Yesterday, my son entered the classroom after the bell rang. The lesson had already started, and the…

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Yesterday, my son entered the classroom after the bell rang. The lesson had already started, and the teacher was standing and greeting the class. She rudely pushed him out, blocked his way, and made him stand in the hallway for about 15 minutes. She explained it by saying he didn't knock on the door. Well, he's only been in school for a month and might not have known that, and anyone can forget. What would you do in this situation? P.S. We arrive 15-20 minutes before class starts and wear indoor shoes. Parents aren't allowed in the school, so he probably took a while to change. P.S. Couldn't she have just told him to knock next time and try not to be late? Does she really need to push a 7-year-old child out of the classroom by his chest?
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Volgina Natalya
She would have picked her up and talked to her. Or maybe gone straight to the principal (depending on the teacher).
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Romanova Olga
No way. Just make sure your child gets to school on time.
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Volgina Natalya
Volgina Natalya First of all, that's a big deal. Second, it means she didn't teach him to knock. Third, what if he had left and gotten lost? I would have escalated things
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Kristina
I would teach not to be late
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Andrianova Yuliya
Volgina Natalya This is the music teacher, I'll be talking to the homeroom teacher today
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Irina
Hope it comes on time and there are no problems.
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Olchik
No way!
You shouldn't be late, but if you are, teach them to knock and say, 'Hello, sorry I'm late, may I come in?'
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Yuliya Sulagaeva
And what if something happened to him while he was out there alone?
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Klinduh Ekaterina
Report to the principal that the child was left unsupervised. This is unacceptable on school grounds.
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Volgina Natalya
Volgina Natalya OMG, MUSIC... F… sake....
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Irina
She won't forget to knock now. And she won't be late for a while
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Andrianova Yuliya
Romanova Olga Of course, I'm keeping an eye on it.
Since that day, they've required changing shoes. I don't know how he's doing or how often he changes them 🤷️. Parents aren't allowed in our facility.
Is that a reason to forcefully push a small child out?
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Kristina
Talk to the teacher. And talk to your son. However, I'm totally on the child's side; he just started school and simply doesn't know all these rules yet.
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Romanova Olga
Romanova Olga I don't know if there's a reason or not.
Your child can also make up an excuse.
If they introduced a change of shoes, then you need to arrive at school early.
In any case, the responsibility is all yours.
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Biryuk Svetlana
I'd talk to a cool music teacher, obviously. And being late is bad
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Valeriya
Based on what's happening at our school and what you've shared, I'm concluding that all the music teachers are acting out. Complain to the homeroom teacher.
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Andrianova Yuliya
Kristina Yeah, that's exactly it, he hasn't even been in school for a full month. If he were a high schooler, I wouldn't even think about investigating. The expectations are different.
Now they've introduced changing shoes, and he always takes his time.
He said hello, apologized for being late, and asked if he could come in?
Are those bad manners for a child?
He didn't knock, and then they kicked him out...
I'm just shocked. 🤦️

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Andrianova Yuliya
Klinduh Ekaterina I'm thinking the same thing. There's a law now that they can't kick a student out of class, they have to give a verbal warning first, and if they don't listen, they go to the principal.
But this is a first-grader who was left alone in the hallway. Maybe they wandered off somewhere? Where would I even look for them then?
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Andrianova Yuliya
Yuliya Sulagaeva Actually, it's now illegal to expel a child from class.
Besides, the child has only been learning for a month.
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Andrianova Yuliya
Olchik He said hello and apologized and asked if he could come into the classroom?
He didn't knock, he forgot, so now should we kick him out?
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Andrianova Yuliya
Romanova Olga There's a law that says a teacher can't just kick a student out. First, a verbal warning, then to the principal if they don't get it.
Is it my responsibility that the teacher is behaving inappropriately?
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Andrianova Yuliya
Volgina Natalya We went in once when called, and our teacher didn't even say anything.
My son says hello, apologizes for being late, and asks if he can come in?
And then kicking the child out for not knocking. He just forgot... You yourself disrupted half his lesson.
Why should he stand in the hallway while everyone else is learning?

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Romanova Olga
Romanova Olga It's your responsibility to teach your child discipline, that being late isn't okay, and that if they are late, they should knock and apologize. Actually, you should have been preparing them for school in advance.
However, since you're waving laws around, you can, of course, go to the principal and "make a fuss," as someone wrote below. But you're unlikely to get a good relationship after that.
A month at school – lateness, a complete lack of understanding of discipline, complaints about the teacher.
It's your call, of course 🤷️
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Andrianova Yuliya
Valeriya There's also a comment here about the music teacher being inappropriate))
I'll talk to the homeroom teacher today
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Andrianova Yuliya
Romanova Olga My child knows how to behave in this situation. He said hello, apologized, and asked if he could come into the classroom. Instead, the teacher roughly pushed him out by the chest and scolded him for not knocking.
A verbal warning or a talk with the parents would have been enough. 🤔
Not touching someone else's child.
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Klinduh Ekaterina
Klinduh Ekaterina A first-grader shouldn't be kicked out. They're still getting used to school, and the child might get scared, impulsively go looking for their mom, or try to go home. They don't know what to expect or if they'll even be allowed back into class.
What could happen from this is also a concern. They might wander off, get hit by a car, get lost, and it's not a guarantee they'd find their way home. Mom might be at work, and what if they encounter a predator on the way, get kidnapped, or something else happens?
For behavior like this, the teacher should be held to the highest standard, and this is definitely not a situation where parents can just do nothing.
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Mama Nadyusha
Klinduh Ekaterina I agree with you. The teacher should be punished, and the boy should feel cared for and supported.
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Yuliya Sulagaeva
Yuliya Sulagaeva This is the first and second, what do you mean she pushed them!!! She has no right to touch the kids with a finger, let alone push them.
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Yuliya Sulagaeva
Romanova Olga So, to get decent treatment from the school, you have to grovel, stay silent, and turn a blind eye to everything? What a fantastic Soviet-era mindset. 👍
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