Should i write a strong letter of formal complaint to the school?

Question

my son is fully potty trained and returned home from shcool soaking wet with a heavy rash on belly and below. It had appeared he had been sitting in this accident for a lengthly period of time. I am trying to write a letter towards the school, should i rephrase it more strongly as i consider it a form of negleculance from the teachers and nursery assistants whom manage the class.

P.s i have check spelling and it says it fine.

now looking at back at it its not, that will be my next question - so i suggest you keep tuned.

Answer 1

get a new spell checker- the one you used is negligent- (negligence)

Answer 2

Speak to the teacher first, ask if it was noticed and what the policy at school is. Letter writing is best saved for when all attempts at communication have failed, or as a follow up but give the teacher a chance to respond to you face to face. You will probably get further that way to be honest, they don't want to have a confrontation and won't have had a meeting with the others to come up with the most stonewalled answer

Answer 3

I hope your spell-check on your letter is more accurate if you think negligence is spelled with a "u", and school is spelled with the "c" before the "h". Also, it's "who manage", not "whom manage".

I hope you took photographs to prove your point, or it will be your word against theirs.

If your son is potty trained, do you know why he had an accident? You will need to put that in your complaint or your statement of his training will not be taken seriously.

The initial letter should go to the teacher and principal. If you get no answer or are not happy with the answer, forward the same letter with a complaint to the school board (or if it's a private school, to the Board of Directors).

Answer 4

I believe you should be very stern in reporting this problem to the school. Has your son told you any details about the day as to why he was left with wet clothes and if the teachers were mean to him about it or used that as a form of punishment? I would definately talk to his teachers and ask them why he was left soaked. I wouldn't be rude but I would definately demand some answers and let them know how unpleased you were. If it happens repeatedly, then that should be a concern brought to the attention of the school board and that is when I would start getting ugly!

Answer 5

I would absolutely write a strong formal complaint. I would submit the complaint first and send copies to anyone who would need them recommending the dismissal of the person in charge of your son. I would then inform the teachers in charge of your son at the time of the letter you sent and ask to speak with them personally for an explanation of what happened, just because I would want to hear an apology from the teachers in person. I don't think that an apology would excuse what happened so I would still want them fired, but I would want to hear the apology anyway.

Answer 6

Yes- but first have you talked to the teachers? Or other parents experienced this? Look carefully at who is employed at these daycares. There is no excuse for what happened to your child, but sometimes who is employed at the center could be a good reason why things like this happen. Write a letter and make a formal complaint to the director. Keep running records of anything that happens to your child.

Answer 7

The first thing I would do would be to call your child's teacher to get an explanation of what happened. If that doesn't resolve the issue I would definately talk to someone higher up. I would also keep track (in a notebook or something similar) of dates, times, what happened, what you did(called or wrote) what was said. If you need to go further it is very effective when you can give them dates, times and names of all involved. I do not believe there is any reason for a child to come home in the condition your child came home and I would be very curious to hear what explaination they would have for you.

Answer 8

My advice would be to have a meeting with the teachers to let them know, but first cool your temper. I don't think any teacher would purposely allow a little child to wear wet pants to the point of a rash, However, you should make the teacher, assistants, and whomever is in charge aware of the situation and ask them what happened. Allow them to explain, if there is something they want to tell you. Letting them know that you're a little upset is ok, just don't jump down their throats. Making them aware without yelling at them or using bad language will cause them to be more careful, especially with respect to your child, in the future.

Answer 9

Yes, you should. But first, you need to be aware of how devious teachers can be. By allowing your child to remain in that state, they are likely to be using your son to make a pseudo political point. It could be this - look! we dare not touch your son because we might be accused of sexual assault. By doing this, they demonstrate that they are more concerned in turning your sons predicament into a 'cause celebre' for political gain, than in alleviating his obvious discomfort, and probably his acute embarrassment.

Believe me, the unionised teaching profession are quite capable of this. You should at least consider it a possibility. Particularly, as you may be dealing with feminists with an anti male agenda.

I wish you the very best of look.

Answer 10

First you should talk to the teacher. If the results are not what you wish, proceed up the chain.

After that if you still are not satisfied with their reactions/comments. I would write a formal letter of complaint to the administration as well as the education agency for your state.

Answer 11

Beign a school teacher myself, I would definitely let the school know where you stand. Sometimes a parent complaint is the last thing that we want. But teachers have so many issues pressing on them all of the time that unless someone makes us aware of a missing link we don't see it. On the teachers behalf, I want to believe that she did not know that anything was wrong, but they definitely need to be made aware so that the problem does NOT continue.