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How do you address stealing in school?
I bought my daughter an orange mini stapler with her school supplies this year. She was over the moon about being able to staple her papers together. Our winter weather being what it is, the class had indoor recess almost everyday for weeks before Christmas, but my daughter left the classroom to rehearse for the Christmas concert. One day, when she came back, another kid had her stapler, claimed it was his, and wrote his name all over it. When she spoke to the teacher about it, he told her to clean out her desk and make sure it was gone. She did. The teacher then did ... NOTHING.
I expect school supplies to go missing, pens, erasers, markers, that's fine. Kids borrow and forget all the time. This child in particular is always taking her pencil crayons and markers without asking. But deliberately going into her desk and taking something is stealing. I told my daughter to do the right thing, and she was left hurt and frustrated. And this kid is waving her stapler in her face everyday. And he has learned that he can steal, and there are no consequences.
Do I let this go, and buy her a new stapler, or do I ask the teacher if he plans to address this, and buy a new stapler (we don't want the old one back now)?
See, and that is what I thought he would do. I thought he would speak to the other child's mom or something, but nothing like that has happened. What's frustrating is that all the kids keep asking her why the other kid has her stapler. Everyone knows it's hers, and now the teacher moved them so that their desks are together. I don't want to get into this, but I think I have to say something.
3 Answers
- desmeranLv 77 years agoFavorite Answer
you could request that the teacher inform the other child's parent that there was a question about the stapler and ask him if he could just "confirm" with that parent that the other child actually happened to own one of the same color. that would presumably resolve the situation, and most parents would want to know if their child had done something like that or that there were allegations of stealing involving their child.
but then just start labeling what you send in to school.
(*i'm assuming since she's upset about a stapler that your child is still in elementary school. if she's older, i'd let her have the conversation with the teacher).
- AmberPLv 77 years ago
A teacher will not always take a student's word for certain things, it is possible, that the teacher talked to the boy and the boy said that the item was his, and since his name was on it, he thought nothing of it. These types of things happen all the time. The best thing to do is call the teacher and tell him of your concerns and then start putting your child's name on her items that she is taking to school.
- 7 years ago
I would talk to the teacher first. If he does nothing, next step is the principal.
You say this other kid is constantly stealing? Find a creative way to "Mark" her supplies. Maybe its a dab of pink fingernail polish, maybe its her name in permanent marker that would be difficult to "cover up".
Once this kid has something else in his possession, have her go straight to the teacher and say "I know its mine because of the pink fingernail polish on the inside" etc....
If nothing is done then, principal and then to that other kids parents. Make them replace it all....