a conference perhaps

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a conference perhaps
By j

This is a difficult situation to be in. If I am reading your post correctly, the little boy who is your son's friend is this teacher's nephew, right? I can't help but wonder if your son is always next to her nephew and if
he (her nephew) is doing something inappropriate, she singles your son out instead of speaking directly to her nephew. Do you think she is trying to discourage this friendship or perhaps she is not comfortable correcting her nephew, so she finds someone else to be the "example?" I might suggest that you first speak to your child's teacher and let her know what is happening. Let her know

that you respect a teacher's right to make sure all students in the building are following the rules, but that you are also concerned that your son is corrected almost daily by this teacher. Ask her to observe at first to see if your son's reports about this are accurate (not that I am doubting you, I certainly am not, but if you say it in this way, then your son's teacher will simply be more aware of the situation and not think you are simply lodging a complaint). If so, ask her how she thinks you should intervene--would she suggest that you talk to the other teacher or would she be willing to do so on your behalf? If that doesn't get you anywhere, then I would suggest that you arrange a conference with the other teacher on your own. As long as you come across as objective, I am sure you will be able to work this out...perhaps she isn't really aware of how frequently she does this and that bringing the subject to light might help. Good luck and let us know how things work out.