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advice needed on son being bullied. Bullies attempting to extort money.

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HecateWhoopass Sun 03-Mar-13 19:12:24

This has come out tonight.

My son, 13, autistic. Mainstream (usually really good) school.

Two boys apparently convinced my son to set up a gmail account and youtube account and tell them the password. Or they set it up for him. I am not sure which, he isn't able to be very clear.

He came to me today to plead for money. Apparently they want £5 a month each or they will put porn on his settings and they won't tell him the password.

For some time he has been saying he is being bullied. i have had meetings and each time he has said in the meeting that it isn't true and that everyone is nice to him.

Now he says that he only said that because he was scared they would hate him even more.

He's told me all this now because I think he is so frightened. They accosted him on friday to ask him when he would be giving them the money and he told them he would give it to them on monday.

Of course, he has no access to money and so he asked me for it. Said he wanted to "carry it around" which I found really odd and I was able to eventually get all this out of him.

I have tried to contact google to get the account closed down, but there doesn't appear to be any way to actually contact them hmm and the best I was able to do was to go through forgotten password and there was a space to give some info, but I don't hold out much hope that that will actually be seen by a human being!

He has 1:1 but they have been stepping back to allow him more freedom. Obviously this can't continue. But going back to 1:1 escort between lessons etc is almost punishing him.

I intend to demand to see the head and the senco tomorrow and i don't intend to allow him into school prior to that meeting.

i just feel so angry. My heart is beating out of my chest and i am thinking some godawful thoughts about these children right now.

I'm not really sure what i am asking. Advice on things to say in the meeting. opinions. anything that I can use tomorrow?

HunterWellies Mon 04-Mar-13 17:43:34

Just caught up, so glad it went well today and your son is cheerful again. That means more than anything doesn't it?

aftereight Mon 04-Mar-13 17:52:25

Whoa, just read the whole thread, it really is shocking isn't it that children can now bully each other in ways which our generation couldn't even contemplate shock
So pleased to hear that your DS's school are proactive and supportive, and I really hope that this is a decisive end to the bullying.

AmberLeaf Mon 04-Mar-13 18:35:26

Glad to hear you got it sorted and that your son is happier.

I am so pleased for you that today went ok! Glad your ds is laughing!

tharsheblows Mon 04-Mar-13 18:47:29

Oh yay! I'm glad it went well.

CheeryCherry Tue 05-Mar-13 06:54:14

It's looking good now, great that school is being so proactive. Long may it continue.

amillionyears Tue 05-Mar-13 06:59:13

Brilliant. [only just seen this thread]

MerryCouthyMows Tue 05-Mar-13 07:24:23

Aw, Hec, I missed this. What horrid little oiks. In glad the school is being very proactive, and that your DS is obviously feeling relieved to have this all out in the open, it must be a weight off his mind.

Things like this scare me for DD and DS2.

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