A written complaint is considered a very effective way to resolve a school conflict. If it is objective. Parents, before compiling a document, should collect complete, as objective information as possible. It is likely that this is not a teacher biased towards your child, but a child to a teacher.
This does not stop some mothers and fathers, and they do not take into account the moral assessment and the consequences of such “intercession”. However, if you are confident in the violation of the rights of the student, you have evidence, and you are ready to refer to the legislative norms, then firmly uphold your position - make a complaint about the teacher (sample below). And if the principal did not help in any way, go ahead.
What is a teacher complaint
The complaint sometimes remains the only tool to draw the attention of the relevant authorities to the conflict. Usually, parents first try in an oral conversation with the director to resolve the situation by making claims and demanding participation. Because even without the paperwork of the family, especially the child, the proceedings are stressful and alarming. And if the conversation is enough to solve the problem, so much the better.
But when the parents are not satisfied with the attitude of the school administration to the conflict, it remains only to write a complaint. Sometimes moms and dads begin to compile it, not trying to solve the issue otherwise. However, there are a number of situations in which "sorry, will not happen again" - it is not appropriate and the intervention of the Department of Education or even the prosecutor's office is needed.
Reasons for complaining about the teacher
Some “school” problems may have obvious references to legislative acts, to the Constitution in particular, or administrative documents of the education system.
In which cases you need to write a complaint about a teacher:
- if your child is being persecuted due to religion or nationality - any manifestation of discrimination;
- if the student is forced to attend certain confessional-oriented lessons, for example, as part of the course "Fundamentals of Religious Culture and Secular Ethics";
- in a public discussion of the child's beliefs and his actions, which entailed moral harm and damage to mental health;
- if the child is forced to do physical education when there are medical recommendations on limiting physical activity and other situations in which the principles of health protection are not respected;
- when a child is not allowed to attend classes or is removed from classes (failure to provide educational services is a very grave violation, provided that the student does not threaten the safety of other children; the teacher can respond to hooligan behavior through the school administration; appearance, lack of homework and the like reasons are not grounds for removal from the lesson);
- with a biased attitude and excessive requirements that differ from those applicable to all other children in the class;
- if the child is underestimated;
- with insults, humiliations and manifestations of violence.
Where to complain about the teacher
A complaint against a teacher can be sent to the school principal, to the city or district department / department of education, the department of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation, as well as to the prosecutor's office, the police, or the court.
The addressee, content and essence of complaints in each case may be as follows:
- Director and head teachers. An appeal to the director of an educational institution is appropriate if the teacher does not comply with moral standards, behaves unprofessionally, does not show respect for students and acts non-pedagogically.
- Department of Education.The territorial departments of the Ministry of Education should be contacted if the principal has not taken the necessary measures to resolve the conflict. Clarify this by making a complaint.
- Ministry of Education. Contacting this authority is appropriate if the actions or inaction of the district / city department of education did not satisfy you.
- The prosecutor's office and the police. If the teacher’s behavior affected the child’s mental state or physical health, then a statement is written - a complaint against the teacher (a sample of the writing of the application will be provided at the site, after asking parents about the reason for the appeal). The reason for it may also be the requirement of a bribe from the parents.
- Court - if moral compensation or pecuniary compensation is required.
How to write a complaint to a school teacher: general rules
Compiling a complaint against a teacher on the principle that “the paper will endure everything” is not good. Emotionality, dozens of exclamation points are superfluous. It is necessary to state the facts.
A complaint is made about the teacher in a standard way - from filling out the “heading”. Indicate the name of the institution where the document is addressed and to whom. Enter your details: F. I. O., address and contacts. Further in the center of the sheet is a “complaint”, and a statement of the essence of the conflict. At the end, you need to indicate which way out of the situation the parents consider the most appropriate, for example, a request to dismiss a teacher or a strict reprimand.
