[PurpleWitch]

So,

A teachers aide has told a handful of students in year 3 that Santa is not real.

Understandably a few very sad little 8 year olds. Not to mention a very unimpressed few mums.

Would you go down to the school and have stern words with the twit who said this? Or let it slide?

[RunawayPrincess]

Absolutely I'd be having some thing to say about it!

[la di dah]

I would think it would depend why and how they said it?

They can't very well say he's real, can they? I would be angry with them if they did.

This post has been edited by la di dah: 05/11/2012, 08:09 PM

[countrymel]

I would think it would depend why and how they said it?

This for me as well.

[Carmen02]

I would actually go higher in my kids school deputy principal for problems definitely not right my 8yr old would be devastated

[casime]

I'd ram a christmas tree so far up her that she'd be my new tree fairy.

[AvadaKedavra]

BINGO! Although I can't remember if this was on the list... But it should be!

[soontobegran]

It is absolutely not a teacher's place to reveal that to any child under any circumstances. They need to know how to avoid and evade the question if it comes up in a discussion between young children.
I would not let it slide.

[WaitForIt]

Yep! Not the place of the teacher. Although I'm surprised at 8 the kids didn't already know or at least suspect. At that age I used to pretend I believed in Santa in fear of the gifts drying up

[Broxie]

I'd ram a christmas tree so far up her that she'd be my new tree fairy.

That.

I agree she can't insist Santa is real, but she shouldn't say he isn't either. Just 'I don't know', or 'ask your parents' would be acceptable.