I'm willing to believe that this teacher didn't understand the full context of the situation. When you're constantly handling and overseeing the disagreements of 30+ students it's easy for the antagonists and antagonized to all blur together into a milkshake of "He said, She said" statements. With that context and understanding in mind, it becomes fitting to apply the generalized "lessons" to the entire involved group. From the teacher's perspective, how do you even know that one particular student is telling the truth? How does this mother know that her daughter hasn't stretched the truth? Besides, even if you are aware that there is a behavioral issue… in most schools, you aren't allowed to do anything about it anyways. Schools in many western countries have done away with any and every sort of punishment entirely (including detention) so all that's left is generalized lessons.
Despite strong stances on bullying, these toothless approaches don't do much to protect students who actually find themselves receiving unwanted attention. So, if this daughter is telling the truth then the mother is totally right for taking action… If not… She comes across as a bit of an a-hole towards the teacher here.
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