My sympathy goes out to you Balletmummy18, as dd is currently in a similar situation.
She started at a vocational school last September and has had to deal with hurtful comments (including about her appearance), put downs and confidence knocking by one teacher. The trouble is that this teacher is also the principal so as for taking it any higher, we are stuck really.
I wanted to remove my daughter after the Christmas break but she wanted to stay as she does enjoy the training, other teachers and the students she dances with.
Since then we have met with the principal and also emailed our concerns. We were told that they weren’t going to change their style of teaching and sense of humour. The comments continued, including the day after, saying to the class that some of the students had a lot of growing up to do.
My dd has now decided that she will not be returning in September after the confidence knocking persisted and is planning on auditioning for other vocational schools next year.
