the same Spanish child which i refer to in post school discrimination was involved in this incident. my youngest daughter was attacked in class in front of the teacher by this child with a pencil, nothing was done, (this was after i had specifically requested the teacher to watch this boy). it was only when i referred this case to the s0cial services that anything was done, the boy said sorry in front of the class, however this sorry was conducted in such bad manners that my daughter said "apologies properly or i will not accept this" it was at this time that my daughter was threatened with 7 weeks detention if she did not accept this apology, (the boy was not made to apologies correctly and has not been punished), due to the teachers threatens my daughter felt that she had no other opinion but to agree to the apology. my daughter was then physically dragged to her brother´s class by her teacher to say that she had agreed to the apology (her teacher again threatened her with 7 weeks detention).
i tried to resolve this matter within the school, when i was told "it is not our version", they implied that my children and i are liars how can you co-operate with this! i left the school stating it was not correct that both my children ( the victims) were being punished whilst the the perpetrator of the crime is not punish in any manner.
i went to collect my children from school on Friday when the boys mother shouted racially offensive insults within the school grounds, the boy then physically attacked me (i am 14 weeks pregnant) when i went to complain to the school authorities they refused to act and ordered me off the school grounds.
i feel upset as i believe that this is sending a clear message to the other children of the school, ie it is approved by the school authorities to "foreigner abuse" even if this involves the physical attack by a Spanish child on a pregnant foreigner.
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Why oh why do you STAY? Or at least, why do you keep them in that school? I assume you wnat them to be in a Spanish school -- which is a great idea, in theory -- but these people sound so abusive. Surely everyone in your neighborhood/town doesn't behave in this way? Is there not another, friendlier school you could send your kids to?
we stay because we have to it! it was a house that we could afford without a mortgage in a system were foreigners are not given sure employment.
they are still in the school because they need education, and it is better than the uk system which totally neglected charlotte.
we are not aiming to retire in this area but it does give employment of sorts.
we could move to the coast area but that would mean squeezing the children into an overpriced shoe box. and despite being qualified for state help "family numerosa" (having 3 children or more) they require a libro de familia which surprisingly is only available to spanish families or if you decide to have another child born in spain (we have worked our way around this)
not everyone in the village is evil only about 60%, about the same amount that failed to vote for the constitution.
Is there any system were citizens, whichever their nationality, are given "sure employment"? Please let me know (guess you are not referring to Cuba or China).
I don't know what exactly happened in your case, but I think you are taking things way too seriously. Spaniards in Andalucia are pretty sick of the English coming in and not integrating, and the English quite often come off as having a superiority complex. (I have English friends who are wonderful, so don't think I'm being racist here.) I'm not saying this is true in your case, but I think you should relax, and try to find some positive things about living in Spain. And for your enlightenment, if you can read Spanish, here is a link about racism in the uk. So, please don't cast the first stone when your own country is just as guilty. Check out:
http://www.clarin.com/diario/2006/06/23/um/m-01221107.htm
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