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I would be upset too and I would probably try to speak with the teacher about maybe allowing her to type the punishment (if possible) or a different punishment not related to writing. If you're not returning next year I would be less likely to agree to this punishment given the circumstances.

Also, I can see my 8 yo dd offering to clean up something like that as well even if she wasn't the one to make the mess. That is just the way she is, she likes people to be happy, she likes things to be clean, and she is extremely helpful and would probably just agree to clean it to appease the teacher. So I don't think it's fair for a teacher to assume that a child readily agreeing to clean up a mess is the same as admitting to making the mess.