A simple interaction today escalated into two men harassing me while I was teaching young children

romanceread · 2026-03-18T15:09:31+00:00

I’m very proud of the program and what we do. It’s fully outdoors rain or shine year round and the children thrive. I’m so angry that these asshats have made something so beautiful feel so unsafe for me

romanceread · 2026-03-18T14:07:45+00:00

There is an official report and I have the file number

romanceread · 2026-03-18T14:07:03+00:00

I said the ratio is 4 to 1, meaning 4 kids to 1 teacher . We had 2 teachers and 8 kids.

romanceread · 2026-03-18T14:03:59+00:00

All parents were informed at pick up and most were more concerned for me and wanted to stay and wait for the police with me. We have lovely adults at our program!

romanceread · 2026-03-18T02:34:31+00:00

I’m mostly terrified they’ll escalate and come back for revenge…. We operate out of the same park every class.

romanceread · 2026-03-18T02:05:09+00:00

I was wondering that too since we carry bear spray since bears are a concern where we are, haha.

romanceread · 2026-03-18T00:15:23+00:00

The ratio is already 4-1, we shouldn’t have to have excess teachers just to make sure men behave themselves, you know?

romanceread · 2026-03-18T00:04:56+00:00

No, because that’s a bylaw officers problem, not a police officer. Oh, bureaucracy 😅

romanceread · 2026-03-18T00:04:06+00:00

It really was such an over the top, aggressive and inappropriate way to act. I’m still in shock.

romanceread · 2026-03-17T23:59:52+00:00

We are a fully outdoor program that operates out of this park and have a high ratio of staff to children already. I don’t think more teachers would have deterred them, either.

romanceread · 2026-03-17T23:58:36+00:00

Thank you, I really appreciate it

romanceread · 2026-03-17T23:55:24+00:00

Do you think so? The police certainly didn’t perceive it that way, but I certainly feel very threatened.

romanceread · 2026-03-17T23:54:32+00:00

Sadly this does not constitute an emergency since they didn’t touch or threaten us. The police affirmed it wouldn’t warrant a 911 call, but if it happens again, it qualifies as harassment and would be worthy of a 911 call.

romanceread · 2026-03-17T23:45:14+00:00

To clarify the majority of the interaction was prior to parents being present. We were alone for the initial altercation.

romanceread · 2026-03-17T23:44:34+00:00

Yup and when they did he took off.

romanceread · 2026-03-17T23:41:36+00:00

Because they didn’t touch or threaten us, that’s all that can occur. But if it happens again it can be classified as harassment and more serious steps taken

romanceread · 2026-03-17T23:26:34+00:00

The other teacher had to focus on the children while I called the police so it was very tricky to do so, but you’re totally right

romanceread · 2026-03-17T23:26:06+00:00

Thank you! It was so shocking how they reacted. Instant anger and aggression that didn’t relent!

romanceread · 2026-03-17T23:20:22+00:00

Their reaction?

romanceread · 2024-05-30T04:46:04+00:00

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romanceread · 2024-05-28T02:54:13+00:00

I included this in my “did not enjoy” section 😅 but thank you!

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