hmmm...donnot put too many things on your mind...every thing would be pretty normal today...yestday was just a exception..just forget it and pray to god that it should never happen again in any of the childs van story....

Reading this..iam even thinking about my kid...who also comes by van and that she is in pre kg only.....(very sad that we send our small kids in van believing the drivers...but for them its nothing other than the count that they get in for their vans).............

Iam praying to GOD nothing of this sort would/should  happen to any of the school going kids............Can feel ur pain through your words...

Haiyo cant imagine that at all.. It is really a nightmare... What did the school got to say?? sure they must have an answer.. Did she go to school today without crying..??? Don't worry.. she will be back safely today..

omg,really bad ,how was your daughter today,was she ok with going to school? dont worry they will not repeat the same mistake just the next day but  narrate the complete incident to  the principal of the school and say her that its our life which we are handing over to them .i remember the first day when i dropped my daughter(now2.5yrs )then 1.5yrs at a day care for 2 hrs .i cried on her principal shoulder .....   its difficult both for kids and mothers .....

School admin never bothers abt all these.jus particular in raising the fee only.dont worry take cr & relax.

Hi, I can reaaly understand the situation and also feel the pain of yours on that situation.

Anyway let your next step be talking to the principal of the school and get the words that it wont happen again.

dear LA, tears came to my eyes when i read this..I pray for all the mommies and kids...God bless them all.

Hey really when I was reading this manasu yennavo pannuchu, as if im in ur position.. Don't worry your kid will get adjusted soon..

 Hope your daughter came back home safe in the van... 

Usually for KG classes, the teachers make the students stand in line and organize them to board their vehicles. If its school van, they take even more precautions that an aaya will accompany the child from class room to the van.

You should escalate this to the management so that they dont repeat this for other kids or to your kid itself in future.

LA..

Dont worry !! Escalate the issue to management ....

Kindly keep teaching the contact information to ur little one ( in case of emergency )...   I know this would be difficult at this little age ... but keep trying... lets be wise !

hi LA...how did everything go today...I really hope it was fine...and how was teacher's/admin reaction to yesterday's event....was really definitely shocking to read this post.....definitely you must raise this issue to the management...do not leave it at that...and maybe fellow parents also need to be cautioned...whatever the school, or however reputed, that doesnt give them the right to be indifferent.....

this incident of yours reminds me of one incident related to the attitude of school staff, which had happened last year, during May or June, not sure...but was a very hot day , when I had been to Vandalur Zoo with my family on a weekend, Saturday I think...

This is what happened...after about a hot day in Vandalur zoo, we were about to return, when we noticed a kid crying alone...no one seemed to be curious about why the kid was crying...at first even we thought that maybe her parents maybe nearby, but again we noticed the same kid crying very badly......later i could not resist, and be indifferent like other thousands of people....so i told my husband lets go to that girl and find out...she must have been around 4 or 5 years old...and when i asked her that what happened and where her parents were...then she told she cannot find her teacher...i was confused, because all the while i was assuming that maybe she had come with her parents....she was really crying uncontrollably...so first we had to pacify her,gave her some water...then she cooled down...and as i said, it was a very hot day.....and i cannot imagine, how long this child was crying and roaming, and no one in  that big crowd in Vandalur zoo even wanted to do anything about it ....then with great difficulty, i found out that she had come for some excursion with school teachers and other kids, and she could not locate them....inside i was in pain ...because I was thinking what if this hapened to my kid....! and along with pain, i was full of anger.......

then we roamed around the zoo, carrying that crying child, and all along tried to calm her down, because she could not even tell her school name and address properly...all was half cooked information.....and though my hubby mother in law and kid were with me, they were equally worried and were cooperative in hunting the right person....then somehow after about maybe half an hr, the girl identified someone she knew in a park where lot of kids were playing....and as i was approaching the person she pointed out, i asked that lady who she was, she told me school teacher....and she was munching some peanuts.....and when i told her that this kid was lost.....believe me ....the reaction that she gave was like, i felt like banging her on her head....she was so indifferent as if nothing happened...and i was literally scolding them for their carelessness.....i asked them did you not notice that one child is missing...that lady's response irked me ....she said that "pasanga ellam onna dan irukanga nu nenachen.." and was munching peanuts....and one more man was with that lady, probably physical education master...he was also equally cool....no reaction.....but then i again ensured with that child that this was her school, and then only handed over...

thinking over, i felt very helpless that I could not do anything more than this to those idiots....even as i am writing so much of anger is within me.....

So, reading your post, i got reminded of that incident....so LA, i would seriously think that if you have a chance, you can either escalate to management or try to create awareness of this incident to other fellow parents, who can atleast take more precautions henceforth.....please take a call on this by discusing with your family members, and do as much possible....

because  I can understand what a pain and horrible time you must have had in those 15 mins, when you were in auto, and how many thoughts must be running in your mind....

Its easier said than done, but pray to god that your kid should overcome this soon....inspite of all this, try to motivate your kid with good thoughts of school...and hope this school does something about their careless attitude.......not even a sign of accountability for what happened.....shame on those people !

hey... very scary.. just praying god that everything falls in place for you and ur kid... take care...

I hope ur daughter came back safe & happy today. Things can only get better, but be cautious always. Worried to read that schools can be indifferent even to KG kids who hv just stepped into school. I m sure U must hv spoken to the management about this, what do they say ? They are detailed enough to issue an ID to the parent, but dont ensure packing off the lil ones properly??

Also, I m surprised why nobody is mentioning the names of schools here ?

Chennaimoms, that was a very good act from you. I m sure the kid's parents would've got to hear about the story only from the little one, and they probably wouldnt realize what a big favour u hv done to them. What goes around always comes around, and ur kids will be blessed becos u helped another kid, and I m sure the careless teachers will pay for their indifferent attitude

hey ladies...

thnx a lot for all the support extended... i mailed to the management on the very same day, and they mailed me an apology, accepting that it was their mistake, and in future they will take all the necessary measures to ensure that such omissions don't happen.

they have also assured me that the principal /vice principal has taken the issue seriously, and will be in touch with me about the actions they are planning to take.

and yesterday, g returned by van as expected :)

hey LA ..good to hear that Aaalll iizzzz Welll !

And nice to hear that you have escalated to management....! if we keep thinking who will bell the cat....we will only be the loosers ! ;-) 

@ Anu4Nivedh.....thanks but really i still felt guilty that i could not do a little more than what we did....we should have put those teachers at task then and there, by doing a little more agressive...and maybe even to intimate their parents....anyway i really hope wherever that child is, she should be fine...and god save those teachers for their horrible act, and wish he puts some sense in to their heads soon...!

You have got a very good flair of writing

keep it up

Its dreadful and felt like giving thousands of curses  to the irresponsible teacher who was at Vandalur ,zoo have  you noticed which school they belong

@Nisram : thnx... but at tht time whn i thoguht of the incident, words just poured out !