am i being too overprotective or unreasonable?

If you have documentation from your doctor about the sprained neck and the gash on her head then you should share them with the school. Be calm but firm that you are concerned about such major incidents going unreported. That being said, I did know about one little boy who walked around on a broken leg for an entire afternoon without crying or appearing very hurt. He didn`t even complain much to his mom but the next morning it was worse and it was actually broken. If a child doesn`t appear to be in much distress the school usually thinks they aren`t. I have been a teacher for 15 years and I don`t recall a day where noone got hurt at recess. There are 300 or more children running around on pavement. About 2 or 3 get hurt every recess. We do go by the reaction of the child and the appearance of the wound. If a child got a cut under her hair and there was no blood visible and she didn't say anything, I wouldn't know about it. When the class comes in after recess I usually try to settle them down as quickly as possible so we can get on with what we are doing. If I can see blood I usually send them to the office, of course. I guess it is a matter of what your child's teacher saw. Did your child say 'I hit my head' and was there blood visible or did she just come into the room and sit down? I wouldn`t ignore a reported head wound, I would investigate the head and so would any teacher I`ve worked with. It is usually addressed in the first staff meeting every year under 'safety.'

I have 3 kids of my own and I know my oldest daughter doesn't let anything go. Every hangnail is as bad as an amputation to her. My middle child, on the other hand, can be quite sick or hurt and makes nothing of it. Because I know this I tend to downplay my oldest child's injuries and pay closer attention to the middle one to make sure nothing serious is wrong.

My children's school secretary also calls at the end of the day when they have been hurt enough to go to the office but not hurt enough to need me to come immediately. I think she waits because she figures if she calls me at 1 in the afternoon, I can't leave work every time someone skins their knee but I'll worry about it all afternoon, feeling guilty that I am at work and not there. I know many parents wouldn't worry but I tend to be a worrier when it comes to my children. Perhaps she has been through this and figures if it is not serious enough to require the parent come immediately it's better to save them needless worry. If you want to be called immediately ask politely to have it happen. The office can't read your mind and there are as many opinions as there are parents.

Your child's teacher of course, can't call you before the end of the day because she is in a room teaching children and can't just leave them to phone you. In my school there is ONE phone for all the teachers to share. It is on the first floor so every time a teacher on the third floor wants to talk to a parent she has to find time to go down 6 flights of stairs to the phone room, hope noone is on the phone, make the phone call, then go back up the 6 flights of stairs. Business people with their own phone on their own desk never can believe we have to do 12 flights of stairs for a simple phone call. You pretty much want the call to be very important.

As far as the putting in break goes, is that only this year or has it happened with other teachers as well? If it is only this year, I would see what next year brings. (I gather you've had meetings with the teacher and no solution was found. Have you tried documenting what days she is put in break. Written documentation is your best friend in this fight.) If there is no improvement next year, you need to see what your daughter needs to change.

Your concerns sound reasonable to me. I can't understand why a child would be put "in break" because her ankle itched and she was scratching it. The teacher should have checked for a rash or insect bite and, if necessary, taken her to the nurse or called you. The gash incident is really worrisome. Any head injury should raise flags, and parents should be called.

The problem is that since you've been fighting this battle alone, you may be acquiring a reputation for being a troublemaker, so the school officials are ignoring you. Is there a parent association? If other parents have experienced similar problems, then I think you should get together and draw up a list of concerns to be presented as a group. It might even be helpful to get another parent to act as leader.

If you can't do that, or if it's ineffective, then moving may be the only solution.

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Personally I find it ridiculous that the school does this to you and your child. While in their supervision, your child is supposed to be cared for and looked after properly. This includes properly notifying a parent when the child gets an injury like a sprained neck or a gash in the head. If something debilitating would have happened to your child, they could be having to face a huge lawsuit for negligence.

My only advice on the situation would be to switch school, or atleast switch classrooms for your daughter.

If that doesn't work, keep trying to talk to the school board about this.

Go to other parents, get petitions, go to the local news, etc.

They cannot ignore you forever.

Good luck!

i would call your states attorney generals office and have them do an investigation and gets reports from all the unhappy parents in the school district. It is the schools responsibility to be taken well care of your children and if there is ever a doubt that they aren't doing a good job at it turn them in! If they're getting away with that whats next? it could be something more severe! good luck my son starts kindergarten this year and i am a very concerned parent and think that's how all parents should be!

you are not even slightly being unreasonable. Did your school fill out an accident report for the sprained neck? If they did they were also supposed to call you and have you sign it. If they did not you need to let them know that you could possible pursue legal action. Change schools, they are not taking proper care of your child. AT ALL. All of this borders on abuse, you need to let them know that. You could also consider contacting DHS.

I think your concerns sound completely reasonable. If I was having the same problems with my child's school I would certainly be looking into different options. In my school district we have a few quality charter schools that we can choose from if we don't like the school our child is districted to go to. I don't know if the same is true in other places, but it is something to look in to.

That is ridiculous! You probably have the right to sue! What would've happened if she actually broken her neck?! I suggest taking her out of that school imediately. I'm so sorry that you were put through this.

Best of luck

xoxo

Kira

Find a better school. It's great that you are concerned for your childs safety.