ST 23/8 Teacher cuts pupil's hair, mum files police report

[iRabbit]

superksmum:

Daddy

Can't resist not posting this...

[quote]THE mother who complained to the police about a teacher who cut her son's hair was held up yesterday as an example of what educators have to put up with these days.

In his Work Plan Seminar keynote speech, Education Minister Heng Swee Keat said such incidents are the reason teachers \"often feel anxious about dealing with demanding parents\".

\"We must take a firm stand against unreasonable demands.\"

Strongly agreed with the message that he had put across. I like it. :salute:[/quote]I think chers would have felt encouraged to read this in the morning; to know that their head honcho is standing up for them. Hopefully P's will take the cue and also stand up against unreasonable parents (if they arent oredi). There is absolutely no need to involve the police in this case.

[janet88]

There are many types of people in this world…一种米吃百种人…in this case, the mum who ignored the school’s request should not have made a mountain when it was clearly her fault.

[Daddy D]

Can re-open the case and ask the mum and kid to apologize to the teacher?

:siam:

[pinky]

Daddy

Can re-open the case and ask the mum and kid to apologize to the teacher?

:siam:

and what about the principal?

[verykiasu2010]

pinky:

Daddy

Can re-open the case and ask the mum and kid to apologize to the teacher?

:siam:

and what about the principal?

Ya the principal also didn't support his own teachers and making life more difficult for the teacher in an act trying to please the parents

[Way2GO]

pinky:

Daddy

Can re-open the case and ask the mum and kid to apologize to the teacher?

:siam:

and what about the principal?

d principal shd be sent to re-education camp n re-learn d 'Perils of Leadership'! :rotflmao:

[corneyAmber]

Way2GO:

pinky:

[quote=\"Daddy D\"]Can re-open the case and ask the mum and kid to apologize to the teacher?

:siam:

and what about the principal?

d principal shd be sent to re-education camp n re-learn d 'Perils of Leadership'! :rotflmao:[/quote]Ya lor.... :slapshead:

Someone I know knows this teacher personally. It was so sad that she tried to bend backwards for the children because of PSLE and then got this unnecessary publicity. Her friends reprimanded her for doing too much for the children. So parents of the boy and P, please apologise to retain such a thoughtful and passionate teacher like her. When I saw the haircut, I was convinced that she did it out of love rather than being vindictive on the child for not listening to her.

[qms]

Quoted from TODAY:


Responding to Mr Heng's comments, Madam Serene Ong - the mother involved in the hair-cut incident - told TODAY that she went ot the police to file a \"personal record\" only after calling the MOE and on being told that it would be fine to go to the police.

Mdm Ong said:\"There is no absolute right or wrong in this matter but as a parent, ther should be a courtesy call from the teacher first before cutting my son's hair. We would like to work with the teachers but it also takes two hands to clap.\"

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[GLORYmum]

verykiasu2010:

pinky:

[quote=\"Daddy D\"]Can re-open the case and ask the mum and kid to apologize to the teacher?

:siam:

and what about the principal?

Ya the principal also didn't support his own teachers and making life more difficult for the teacher in an act trying to please the parents[/quote]


Educators succumb to parents like govt to voters I think.

[mamago]

qms:

Quoted from TODAY:


Responding to Mr Heng's comments, Madam Serene Ong - the mother involved in the hair-cut incident - told TODAY that she went ot the police to file a \"personal record\" only after calling the MOE and on being told that it would be fine to go to the police.

Mdm Ong said:\"There is no absolute right or wrong in this matter but as a parent, ther should be a courtesy call from the teacher first before cutting my son's hair. We would like to work with the teachers but it also takes two hands to clap.\"

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can be put into Guinness World Record.