A mom was left in tears after a school teacher made fun of her son's name and said that it was for a dog and not a little boy.

As reported by The Mirror, the doting parent said she no longer wants the teacher around her son and is currently thinking about reporting the educator to the school's headmaster.

The incident happened while the mom's sister collected the four-year-old from school because she had to go to her dentist appointment.

The sister explained that she overheard the teacher's entire conversation about the boy's name and echoed it back to the mother as soon as she dropped her nephew off at home.

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According to the outlet, the story was posted on Reddit, with the boy's auntie writing: "My sister is extremely family orientated and spent the entire summer getting her son ready for school."

"He was excited about going to school. He really enjoyed nursery and made a lot of friends, who he always speaks about and wants to hang out with after school," she continued.

The aunt revealed that the parent put special effort into prepping for his first year by buying a lunch box and school uniform, adding that the boy "really enjoyed his first week" and "said he really liked his new teacher".

However, when she stood outside the school gates to pick up her nephew and her own kids, she unintentionally eavesdropped on a conversation with two teachers in a classroom.

"Everybody was now with their parents and the teachers had gone back inside the classroom but they left the door and windows open and I could just about hear their conversation," she explained.

"I overheard them talking about the children in their classrooms and whether any of them are 'bad', and I overheard my nephew's teacher say 'no but one of mine has a dog's name,'" the aunt added.

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The shocked and "disgusted" aunt revealed that the child in question was Benji - her nephew - and said she was thankful he was not "paying any attention and didn't hear them".

As soon as she arrived at Benji's mom's house, she told her about the entire situation and said that her sister ended up crying.

"I told her straight away and she burst out into tears. She is now thinking about going in and speaking to the head about it. But she is not at all confrontational so she is still in two minds about this. She is distraught. I feel so bad for her," she said.

What do you guys think the mother should do after this situation? Comment down below!

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A mom has taken to Facebook to say that she is proud of her six-year-old son for punching his school bully, but not all parents agree.

Laura Mazza, 33, explained on the social networking site that her son got into trouble at school for punching another child.

She explained that this was completely out of character for her son who she describes as "sweet by nature".

That's why she thought that he must have had a good reason for harming the other child, and it soon transpired that he was being bullied and didn't think that his teacher would do anything to stop it.

She wrote on Facebook: "My son punched another kid today. He told me he had to do yard duty.

"I kept probing him why and he didn't want to say, he told me I wouldn't believe him."

Laura added: "He said the teacher didn't believe him because the kid always pretends to be hurt. So I told him, if you tell me the truth, you won't get into trouble. And he did.

"He told me that another boy was picking on him, and when he told him to stop, he pushed him off the playground, then ran away."

It was at this point that Laura, from Melbourne, Australia, asked her son: "Okay, so what did you do?"

She detailed: "He said 'I chased him and punched him in the face so he knows never to bully me again. I knew the teacher wouldn't do anything so I had to stop him from bullying me'.

"I didn't say much, just thanked him for being honest and talked about different ways of handling it without violence.

"But was I proud? Yeah a little bit. I know violence isn't the answer but I know when it comes to bullies you gotta stand up to them."

Laura continued: "I'm glad he did. I'm sad I wasn't there to protect him and that he was let down by adults.

"But I'm glad he stood up for himself, because as an adult that's still one of the hardest things to do.

"I want my kids to know that the bad guy doesn't win."

Laura's post did not go unnoticed on the social media website, and at the time of writing, it has received over 3.8K reactions and over 800 comments.

However, not everyone agreed that Laura had done the right thing.

One Facebook user wrote: "Sorry but am I the only one that feels like you've just accepted that violence is the answer."

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A second added: "You need to speak to the principal and get it all out there to really resolve this not only so your son knows you have his back but for other kids at that school.

"They need to address why he felt the teachers wouldn't [sic] do anything and the fact there was bullying leading up to the event so the other child can be dealt with too."

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However, the majority of Facebook users were in agreement that Laura and her son did the right thing.

Another commenter wrote: "My kids have full permission to rock any kids s**t who won't listen to words and won't physically leave them alone. Consent matters, no means no."

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A second added: "Take your kid for ice cream; he has earned it. If the adults around him failed him and he knew he could face consequences and still chose to stand up for himself.... you, my dear are raising a fearless leader."

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What do you think? Did Laura and her son do the right thing?

