Mum Dismayed After Primary School Confronted Her When Her Daughter Giggled at Teacher’s Name

A mother was appalled when she was called up for an emergency school meeting because her five-year-old daughter couldn’t help but giggle at her teacher’s name, Miss Butt.

Mum, Priscilla Terumalai, from Leytonstone, East London, was told by her daughter Annalise that she could not stop laughing whenever she heard her teacher’s name.

Ms Terumalai later met Miss Butt at a parents’ council meeting at Mayville Primary School. She told the teacher the story, but she said that the teacher dismissed it and did not seem bothered.

However, after a few days, the mother-of-two was summoned to a meeting with the head of year, the school manager, a teacher assistant and another reception teacher. She was then asked to answer for her daughter’s ‘naughty’ acts.

“When I received a call from the school, I was appalled at how pathetic and petty it was.

“I wasn’t making fun of her name at all. I wasn’t happy about being reported,” she said.

After the meeting, Ms Terumalai wanted Annalise to be moved to a different class because of the tension, but was denied.

“I felt intimidated in the meeting and they made me feel like I was in the wrong. The school over reacted and it made me feel really angry.

“It is not good enough. I felt I was treated unfairly because I am putting my trust in the teacher and I am not comfortable with my daughter being in her class now.

“Annalise is too young to notice if she is being treated differently and I am disappointed about the disruption to her learning,” she said.

Because of this, Ms Terumalai is now considering moving her daughter to a different school.

However, a Mayville Primary School spokesman explained:

“We’re talking to the mum on a regular basis.

“Generally speaking we would only transfer a child from one class to another as a last resort as it can be incredibly unsettling and disruptive for the pupil, and their wellbeing is always our priority.”

Source: Dailymail.co.uk