Pre-k Teacher Being Fired over Saying the Word "Bully"

I have not really experienced exactly what you did but my son's teacher actually broke contract and left about 8 weeks into school. I know it can be hard on the kids but my son is over it. Don't worry to much about the kids, they will bounce back.

If you are truly upset for the teacher then you could talk to the school and threaten to raise your own ruckus and see what they say. You may want to get other parents on your side. The majority is heard louder. You also maybe able to sit down and talk with the principal or head honcho and get the real story if you really request it.

My feeling is unfortunately we live in a more and more liberal society. Parents are allowing their children to run the the parents and not the other way around. Parents are not teaching respect for yourself, elders and others (very basic principles that are lost today especially in public schools). The public school system has been made weak. Just twenty years ago when i was in school, i remember the principal having a paddle. I remember never being in trouble but i feared that paddle but i feared my parents even worse. Oddly enough, as i look back at my childhood i think my parents were too lienant on me and now my poor kids are being hammered for it. I dont ever remember saying yes ma'am but my children would think twice before not saying it now. I am one parent that wants my school to reinforce my beliefs. Make your beliefs known!

How horrible for the teacher and for kids. Sounds to me like the "bully" has learned from a pro and that is sad. It seems to me that he should have been the one to leave and not the teacher. As long as we cater and cower to bullys they will never stop and the school just gave the bully the power by firing a good teacher. Who will be next?

That is the craziest thing I've ever heard. I think I heard our teacher on a field trip Tuesday say the word "bully" several times in reference to several kids mine included kids. I laughed it off and I totally agree with what she said (what makes it so bad). Its the parents who have the problem. I'm a very active member of our schools PTO and you would not beleave the parents who complain about what we don't do but the NEVER lift a finger to help and never donate a dime those are the ones who will get a great teacher fired for calling the kettle black. Maybe the parents of that teacher class ought to band together and go to the school board if we felt that strongly we would she would be back or we would pull our kids heck its only pre-school. The parents have to help fight for the rights of our teacher.

if it was ok with the teacher you could start a petition and get other parents and staff to sign a peice of paper or write letters to whomever is in charge of the school telling them what a great teacher she is and how she affected you and ur children in a positive manner and how much you would like her back. I think it's ridiculious how parents do a bad job of disipline and send their children to school and expect the teachers to handle that type of behavior but not be able to address it. It would be different if she hit the child or used a racial slur but calling a child a bully if she even did that is not punishable by firing her, suspending..MAYBE but not the loss of her job.Not to mention children stretch the truth to make it seem worse...my niece would do that.

Hey - sounds like the teacher was calling it like she saw it. also sounds like the parents are bullies too. their child was disrespectful and instead of dealing w/ the problem their child has - they chose to blame the teacher. the poor kid. he needs grownups for parents. I am sorry for your school to be losing a good teacher. Hopefully your child will have a great teacher next year. What is name of school and teacher? I will write a letter to tell them they made a BAD decision. does the USA not allow freedom of speech anymore... sigh...

If it were me, I would talk with the administration of the school. As a parent, you have some (and I mean only some) rights to know what happened. Due to privacy issues, you may not be able to do anything. I would let the school know that I would like to fight to have her back IF it is something that the teacher wanted to do, I would let them know if the teacher wanted to fight it (and it is just she said bully) then you would be willing to get newspapers,new etc involved as well as other parents. It is a fine line though, IF she called a child a bully..I don't know. I wouldn't think that would be reason for termination but n this day and age you never know.

I see you are in GA but I swear something similar just happened her where I live. I don't know why this Wonderful teacher (also Pre K of a montessori school) left but she did and everyone is so distraught and curious as to why all of a sudden she is gone and we also just got a note saying the same thing oh by the way Miss so and so will be leaving us and we didn't even get to wish her well or anything. I work close with my children's school and even I was shocked at what happened she was just gone the next day. I have also heard the children say oh well she is coming back she had to go see her mom and help at her moms school. I think our stories are so simular it is scary they are so far apart in miles. I am curious to hear what you do about the situation. Keep me updated. A.