So my son (8) is supposed to go to after school program. He told his teacher he didn’t want to go today. She said she’s needs my number to call & let me know. I’m confused about that because she has my number. We’ve text on many occasions & we’ve also communicated on the parent/teacher app. Then my son asked to go to the office, she sent him but they were on lunch break. When he got back to class he went up to his teachers desk & asked “can I give you my mom’s number now because I still don’t want to go to after school?” The teacher replies “no, go sit down.” At the end of the day my son goes to the office & asked them to call me someone told him “I don’t have to call your mom your teacher should have done that.” Basically my son got on the bus to come home & no one was at the bus stop. He stayed on the bus until about 4:30 while the bus driver did other stops. When his dad went to pick him up from after school the principal told him my son just got back to the school & that he was on the bus that whole time. I know he was wrong for getting on the bus knowing he was supposed to stay at school. I also feel like his teacher & office is wrong for not texting or calling me and allowing him to leave. Should I go to the school tomorrow? Call his teacher or the office?
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Woah, that whole situation sounds really sketchy on the school's part. Of course you should talk to someone about it! Like, they clearly dropped the ball on following proper procedures.
I'd say go to the school first thing tomorrow and ask to speak to both his teacher and the principal. Be calm and polite, but also firm that you need answers. Ask why his teacher didn't contact you like she said she would, and why the office let him leave without making sure someone was picking him up.
They really should have made sure you knew the plan for the day since he didn't want to do aftercare. That's just irresponsible on their part. Make it clear you don't want this happening again in the future.
Also see if you can get the full story from your son about what happened in his class before he left. Something seems off if the teacher wouldn't even take his number.
Definitely follow up so they know you're taking it seriously. Your son's safety should be their top priority - they dropped the ball today. Hope you get it all sorted! Let me know how it goes 👍
The teacher and office were wrong for not calling you. Especially the teacher. They were being mean and endangered your 8 year old.
My mom would have had a serious talk with the teacher and the principal.
Call the teacher first. That's fucked up.