26 May 2011 11:40 AM:

Perhaps I should just clarify.  I am not looking to get this woman sacked.  All I want is assurance that this kind of language is not used again class and that her attitude does not effect the level of teaching she gives to mine and other non spanish kids.  I don´t think that is too much to ask for.

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26 May 2011 11:25 AM:

My partner and daughter are both fluent in Andalulcian and asked him to repeat exactly what she said. They confirmed that the interpretation was correct.  I asked other childern in his class, who he is not particularly friends with if anything happened in class that day and without prompting they said the same thing.  I know how children can be in terms of embellishing situations so I did check it out first and I certainly would not suggest that my son is an angel.  I am quite sure that she was frustrated with them not having the correct books and was absolutely right to tell them off but the comments she made go beyond a mere telling off.

I wonder if those who say just to ´suck it up´ would have the same attitude if someone in a position of trust treated their son, daughter or even Mother in this way.  If we do nothing, nothing changes.

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25 May 2011 5:49 PM:

Actually, he was quite bothered about it.  He may not grasp the full implications of racism but he knows nastiness when he hears it. 

I think any parent would be disturbed to hear that a teacher has spoken to a pupil like that. 

My daughter is in the instituto and has been called by one of her teacher her ´favourite foreigner´.  Could be translated as being offensive but she did not take it that way as it was not intended that way.  My sons situation was different.  Why should she get away with it?

I have been told that I am wasting my time pursuing this but I suspect this is mostly from those who have never stood up to be counted.

 

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25 May 2011 5:01 PM:

Faro, comments from other kids, whatever the nationality, whatever the country is quite the norm but NOT from teachers.  Why should he accept this kind of abuse?  I wouldn´t accept it if someone spoke to me like that.  All this woman has done is lose any respect she had from the British kids.  Not a great environment for learning is it?

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25 May 2011 4:56 PM:

Thank you Mike.  Yours is the kind of encouragement I was hoping for.  I have heard of too many situations where people have decided to just ignore how badly they have been treated as they don´t want to be seen as making a fuss or be classed as a ´Brit abroad´. All children are entiltled to an education free of this kind of nastiness.

I am well aware we are not in the UK but we are still in the EU and I am sure that a lot of money and propaganda goes into portraying Spain as a tolerant, welcoming country.  It is right that people should complain otherwise nothing will change.

I will be contacting the board of Governers if I do not hear from the Director.

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