A mom who was becoming increasingly concerned about her son's attitude came up with an ingenious plan to combat his behaviour in class, Kent Live reports.

The situation seemed particularly bad when Becky Crandley started receiving emails from her son's teacher concerning two incidents that had gotten him in trouble.

In an interview with KentLive, Becky explained: "It all started last year with his behaviour change, it's part of growing up I think, but it's his rudeness and disrespect I cannot stand."

"I have had phone call after phone call about his behaviour," she added. "He's had an untold amount of detentions and isolations but nothing seemed to bother him."

Becky decided the best thing for it was to get in touch with the school and offer to come and sit next to him in the last lesson of the day on Friday. The school agreed.

And so, the mom-of-five essentially gatecrashed her son's maths class in order to nip his incessant rudeness in the bud.

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Here's how it went down:

At 2 pm on Friday, September 20, Becky walked into Swanstree Avenue's Sittingbourne Community College - the school her son attends - and sat down right next to her unsuspecting son - all for the sake of conducting a "surprise" experiment.

"I constantly threatened that I'd sit with him in school if needed, and he always laughed it off," she said. "Since they've been back this year I've had several phone calls already."

"So when his maths teacher emailed last week and said about an incident, I said to her I would join him. He didn't have a clue, and he was very embarrassed for sure, I was introduced as his mum."

Becky has since shared her story on social media, writing that "today's children are getting worse by the second."

"I think more parents need to act upon their children's behaviour," she added. "It's scary to think what we will leave behind one day."

Becky continued: "Most people know I'm a big softy when it comes to my kids but I'm also straight up and try my hardest to teach them the right way in life.

One thing I will not tolerate is disrespect from my sons towards any woman and my eldest has been rude recently in secondary school towards his female teachers.

His mummy bear has had enough for sure, my foot is down and I will not lose. If only I got a picture of his face when I walked in and sat down next to him, he went so red there's nothing I can compare it to."

A mom who named her son after a cartoon dog has doubled down on her love for the unique name.Bethaney Phillips and her husband decided to name their eldest son after an animated dog and they couldn't be happier about it.And their son's got no issues with it either - in fact, he adores his special moniker even despite others comparing it to that of a dog.But what was the inspiration behind it?In an op-ed for Business Insider, Bethaney revealed that the couple stumbled over the name while watching the 1981 film The Fox and the Hound which follows the story of a cartoon dog called Copper and a fox named Todd who become the best of friends."'Copper,' he said while watching. 'I like it. If we have a boy, that will be his name.' I laughed it off, not ready to make that decision, and honestly, I quickly forgot about the conversation. Two years later, when I was actually pregnant with a boy, he reminded me of the choice," she revealed.Bethaney sat on the name for a few weeks, she said, before making any rash decisions."I thought it was cute and different without being strange," she continued. "Plus, it's spelled the way it's pronounced, which is my biggest rule for choosing a name for our child."So she agreed.The pair even had a fox-themed nursery prepared for the birth of their little boy.Despite the couple loving the name, it did not come without its challenges.The mom-of-two revealed that every nurse always seems to get it wrong, with many dubbing the child as "Cooper," a name that people are more used to."They make the mistake only the first time, however; once I correct them (politely), it's a name no one forgets," she said. "Most laugh and say, 'Yep, that's how it's spelled - I just wasn't sure,' or something to that effect."And to their credit, you can't always be sure. If you're unsure, it's always better to ask. But I digress," she added.Bethaney also opened up about people being confused when she first introduces her son to them."It's a real conversation starter, with people saying, 'Copper as in copper... like the metal?' I always respond, in a matter-of-fact way, 'Yep, that's how you say it,'" she told the outlet.She also said that she's met many dogs with the name, but has yet to meet another human with it so it truly is unique."Yes, it's a noun that we turned into a proper noun, but, to our credit, Disney did it first. We just followed their lead," she added.The pair went on to have another son, who is named Colt and is particularly offended that he doesn't get the same attention for his name as his brother does.But I mean, anything next to a name like "Copper" is going to seem like the more boring option, but hey, it's still cute."I had no idea [Copper's] name would be such a big deal to folks. It's pretty straightforward, yet, here we are, finishing his kindergarten year, with people still surprised - and even delighted - at the boy named after the cartoon dog," Bethaney concluded.Featured Image Credit: Sarah Mason/Getty

A school worker has reportedly been fired from a daycare center after they sent home a five-year-old boy with a note telling his mom to put him on a diet.

