93, Plenty of things are "natural reactions" for the average person, but we hold people to a different standard when it is their line of work. You expect that not only do they have an understanding of the field but they know how to apply that knowledge in the real world. I'd like to see what you'd say if you showed some infection to a doctor and their response was "OMG EWWWW THATS MESSED UP WHATS WRONG WITH YOU".

just because she's a pre-school teacher, doesnt mean she should know what to do when faced with a situation like that that could have caught her off guard. i may be wrong, but im pretty sure when training to be a teacher you dont get classes on how to react when a kid is touching themselves. doctors are trained to deal with all kinds of disgusting problems, though, so if your situation came true id be very surprised. all i said was OP could have reacted in a better way.

Actually, Musefan, teachers at reputable child care programs get training on EXACTLY this, and in many states its a mandated requirement. The OP took the easy way out and not only dealt with the situation poorly, they then went online to talk about how it ruined their day. They don't deserve to work with children.

ok, well i wasnt aware of that seeing as i'm not a teacher. thanks for letting me know, now i agree with you :) (no that wasnt sarcasm)

Ba-dum-tsss

As mentioned earlier, while these are signs of abuse you shouldn't go jumping to conclusions. Do you realise how messed up the legal system is for adults even accused of something like this? You want to be 100% sure something is going on, and rather than trying to read into everything, just keep an eye on things. The way you're speaking sounds like you've already passed judgement and are just looking for the evidence to back it up - which is exactly you should not be doing.

98-do you have children? I am going to wager not because if you did I think you would see how delusional your statement is. What kind of world do we live in where a child exploring his body MUST be signs of sexual abuse? No, children explore and touch all kinds of odd (yet can be cute) things. As for calling the police, a teacher (preschool teacher or elementary and up) cannot just pick up the phone and call the police. Other steps need to be taken if abuse is apparent with a child, including allowing the director of the preschool to make the decision to inform the police. Educators, though, are schooled on sign of child abuse and neglect and in order for me to get suspicious I'm going to Need to see more than a young kid exploring his private parts. And no, it's not better safe than sorry to jump the gun and involve the police in situations like this. Let's cause all kinda of problems with the child and family because "society" feels a child touching himself is abuse. Geeez, some times I don't want to live on this planet anymore.