Kids!

My nephew Hunter is having a hard time. See my papa passed away at the end of April. They were so close. Papa would always ride him around on the lawn mower, and show him how to play the guitar. He was in heaven when my mom moved behind my grandparents last year. He would run from house to house all day. He has ask a couple of times when papa is going to come back. His mom and dad keep explaining that he's not, but at six it's hard to understand.
This past weekend someone poisoned is dog. It's so sad. He ask his mom Monday night if they could pray to god about sparky. So Hunter prayed and ask that god please feed and play with his dog. I was in tears when mom told me this story.
Well today at school he got a paddling. I do not agree with the teacher on his reasons for spanking him. To me it's not right to paddle a kid for breaking a pencil and saying he didn't do it. Than throwing it down and saying he didn't do it, and for joking with his friend saying some little girl is his girlfriend. The teacher told him he was getting a paddling for lying and calling a kid a name. Now in no part of the story did he call a kid a name. On that note I think the parents should be told of the lying, instead of pulling out a piece of wood. Come on teacher, get with it and give his parents a chance to handle the problem. It's the first day he has had this problem with him, and he knows about him not understanding why all these people he loves are leaving.
I know teachers have to have the class under control, and they can't let kids go crazy. If he had done this before than of course punish him. However, if you know a child is having a hard time, than us should expect little and I do mean little things like this to happen. I just feel that he should have called a parent and talked to them about it first. I read the book they send home for the parents to sign and there was not one bad comment about Hunter's behavior. He also told the kids that if you tell the truth you get in a little trouble and if you lye you get in big trouble. I don't know about you, but to me a bunch of six year old would only hear truth trouble, lye trouble. I don't think this is what his mom thought he would get paddled for when she signed the permission slip. Hopefully she tells them to tear it up tomorrow when she goes up there. Don't get me wrong I want him to be honest and respectful, but he is also six years old. He is still at a very impressionable age. This is just my opinion on my personal situation. I'm sure people will read this and agree with the teacher, and that's fine. I am just upset at how the teacher handled it. I will always stand behind him good or bad, right or wrong. I want him to do the right things and I know he will. He has the greatest personality and the biggest heart.