My son is ten years old and was goofing around in music class Monday
He admitted to me that he was warned by the music teacher to knock
it off. But things got out of hand and towards the end of the class the
kids were lined up & Timmy still was not singing the song properly so
the teacher lost her temper and the smacked him across the face.
The next day, I called and spoke to the vice-principal who assured me
that she would speak to the teacher and 1 student witness who saw what happened. She phoned me back within 30 minutes and told me
that everything had been sorted out and the teacher apologised.
But they are playing mind games the teacher asked "Do you think that
I slapped you?" and my son told her yes you did hit me. But the principal is trying to sweep this under the rug and act like it's not a big deal but my son is troubled. He had a bed wetting accident and that hasn't happened since first grade so I know it's bothering him
I have phoned SIU and each time tell my story and get told that I need
to call another number. Finally got fed up and called Broward county
Bar Association for a lawyer which cost $50.00 just to give me one
number of one lawyer who specializes in this type of litigation.
I'm so frustrated right now and need some help or advice. Thanks

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Bring that shit to the news media. I work in schools myself, that is mad inappropriate and I am under the impression that if a teacher assaulted a student ("slapping" is considered a form of assault, it would have been different if she had just tapped him on the shoulder) they would be stripped of his or her license. If the school will not be culpable for this inappropriateness on the side of the teacher then I would resort to some drastic measures. Of course I would probably consult a lawyer first before doing this, but that is really fucked up.

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principal is trying to sweep it because she knows it mean big trouble if you brought it out into the public and that you actually have a chance.
Please talk to a lawyer because this woman could lose her temper again and hit another child. In the mean time talk to your son about what is troubling him and address the class behavioural issues he's having (surely he must have been pretty bad to tick a teacher off like that??????????? but at the same time reassure him that the slapping was NOT his fault and that she was in the wrong, misbehaviour is wrong whether you are teacher or student).

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Public or Private School??

I don't know the FL laws, but in CA, corporal punishment is illegal. Not only is that inappropriate, it's illegal and that teacher could be arrested for assault/battery.

Of COURSE they're trying to sweep the matter under the rug! What happened is a major lawsuit waiting to happen, and the fact that they (via the teacher) apologized was an admission of liability/guilt.

First though, was this a private or public school?

Slapping by a teacher is completely unacceptable.