Bradley's name was NOT on the list...

Bradley's name was NOT on the list....
My grandson, Bradley, is an awesome kid. He brings great joy into my life. He is eight years old, attends first grade and he just happens to have Down syndrome. Today his mother and I attended his class Valentine's Party. When I arrived after her, I could tell his mother was very upset. She leaned over and showed me that he had only received three Valentines and also shared that when she arrived his teacher said that she (the teacher) had passed out all his valentines for him. Bradley also did not receive a bag of goodies that had been put together by the classroom mom. Bradley was very excited about the party---just like all the other children.

My daughter talked to a couple of the other mothers and found out that Bradley's name was not on the list that was sent home. The class list was not sent home with Bradley or my daughter would have caught the error. My daughter got a list of students from the school web site so she could help Bradley prepare his Valentines. His name was on that list. I know his teacher personally so I called her tonight with my daughter's permission. She said, "it was an accident"---"someone must have interrupted me when I was typing it"---she said this very matter-of-factly and without feeling. She said she was sorry it happened. She also said that she passed out Bradley's Valentines because "he was out of the classroom when the children exchanged cards."

What do you think the teacher should do? Anything? I don't want to be petty, but this is a Child. It would bother me if it happened to any child. Thank you for sharing your ideas. Bradley seemed to handle it okay, but his speech is very limited, and my daughter was too upset to stay for the whole party. I ran to the parties of two other grandchildren.
Jeanne - Bradley's Grandma

*The above story is a TRUE STORY that was just emailed to me by a friend that is in contact with this family. Permission to post full story here has been granted by Grandma. *(Names have been changed)

Please post your comment here on this blog and let it be known how YOU would react if you were Bradley's mother or grandmother and this happened to someone YOU LOVE ON VALENTINE'S DAY!?!?

Personally....
I feel this teacher is an uncaring idiot and acted shamefully and needs to know that what she pulled off will NOT GO UNOTICED or tolerated by those we entrust our Children to everyday at our schools! Teachers if you are reading this...and you have 'an attitude' towards any of your students which are our precious Children...WAKE UP and get it together and BE RESPECTFUL towards each and everyone of your students! Shame on some you for the attitudes you have towards our "babies!!"