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On top of the $500 gift, other parents were planning on getting the teacher individual presents including spa vouchers, musical tickets and movie passes.
Her decision, according to Kidspot, resulting in her being blatantly ignored in the schoolyard by other mums when she picked up her six-year-old.
'I know the teachers work hard but I don’t think they deserve a $500 pamper pack at a spa,' Sophie said.
'If you give it to one teacher one year then you’ve got to do it for the whole of their school life - and that gets really expensive for parents.'
