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Teacher may not have known the value of the item. The boy almost certainly did.

I wonder how much the other watches cost. Wouldn't be surprising if the rest were £25 or less.

And how much is the box worth?

A very good compromise...

Quick, change it now before it gets you more bad luck! :)

By the way, is your 'it's gone now!!!!' signature a reference to the watch?

OK, which one do you think did it?

:wink: This is not what Tiddler, the Story Telling Fish, said.

:thumbsup: It certainly would be a dereliction of duty to brush it under the carpet, but I'm not yet convinced from what has been said in this thread that this has happened.

No problem. I think it would be reasonable to think the watch would fall under where it says 'anything of value etc.'

Whether people are expected by others to steal or not steal is immaterial compared to the fact most pupils in the class do not appear to be thieves. It is not flowery but reasonable to suggest (if this is the countless PE lesson where the watch was handed over) that most have learnt the lesson...

Well said.

Because if the answer is countless times, then it shows the majority of classmates in a good light, which weakens your 'the most important lesson has not been learned' generalisation.

Why didn't you get your son to ensure the school completed a Quarantined Property Form when looking after his expensive watch? http://www.barrbeaconschool.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Behaviour-Policy.pdf

On the other hand, how many times have those watches been relinquished before without getting nicked?

Lessons to be learned all round.... For the school - have a better system in place for expensive items. For you - don't buy your son an £80 watch for school that he may have to relinquish. As has been said, sh1t happens. The school has better things to be doing than be put in charge of...