things about our future president. No matter how REALLY upset they are.

OP, I do think you should say something to the teacher and the director. [/quote]

She wasn't teaching a lesson about politics. She was overwhelmed by something and cried.  It's like saying "My DD's preschool teacher's mom died and she discussed being sad and missing her mom so should I be upset she spoke about death to children?" [/quote]

Oh please. I have never recommended that a poster speak to a teacher or director about a problem, and in the case of a preschool teacher crying about a dead parent, I wouldn't (although they should take time off if they're crying during the day).

Saying negative things about our future president is unprofessional, juvenile, and wrong. If the teacher is crying uncontrollably, then take time off. Or quit.[/quote]

That's not an option for everyone. Sometimes people have to power through as best they can in upsetting times. People are people. The teacher was upset and that is going to come up in a classroom with a bunch of preschoolers. If the teacher is otherwise a good teacher, I would let it go. If this is one in a series of demonstrations of less than stellar conduct, then speak with the director about it.

For what it's worth, most of the teachers at my DD's elementary school were pretty upset yesterday, and the ones I spoke to said that their kids wanted to talk about it - even the 3 and 4 year olds. Not everyone totally insulates their kids from politics. DD is in first grade, and she knew things were bad when she woke up because I was crying and DH was really sad as well. When she asked why we were upset, we straight up told her, "The election didn't go the way we hoped it would go, and we are worried about the bad policies that will get pushed through in the next 4 years."[/quote]

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