Reply #19: That pooping doesn't sound like an accident to me.

[TexasSissy]

That's the sort of thing a kid would do intentionally. I don't know much about psychology, but if the kid did that intentionally, it sounds as if that kid has some serious problems.

The teacher? This is the sort of thing that would help if I would know the teacher to know if s/he was just being mean or was genuinely frustrated. It would also help to know the history of the 6 year old in that class. Prior incidents? Parent denial of problems? It would help to know this.

This kid needs help. The teacher's actions are a side issue. I hope the parents take heed and get that kid to a psychologist.

(I think teachers are just people who are trying to teach kids the abc's. They are not psychologists or social workers. Sometimes I think too much is being asked of them. So I'd just chalk this up to the teacher reaching a limit of frustration with a problem child, unless there's evidence to the contrary.)