Mum in stitches as she finds out reason why son was given detention

A mother was left shocked and burst into tears of laughter after she found out the reason why her son was given detention in school.

The mother of an 11-year-old boy shared her story with social media users on Reddit and asked their advice on what they would do.

The mother shared how her son, Preston (name changed) called her one day from his school saying that his teacher, Susan (name changed) had asked him to serve detention the next week.

Worried over the phone call, she immediately asked her son the reason behind the detention, and she couldn’t believe it.

The mother wrote on the social media website: “I got a voicemail on my phone from Preston using a school phone saying he got detention, because Susan yelled at some kids fooling around during worktime, he was startled, and she noticed so she made him leave the room, work in the hallway and call me to tell him he has to serve detention next week.

“I did not believe that was the reason he got detention at all because that sounds really dumb and assumed he was just minimizing his role (he does tend to do that when explaining his side when in trouble) so I thought I’d get Susan’s side at recess while I went to lunch.

“I call her and I was completely caught off guard when what she said lined up with everything Preston said to a T. I wasn’t sure what to say at first, but I ended up just laughing on the phone before any words could come out.”

The mother further explained that her behaviour left Susan “irritated” and she continued: “She asked what was so funny and I just responded that I was so sure that Preston was lying to me, because that was such a ridiculous reason to give anyone detention and that he is not serving detention just for being startled.”

The conversation between the both turned more serious as the teacher told the mother that “failing to serve detention would result in suspension or more.”

The mother added: “I do not intend to punish Preston just for getting startled, we all do it and it’s nothing worth making any issue out of.

“If I’m being honest the only reason chose to post is because I vented to my friend about this later and she actually did not side with me, saying that I was kind of being a dick to laugh at Susan and that teachers don’t get paid enough to deal with the things I said, so I wanna hear what unbiased people think.”

Her sentiments were echoed by social media users who criticised the teacher for her behaviour. One user commented: “Can you imagine punishing a child who’s dealing with abuse at home for flinching when someone raises their voice? What a fucked up message that would send. You’re not even allowed to have normal trauma responses, get better at hiding it I guess.”

Another said: “I’m just remembering a maths teacher that always carried a big wooden ruler. Anytime someone misbehaved, down it thundered across the nearest desk.

“Not too surprisingly the front two rows were constantly getting the shit scared out of them. I’m trying to rap my head around the idea of if someone acts out at the back, Susan would expect my teacher to punish half the class instead lol.”