We talked to the teacher and principal. They have been less than helpful to say the least.
There has been some back and forth via emails and visiting the school and the principal has been mostly hands off and the teacher has retaliated against our daughter.
I don't think the the specifics are super important but in the end we asked "perhaps seating be rearranged". The teacher decided to announce to the class that our daughter was "afraid" of the boy and moved her to a desk next to her desk. Like, literally next to hers, facing the rest of the class. My daughter is mortified and has said she will never tell us about anything ever again. My daughter is "safe" but at what cost? Have we taught our girl that reporting sexual is assault is not worth it? We've destroyed her trust in us and the school/teacher. The vindictive part of me almost wants to pursue the assault charges just to teach these assholes a lesson.
PM_ME_SAD_STUFF_PLZ on September 23rd, 2018 at 05:50 UTC »
Sounds like a good time to file a Title IX complaint, in addition to whatever else LAOP pursues.
WyoGirl79 on September 23rd, 2018 at 04:42 UTC »
I had a teacher like the one described by LAOP and he pretty much ruined all enthusiasm I had for school. These parents need to get their daughter away from this teacher before more damage is done. This person should not be a teacher. A real teacher would have handled this differently from the beginning.
PhantomCowgirl on September 23rd, 2018 at 03:58 UTC »
The only thing this teacher taught this girl was to keep her mouth shut when she’s sexually harassed or assaulted to not make things worse for herself. I’d be at the superintendents office first thing Monday morning asking why it’s okay for my child to punished for being sexually harassed? I’d want an apology from the teacher to my child and the boy switched classes. This poor girl.