It’s not uncommon for parents to have differences of opinion about the way their kids’ school chooses to do things. But sometimes the baffling decisions schools and teachers make can leave us rubbing our eyes and unsure if we’re losing our minds.

In 2017, Stephen Callaghan’s daughter Ruby came home from school. When he asked her how her day was, her answer made him raise an eyebrow. Ruby, who was in the sixth grade at her school in Australia, told her dad that the boys would soon be taken on a field trip to Bunnings (a hardware chain in the area) to learn about construction.

The girls, on the other hand? While the boys were out learning, they would be sent to the library to have their hair and makeup done. Ruby’s reply made Callaghan do a double take. What year was it, again? The days of boys taking shop while the girls take home economics are supposed to be long gone.

It was time to write a letter

Callaghan decided to write a letter to the school sharing his disappointment, but his wasn’t your typical “outraged parent” letter. He wrote:

I must draw your attention to a serious incident........

© Upworthy