I am so annoyed!
@sprite1950 (30453)
Corsham, England
April 24, 2018 1:09am CST
Around a month ago my granddaughter took part in a sponsored swim at her school. It was to raise money for the leavers' trip as she is in her last year at primary school. They are going to a popular theme park after their exams in May.
She raised £25 ($35) which I sent off immediately and trusted that the money arrived safely. My granddaughter assured me that she had given it in and as she is a very honest girl I believe her.
Yesterday the school told her she must hand in the money or she would not be going! I rang them and told them it had been given in and her teacher was supposed to ring me back. So far no word but I have since learned that another child is experiencing the same thing.
You would think that a school would be more careful with our money so I'm really annoyed. I don't want to pay again but she would be devastated if she couldn't go. What would you do?
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
24 Apr 18
I agree with @LadyDuck.The teacher should give a receipt.Anyway it is always better to hand over the money ourselves.I hope the teacher calls you back to clear the situation.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
24 Apr 18
I used to hand in money myself but they said they liked to encourage the children to do these kind of things for themselves. She isn't the only one this is happening to. A child whose parent is a teaching assistant at the school is saying the same thing.
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@LadyDuck (457226)
• Switzerland
24 Apr 18
@sprite1950 I fear there is a teacher who is not honest, or she forgets things.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
24 Apr 18
My granddaughter told me that there is another girl experiencing the same thing and her mother is a teaching assistant at the school so that makes me feel a bit better as she is very trustworthy. They must have lost this money.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
24 Apr 18
@LadyDuck That makes it look as though there might be a mistake on their part so I'm glad we aren't the only ones.
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@LadyDuck (457226)
• Switzerland
24 Apr 18
@sprite1950 I am glad that the other mom is a teaching assistant. I hope she can find the source of the problem.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
27 Apr 18
The money has been found now. Apparently it had been handed in to the wrong teacher so that's all I am worried about. I didn't want them to think I was dishonest and hadn't given the money in.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
25 Apr 18
Yes my granddaughter handed it in to her teacher. I put the money in an envelope in her schoolbag and it was gone when she got home from school that day. I asked her if she had handed it in and she said she had. Now the money seems to have been mislaid along with another child's money. The parent of this other child is a teaching assistant at the school.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
27 Apr 18
@aureliah It's ok, it's been sorted and they found it but I didn't get an apology. I had to ring up again and find out what was going on. I think it was very bad mannered of them.
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@aureliah (24319)
• Kenya
27 Apr 18
@sprite1950 If your granddaughter handed it to the teacher then it is the teacher's mistake and not hers. Why should you pay again?
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
25 Apr 18
@rheicel Yes the school really messed up with this sponsorship money,
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
24 Apr 18
No, none of the children had receipts, I'm going to suggest it when I get to speak to someone.
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@rheicel (7068)
• Philippines
25 Apr 18
@sprite1950 There should be always a receipt because it's a proof of payment or at least makes a list with their signature or penmanship after they gave payments.
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@morgoodie (2645)
• United States
24 Apr 18
I would definitely hold the teacher accountable for that mistake. A receipt would have been a good idea or some other note that would have proved that your granddaughter had turned the money into the teacher. I am glad that I haven't had this happen. The school my children go to now have a way that money can be paid online into an account or something like that. I haven't used it yet but it seems like it would be easier than sending money into the teacher.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
24 Apr 18
They do let us pay that way normally but not for this unfortunately. I was annoyed that they told my granddaughter she couldn't go unless the money was paid as it wouldn't have been her fault anyway, it would have been mine if it hadn't been paid. She was really upset,
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
25 Apr 18
@morgoodie I think this will make them think about giving out receipts in future. I'm quite glad she's leaving in the summer now. At secondary school money is paid into an account and they have finger print ID to get it out. I'm not sure about school trips etc.
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@morgoodie (2645)
• United States
24 Apr 18
@sprite1950 I don't blame her for being upset especially since she had turned the money into the teacher. I hope it gets resolved and she is able to go without having to pay again. They need a better system so there is a paper trail to say whether money has been collected from the students.
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@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
25 Apr 18
Wow ... They lost $$ for something importANT LIKE THIS. That aint good but to deny her for their mistake would not be good
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
25 Apr 18
They haven't even got back to me on it so I'm going to ring again today. I think it's a poor show.
@allknowing (130067)
• India
24 Apr 18
There are confidence tricksters rampant everywhere
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
24 Apr 18
I don't think it's been stolen, I think they have mislaid it but it annoys me as it wasn't a small amount.
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@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
24 Apr 18
There was no receipt? I would visit the school and really complain about it.
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@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
24 Apr 18
@sprite1950 I think that's the best thing to do.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
24 Apr 18
@toniganzon I went down this afternoon as I hadn't heard anything but her teacher was conveniently "in a meeting" although my granddaughter said they hadn't mentioned it again,
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
24 Apr 18
I haven't even had a call which is annoying me so I am going down after school if I don't hear anything today.
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@caopaopao (12395)
• China
24 Apr 18
Sorry to hear that. Maybe her teacher will ring you back later.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
24 Apr 18
If she doesn't I will ring again today. If it had been a small amount I wouldn't have been so annoyed.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
24 Apr 18
I wish I had now. Sometimes they allow you to pay online and a receipt is printed out but they didn't do it for this.
@asfarasiknow (3341)
• Bournemouth, England
29 Apr 18
They sound extremely disorganised, which should not happen with other people's money!
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
29 Apr 18
It's been sorted now and was eventually found but I had to keep ringing to find out what had happened as they didn't let me know 
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
24 Apr 18
Yes and the child's mother is a teaching assistant at the school so she must be trustworthy. I just hate the thought they might think I haven't paid it.
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@Iam_jauntyjen (4948)
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24 Apr 18
I would be annoyed ,too. Do you know the contact number of your granddaughter's teacher?
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
24 Apr 18
Yes I phoned the office and they said they would get her teacher to call me back but so far nothing.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
24 Apr 18
@Iam_jauntyjen Yes I think it's very poor of them not to get in touch.
@Iam_jauntyjen (4948)
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24 Apr 18
@sprite1950 hmmmm...I hope the teacher would call back soon.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
24 Apr 18
I put it in an envelope and placed it in her school bag. It was gone when she came home and she said she had handed it in.
@Hannihar (129342)
• Israel
5 Sep 18
@sprite1950
I don't blame you for being annoyed. Too bad she did not get a receipt then tell them she has proof.
@Starmaiden (9311)
• Canada
24 Apr 18
I would have asked for a receipt upon handing it in.
It's always good to get a receipt even if you feel you can trust the people you are paying. I'm sorry that this has happened. Maybe the treasurer or whoever was responsible for handling that money isn't so honest.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
24 Apr 18
I think it's gone astray considering someone else is experiencing the same thing but they should hand out receipts. I'm annoyed that no one has contacted me about it so I don't know what's going on. I am going to ring them again today.
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@Anne88 (323)
• Canlubang, Philippines
24 Apr 18
I would be upset too. The school and the children, or their guardians for that matter have equal responsibilities when it comes to these things. You have done your part, It would be their turn to do theirs. I hope it can be solved soon. Good luck!
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
24 Apr 18
Thanks. I have had money issues with the school before but luckily the payments were done online so I could prove that I paid and show the receipts.
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