How to write a complaint addressed to the director
When filling out a complaint about a teacher that will “suit” the director of an educational institution, do not deviate from general standards. Having specified the necessary information in the “heading” of the document, do not forget to specify the data of the teacher, to whom you are submitting this complaint. Describe in detail the situation that caused the appeal. Rely only on facts that actually take place, it is advisable to back up the words with evidence. Prepare links to legislation that the teacher has violated. Do not deviate from the specifics and do not bring all the problems into one text. For each conflict - a separate complaint.
The complaint to the school principal about the teacher: a sample
A complaint against a teacher might look like this:
A COMPLAINT
on teacher
My daughter, _______________ (name of the child), _________ year of birth, is a student of ___________ class. After the lessons at home, she complained that the teacher _______________ (teacher’s name) refused to accept the written homework, describing my child’s handwriting “like chicken paw”, and demanded that I do my homework on the computer, and for this I put _______ out of class (other actions of the teacher, essence of the conflict).
I consider this behavior unacceptable and ask you to take measures in relation to _____________ (name of teacher).
This is only a sample complaint about the teacher to the director, in each case, the appeal may look different. It all depends on the nature of the violation committed by the teacher.
Sample teacher complaints from parents at the Ministry of Education
In the collective complaint against the teacher, the names of all applicants must be indicated, the names and data of the parents should be entered in the “header” of the complaint. Next is the text.
A collective complaint against a teacher (sample) may look like this:
A COMPLAINT
to the Ministry of Education (region, region) for teachers upon the humiliation of children
We, parents ______________, ________, ___________ (names of children). Our children study in the ______ class ___________ of secondary school No. of the city _______. Teacher _________ (teacher's name) in a chemistry class insulted our children and put them out the door of the classroom. The teacher decided that during the test work they copied and distracted each other from the assignment. The teacher called __________ boorish, ________ ignoramus. And then she tore the notebooks of the guys and demanded to leave the class. This whole situation happened in front of classmates who fully confirm the story of our children about what happened.
Having learned about the conflict, we, the Applicants, turned to the school principal No. _______________ (name of the principal), but she, after hearing us, said that the teachers had nervous work and offered to forget about the “misunderstanding”, as the principal put it.Note that neither the school administration nor the teacher apologized, and in no way show regrets about the situation. When we, the parents, explained to the teachers that our children refused to attend school because they were ashamed and embarrassed after public teacher insults, we were threatened with expulsion from school, which is a violation of the Constitution of the Russian Federation and the Charter of the school.
Please pay attention to the problem and resolve the conflict.
Complaint against a teacher who has humiliated a child’s dignity or because of bias: a sample
A complaint against a teacher, through his actions or words of a student who humiliated a student, begins with a standardized “cap”. Further, a specific and detailed description of the situation and proof of the fact of underestimation of the estimates will be required.
We, the parents of _____________ (name of the child), studying in the ___________ class, school number ____________ in the city __________. Our child experiences constant stress and pressure from the teacher ____________ (teacher's name). She believes that our daughter, who is the champion of the region in rhythmic gymnastics, is only capable of physical education. That is how she periodically and throughout the class declares. Although our daughter cannot achieve positive grades only in the subject of this teacher. In addition to algebra, our child has fours and fives, who are often invited to participate in olympiads and competitions. We hired a tutor in algebra, who also believes that ____________ is biased towards our daughter's knowledge of the subject.
Periodic humiliation in the lesson ____________ forced us to turn to a child psychologist. On our repeated requests to end discrimination, we were denied.
Please understand the situation and take action. The explanatory notes of the child psychologist and tutor are attached to the complaint.
The complaint about the teacher in primary school
Very often, a visit to a psychologist is required for parents who want to write a complaint about primary school teachers. The process is complicated by the fact that young children can invent a lot from the actions of a teacher or keep silent about violations. Only a specialist can answer the question whether there was a violation on the part of the teacher, or is it a child’s fantasy. And also to determine what is the cause of the suddenly changed behavior of a small student. A professional psychologist will easily get to the truth. Therefore, enclose a written opinion of a child psychologist in a complaint against primary school teachers. The rest of the document is almost no different from the form of other complaints.