Perhaps therapist was the wrong word. Many schools have health officers who act as emotional support staff that work with students.

If their job ethically requires a non disclosure factor, than that’s more reasonable.

But even doctors, that have privacy requirements, have to share medical information with the kids guardians.

I believe all educators have a duty to the well-being of the student ovet the parents

I think this is a difference between how you see the teacher parent relationship and how I do.

I imagine you believe teachers should be nurturers of these kids and help facilitate their growth as human beings.

I see them as government agents, that are paid (and therefore should serve) by the taxpayers. The fact that taxpayers can overwhelmingly say they want/don’t want something, and schools override them is the exact opposite of what I believe the role of public school educators should be. Responsible for teaching the basics of what we think important topics are for kids - generally math, sciences, social studies and literature.

Students are people too, not a thing that parents own until they turn 18.

If my 10 YO kid throws a rock at a window and payment is needed to replace it, who’s responsible to pay for it?

Will the law go after his teacher? Go after him? No. They go after me. I’m responsible for them, and it seems that teachers want to nurture them, but take no responsibility if there’s repercussions.

They should be afforded confidentiality too.

In everything? You don’t think there’s any scenario’s which a teacher should tell the parents what their kids are doing at school?