Years and years ago when our oldest child entered 2nd grade, she brought home a letter from her new teacher. My wife (now a professor of English), graded the letter and sent it back with a note attached that said, "You're must endeavor for excellence if you wish to continue teaching my daughter. You're first 'Letter to Parents', was anything but excellent".
That was the beginning of a very long and exceptionally uncomfortable year, and the last year any of our children would ever spend in public school.
; )
When my son went to his “6th Grade Center” in Las Vegas schools, we received one of those teacher's letter home. The lady that penned the missive had a PhD and used tons of very long words - words badly chosen for the context of the letter.
We went to visit on the so-called teachers night, she inquired about my views on “the letter”.
She seemed shocked when I called it intellectually racist and bigoted. She was shocked - she seemed numb to the idea that most of the students parents were not primary English speakers and would likely find her communication incomprehensible. To her credit, the letter was sent a second time and in simplified English.
Some teacher just live in a different universe than the one most of us inhabit. You did well to pull your children from the school.
Both my boys had the same teacher 2 yrs. apart.(circa early 70s)
They used to imitate her and laugh.
When she got upset with a student she would make a fist, wave it and say,
“You be bad, you get five!”