Mother Francesca Easdon, who hails from the town of Kingwood in Texas, was shocked to find the offensive note that her son Kyler came home with after class at the Rocking Horse Daycare Centre one day. Francesca had originally given her child a note to take with him which read: "Please tell Kyler that his mommy loves him so much and I’m thinking about him."

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However, it appeared as though someone with handwriting too neat and legible to be a classmate had added an annotation to the note, which read: "No! Put him on a diet & go away! [sic]"

Speaking to local news service KTRK in a later interview, Francesca stated: "It took a minute to register, what I even saw and I just kept re-reading it and I just stood there for a minute."

In a recent post on Facebook, Francesca wrote: "So now that I have handled the situation I want to share what happened to Kyler and I. We have been working with Kyler on his eating, he’s extremely picky! I have been introducing new healthy options in his lunchbox and discussed the changes with his school. And for the record, I feel that Kyler is absolutely perfect the way he is, I’m just helping him make healthier choices."

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She continued: "First thing this morning I was at the school waiting on the director with my mother in law for a meeting. I was assured that it was being investigated and handled, yet almost no remorse was shown. I also brought to their attention the fact that on his teacher's public Facebook page there were mass posts regarding drug use and other very inappropriate content."

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She added: " The teacher that wrote this note confessed while I was at work and was fired, but nothing has been done about the other situations. Zero remorse for their actions. I am disgusted that I put my trust in these people to care for my child and this is what I get in return. I have removed Kyler from this daycare (Rocking Horse Kingwood) and am enrolling him in a beautiful new facility."

A frustrated Elementary school teacher has slammed "busy" middle-class moms after she was expected to change a six-year-old's diaper.

A woman named Samantha Brick was left furious after her workload doubled due to some parents leaving her to clean up their mess.

She opened up about the ordeal on Daily Mail's Femail, explaining that one of the parents at the school she works at forgot to drop off her son's spare set of clothes and diapers.

Rushing off to grab them, the mom reassured the teacher that she would be back within an hour, but 90 minutes had passed and there was still no sign of her.

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During this time, the little boy told the teacher he'd wet himself.

"When I called to ask where they were (by this time, the poor boy had whispered to me that he’d wet himself), her response was depressingly, yet predictably, negative: 'I don’t have time! He’s at school so it’s your problem now," she recalled, as reported by the outlet.

Samantha pointed out that the boy was not a toddler, and voiced her disagreement with the parent - explaining that diaper-changing isn't in her job description.

She went on to write that it's more common for parents amongst "affluent families" to send their kids to school without teaching them how to use the toilet.

"Indeed, it’s so common that in my school in a well-to-do middle-class town in the south of England, where I teach children aged four to six, we have a bank of spare clothes and underwear, along with [diapers], wipes, and lotions, on the fully equipped changing station (all of which comes out of the school budget)," she penned.

The teacher revealed that over her 11 years in her career, she has had to deal with students aged from four to seven years old who still aren’t toilet-trained "on an almost daily basis".

On this particular occasion, her assistant had to go and purchase some "appropriately sized" diapers for the "poor child" who was "particularly socially aware" about what was going on.

"He was incredibly embarrassed that I had to sort him out and put on a fresh [diaper]," she added.

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The infuriated woman stated that she is 33 years old and has changed hundreds of diapers in the schools that she's worked in - despite not being a mother herself. "[I] have likely had more [diaper] experience than some of the parents I encounter doesn’t escape me," she quipped.

Samantha explained that every time she changes a diaper "lessons are stopped," leaving her to spend "between four and five hours a week" throwing away the dirt when she "could be teaching"

"My colleagues and I find it time-consuming and wearing, but it’s become the norm. It’s the rest of the class that really loses out, especially pupils who need a bit of extra attention," she confessed. "These are most certainly the children who need my full attention, yet they get overlooked when I’m sorting the basics of keeping everyone in unsoiled clothes."

Samantha called out all the parents who claim to be "too busy" to teach their child "such a basic skill," by asking: "Why on earth do you think such an important responsibility lies more with me, someone who may only be in your child’s life a few short months, rather than with you, their parent?"

"Surely the fact your child will be so much happier and more confident afterward is its own reward," The elementary school teacher continued, adding, "And if that isn’t enough to motivate you, ask yourself why you committed to having children in the first place?"

Do you guys agree that teachers like Samantha shouldn't be expected to change diapers?

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