I am going to go way out there to the side and say personally, I think litigation is way too extreme a response. Someone who has taught for years should not be sacked/financially ruined for slapping a child. If she had endangered his life- like hit him over the head with a chair or something, that would be a case for suing because if her license isn't revoked, she could kill another child. But to be honest, I have plenty of times been driven to the end of my tether by children and I hardly ever work with them. Ask the school if the teacher has any history of hitting children before, and demand that a formal note on her record be made of this. And tell your son not to act up. Personally I think it is a good idea for children to realise they can't keep pushing people indefinitely. If he was acting up that much in a situation outside of school, he could end up with some psycho adult doing him some serious damage.

If your son is bedwetting again, it is probably not the fear of being hit again, its the shock of realising that not everyone loves him unconditionally- which is a lesson everyone has to learn at some point. If you think about it, pretty much every generation of children apart from ours were corporally punished in school and they didn't grow up to be psychologically scarred adults. I was smacked plenty as a child by my parents/ grandparents/ nannies when I played up and I don't think it would have been any more upsetting if parents were involved.

As soon as I saw the thread title, I was pretty sure this teacher was a woman. They're too emotional and unstable to be teaching children.

While it's unrealistic to forbid women from teaching, I would, at very least, like to see them out of the elementary schools.

My sons mother thinks I'm crazy, but I insist on male teachers only. At least until high school. If there are no male teachers for a specific grade, we change schools. So far we've only had to do this once.

While safety is my primary concern, I also feel that male teachers are better role models. If a student looks up to and respects a teacher, they're more willing to buckle down and do their best work.

And men are more focused on things I feel are important like math and science. Women are fickle and too easily led by the latest trends and feel good teaching.

Is fuck me fred an alias? Are you for real?

If anything, women teachers are BETTER in elementary school because they are better at nurturing. They do the whole mommy thing when a kid scrapes his knee or falls off the swings.

I agree. the teacher was wrong but how abotu holding off the litigation. fucking hell man, the slappin was just absolutely wrong but what is it with you americans that are litigation happy?

definately pursue the teacher through the proper channels - such as the teacher's board, like insomnia had. make sure the teacher has to go through some sort of extra training on how to handle kids playing up and proper non-physical discipline. but suing is wasting the court's time unlses your son has had physical distress.

in the mean time you also need to start policing how your kid behaves. yes he's a boy but he also needs to learn behaviour.

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Any teacher who puts a hand on a child in any way whatsoever should be fired immediately. Teachers are not allowed to do that. I don't think you should have to hire a lawyer though. I wouldn't go that route. If I were you I would call the board of education, superintendent's office or whatever higher office governs the school. I would also go to the news media. Maybe even the police for assaulting your son. I wouldn't pay any money to lawyers.