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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have absolutely no problem with male preschool teachers for my daughter or my son. At our school, the male teachers are not allowed to change diapers or accompany children to the bathroom because the directors want to protect those teachers from any possibility of future allegations. While it's sad that this must be done, I understand their thinking and appreciate that they are looking out for the teachers. [/quote]

That is sad. At our daycare/preschool there is only one male teacher and he is with the oldest kids. I always kind of wondered if this is on purpose for some reason. By all accounts he is a fantastic teacher; I really hope he's still there in a couple years when DS is old enough for his class.

When I was a kid I did not have a male teacher until third grade! Then had men for homeroom/primary teachers for third, fourth, and fifth grades. But looking at the school now -- my mom teaches there so I keep in touch -- they have almost no male teachers under middle school (sixth grade). Some of the same teachers I had are still there, but they've moved up to teach older kids. They must be getting on so perhaps they just don't want to chase young kids around, but maybe there's something else going on too. I think it's a shame. Obviously I want the best teachers for my kids regardless of gender, but assuming most of the teachers are going to be on par, I would also like to see both sexes. [/quote]

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