My wife took our 2 daughters to their school today to register the youngest for the next term. My eldest daughter, already enrolled, was approached by her teacher to drop off some stationary into the teachers rest room. She gave my daughter the keys for access. Both daughters went together and did as asked. They returned the keys and went about their business.
Later the teacher approached my daughters and accused them of stealing her iPad, and some keys, and intended to report the incident to the police and have them prosecuted. My missus didn't know what to do and returned home in an irate manner with my emotionly upset daughters. I told my missus to go find a lawyer etc, as we know our kids wouldn't do what they were being accused of. Normal parents reaction. But before she got a chance to do that the teacher phoned her and asked if she could come around to our house to sort things out. 50Km round trip. I was out on the beer so I stayed out of it.
Teacher upon arrival, so I'm told, dropped onto her knees with her hands in the wai position blubbering her eyes out asking for forgiveness being as she'd found the missing items at home. My wife went the Thai way and fell for this fake 'forgive me' shit. Case closed.
But it isn't in farangs ways. Due to my feeling that this story will get out next term my daughters will be seen as thieves once word gets out about the incident and becomes distorted, for want of a better word. I feel the we (family} should ask for a written apology so that in the event my daughters get talked about then the written apology can be produced when required?
What do yous think?