DD fainted in toilet - teacher irresponsible?

[diannescruffy]

Today during PE DD fell over and grazed her leg so a fill in teacher sent her and another girl to the toilet to wash it, DD fainted which is not unusual, happens often so her friend runs back to tell this teacher. Teacher informs the girl to take DD to sick bay. DD said she couldn't see properly and felt like vomiting and barely made it to sick bay all this guided by another 8yr old. Maybe I'm wrong but I'm thinking the teacher should have alerted another teacher/office staff to go to DD. The office also knows that DD is prone to having a seizure after fainting, luckily that didn't happen. I'm thinking of speaking to the principal tomorrow, just wondered what your thoughts are on this? TIA

Regards,
Dianne

[Miss H]

Definately speak to the principal. That was just plain irresponsible!

[feeb]

Speak to the principal as she should have been accompanied by a teacher.

[Visitor7]

Definitely speak to the principle about this! Feinting is serious business, especially if she is prone to seizures, which the school knows about. Due to a medical condition I have I am prone to feinting, and even as an adult, I always need assistance after feinting.
Your poor dd, how is she now?

[Bumperstump Cummerbund]

Yeah, I agree with you, the teacher should've gone herself or got another teacher, especially given your daughters background. Is that particular teacher aware of it?

[*Beema*]

Gosh, if they were aware of her histpry I think it was an inappropriate means of taking your DD to the sick bay, so much responsibility on another child, especially if things did go like they have before. I would definitely be speaking with the principal I hope she is feeling much better now
Take care xxoo

[butterfly_warrior]

We have procedures in our school where if someone faints, they are collected by the office staff in a wheel chair.

Now, I'm not saying that the teacher hasn't done the wrong thing, but as it was a fill-in teacher it's possible that this teacher was not made aware of medical issues. It often happens in a school where it's only the teachers regularly in contact with a particular student that get informed of the problems and everyone else can end up finding themselves highly embarrassed by the fact that they simply aren't aware of things that they really should be.

Also, the teacher has a duty of care to the whole class and can't just leave the entire class to take one student to sick bay. Sending a student to get help would have been a better approach.

I think that it's still worth talking to the school about the issue, though.

BW

[diannescruffy]

Thanks BW, I thought she should have sent a student to let the office staff know that way they could have sent First Aid/teacher to get DD.

Regards,
Dianne

[diannescruffy]

This teacher was a fill in for PE today so she knew nothing about DD's background and DD is fine now but she was still pale when she came out of school and this happened at 11.00a.m. I will speak to the principal tomorrow as I feel she should have been accompanied by a teacher not a child. Thanks everyone.

Regards,
Dianne

[nic]

Definately speak to the principal. That was just plain irresponsible!

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