Can a teacher do this?

Question

i just got a phone call from my daughters teacher and she said my daughter got in trouble for drawing something on a piece of paper that was not right for school and the teacher told her i am going to call your mom and she said so my mom does not care she cant even speak english so the teacher said she called child services and she said if you cant take care of your child child services can. i dont know why my daughter said that i care for her and she always gets grounded at home for doing something bad at school and i always care for her and help her with school work i think she was trying to show off in front off her friends. and she said child services will come to my house and see whats going on waht should i do i have another son too. and i am wondering can a teacher even do this.

Answer 1

well a teacher can really only do that if you did somthing wrong like come on just because you don't really care dosen't mean you don't care about your child and your daughter might have said "she won't care"  because maybe it wasent that bad and the teacher has diffrent belifes as to what is wrong like one of my teachers thinks saying "shut up" ya well we get in trouble. really if it's not that wrong child serves won't do anything unless you like abusing you child and not feeding them witch i doubt your doing

Answer 2

A teacher can do this but if you have nothing to hide you need to know that Child Services is on your side they are just doing their job talk to them they will understand and talk to your daughter find out where this all coming from

Answer 3

your kid should be paying attention but it is no reason to call cps. it seems like you speak english to me! *supiciously rubs chin*

Answer 4

The teacher shouldnt be able to do this. She nis probably mad that she didnt get her way and that your chjild talked back. If they come, explain the story. They will tape you and do all kinds of legal stuff.

Hope i helped!!!!!!!!

Answer 5

Yes, a teacher can do this, especially if she has any reason to believe it to be true.

Luckily, if you are parenting right, the visit with child services should not be a problem.  They are likely to ask you a few questions, and speak to the child to find out what family life and discipline might be like in your household.  Nothing major.

What I would do, however, is to ask to speak with the school principal.  This kind of report to child services is not only embarassing, but puts undue pressure on you.  They should have tried to contact you first and let you handle the problem.  If they saw it persist, then they had grounds to call.

Answer 6

I agree with paul on that part and she was probaly triing to keep the teacher from calling you

Answer 7

teachers are mandated reporters, so basically if they suspect something fish they not only should tell the authorities, they are legally binded to do so.  I don't know the background, what she drew that would be inappropriate, but I'm sure the teacher has good intentions.  If your discapline isn't working, call up the school counselor and have a talk about your daughter, explain the situation, and get some feedback.

Answer 8

Sounds like your daughter created a situation and you are going to have to deal with it.  '

A teacher does not know a child's background.  

if it were my daughter, she would explain exactly why she lied to the teacher to Child Protective.  She probably thought she was being a 'smart mouth' and it would get you in trouble.

I have heard kids tell their parents they are calling CPS on them if the parents do not do something they like or give them something they want.  The kids haven't got a clue about what will happen after that.  They believe it will give them power over the parent.  

Just keep your daughter at home when CPS shows up and they can explan to her that if they do not like what they see _she_ lands in foster care.

Answer 9

no not unless your abuseing her then no change schools

Answer 10

tell that b! tch to mind her own business

Answer 11

Yep they can.  It's part of their job to monitor what is in the best interest of the child.  Now the teacher may have been using it as an idle threat, but if I were you I'd get involved with school NOW.  You need to be on top of your daughter's behavior anyway.

Answer 12

A teacher can but if your daughter looks well nourished and clothed nicely i dought there will be a problem. kids will make up excuses but i believe this can be used as a threat. because a kid acts up give em a detention and call the parents not call them and say i called child services. also if there are two parents and one happens not to speak english the the child isn't lieing.

Answer 13

Yes.  Teachers are mandated reporters.  

I would worry less about Child Services and worry more why your child would act like that.  Yes you will have to deal with an interview.  It sounds like there is more to this than you are mentioning ( or mabee know) .  I thinks its time to sit down with your daughter and talk..what was the picture?  And really you arn't very clear on what your daughter really said.  The teacher wouldn't have called child services because you don't speak english.

Sounds like your daughter smart mouthed her teacher and this escalated????

** You didn't mention how old your daughter is ?

Answer 14

yes teachers can call childrens services when they think there is a problem but I think they may be more to the story. Possibly your daughter told her other stuff too that concerned her (true or not ). If you are not a bad parent you will be fine

Answer 15

Little kids make up stories.... and so do teachers.

"You can't call my Dad, he's an astronaut on the International Space Station"

"My mom is at the research station in Antarctica, and you won't be able to reach her for 6 more months"

" Well then, I guess we'll just have to have the police drop buy to see who is taking care of you then won't we, because if both your parents are away, then you'll probably have to go to an orphanage and eat oatmeal 3 times a day"

Sure a teacher can call CPS, but they don't just because a kid is bad in school.... CPS is there to HELP kids, not punish parents.  But sometimes being scared straight is a good way to get a child's attention.

Answer 16

I don't think so. that teacher just needs to get a life . teachers today are the most  meanest people on this earth. I now see why so many people home school there kids .who wants our kids to  be taught  by lien ,backstabbing mean teachers

Answer 17

Yes, the teacher does have a right to do this. However I question why she didn't talk to you first. She must have seen something that disturbed her.

Answer 18

Unfortunately, yes, the teacher can do it because of what your daughter told her.  But if you have nothing to worry about, then dont.  You can explain to Child Services how your daughter is and they can help you and tell you what to do when she acts up.  Dont be bullied by the teacher...she is only going by what your daughter said.  Good Luck

Answer 19

Yes, unfortunately everyone can be a busybody these days, poking their nose into areas which are none of their business.

If you're on the level and there's no problem, you have nothing to worry about.  If child services comes poking around, just handle it.  But what you need to do is set your daughter aside and explain to her that there can be real consequences when she says things which aren't true, and that child services got involved because of what she said.  Explain to her that child services can take her away from you and make her live with someone else.  It's true, and she needs to understand that what she says may have real consequences.  This will help her to learn the value of the truth, i.e. not lying.

It's a shame when adults behave in this way, but apart from teaching your daughter an important lesson, it doesn't seem to me you have anything to really worry about.

Hope that helps!

Answer 20

Schools take things very serious these days.  If a teacher thinks a child isn't being taken care of at home, sure they can take actions to check into things, especially if it involves the safety of other students & faculty.  You need to find out what she drew on the paper.  For example if it's a killing .... a teacher can relate it to school shootings, etc.  Make an appointment to meet with the principal & the teacher and have your daughter present.  You can speak with them one on one & then have your daughter in the room for the 2nd half of the meeting.  Let them know your daughter could be acting out to be cool in front of friends & that you are an involved parent that cares & takes interest in your childs life.  There are also guidance counselors that can sit and talk with your daughter if there really is an underlying problem, however, you won't know until you get to the bottom of things.