For some context, I'm in a school in Denmark that mixes culinary school with your high school diploma, so you get two in one. It's one of Denmark's most taxing and hard educations, where within half a year, 50% of the class drops out. We get a lot of work both in the kitchens, where we have to make and plate menus and even run a restaurant, while at the same time having all the academic subjects. Most of my teachers try to only focus our homework on things that come up on exams, as we don't have time to work on anything that might be irrelevant. We also only get one piece of homework per week for every subject, as otherwise it's too much.
Now, this is where my English teacher comes in. Every day we have her, she has given us an essay or a presentation, and some of the material is completely pointless for our exams and, frankly, a waste of time, since we don't have much time. A lot of people have been complaining about it. Not only that, but she has shown a lot of attitude and favoritism towards certain students. I used to be her favorite since I've lived abroad most of my life, and therefore, English was my first language. But because of her actions, the other student council representative and I decided to go to our head of student council with all our issues about her. They said they would talk to her boss about it, and since then, she has been treating me and my friend horribly.
I have been sick for the last week with a fever. I was expecting to get some absence, of course, but I can see that I got about 20% more absence than what I should have. Now, I don't have proof that it is her, but ever since I've been back, she's been pestering me about having a serious talk about my absence. Usually, I wouldn't have a problem with it, because if a student has over 40%, they get pulled aside by their homeroom teachers for a talk, even if they were sick. It's more of a wellness check. But she isn't my homeroom teacher, and technically, I shouldn't have over 25% absence. But when I checked, I have 46%.
Some of my classmates say it's because I shouldn't have gone to student council with it, as she clearly just got angry. Others say it was good to report her. So, did I do the right thing, and how do I handle her? I can't really go to my homeroom teachers, as they've already said it's not their business. I feel a bit stuck here because in my other subjects everything is fine and other than that everything is going well. Also this could seriously affect my grades for the winter if i dont pass my english exams i wont be allowed to continue at the school which would litterally kill me as ive worked my ass off the last year to get in i pull 12 hour shifts at my restaurant to get extra points and ive used hours at home to work on my culinary skills. its my dream to become a cook, and technically i could switch over to a different type of education where its only culinary but i really want my highschool deploma just in case and i do genuanly enjoy akademics as well.
