Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: My Son's Teacher I have a 3 year old son in Pre-K. When I first enrolled him in this school everything seemed fined. He liked his teacher and started gaining a lot of friends. One day while I was visiting his class I noticed that his teacher was ignoring a white student sitting in the back of the classroom. I didn't say anything because I assumed he was in time out. As time passed she kept ignoring him. Whenever he wanted to participate with the class she just smiled and said nothing. Story time she made him sit in the back. He's already the only white male in the class, there's a female but she treats her the same. I'm not sure why she treats him like this but I know this isn't right. I don't want to cause any problems but I cannot sit back and continue to let her treat that innocent boy that way. What can I do to help him? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) It is against the law to discriminate against anyone for any reason. I would approach the situation in the calmest manner possible. You do not want to offend the teacher or assume that she is purposefully disciminating against the child. I would question her reasoning to understand what is going on first. If the reasoning seems legitimate, explain that it doesn't appropriate from your perspective. I would continue to observe to see if anything changes. If the child continues to be treated the same way I would take it up with higher authority. This way the you have a support system rather than approaching the situation any further by yourself. There are some teachers that do not treat their students this way on purpose. However, there are some situations where there is more information to the story than what can be seen from the outside looking in.                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: I agree that questioning the teacher first is the best approach, then taking it up with a higher authority if it continues. This solution will like solve the issue and prevent further discrimination. Rated On: October 14, 2014 7:44 pm Rated By: sugeLu                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: I agree. Two thumbs up! Rated On: October 18, 2014 2:39 pm Rated By: TuBuJy                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: It is definitely important to gain as much information as possible before making assumptions. Rated On: March 5, 2017 9:16 pm Rated By: uheVaX                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: This is a great solution. Discrimination is a serious claim, and you need to fully understand the situation before bringing this to administrations attention. Rated On: October 13, 2018 6:48 pm Rated By: aGuraz